據世界石油網站7月7日消息 頁巖產業正從美國政府的工資保障計劃中獲得至少24億美元的貸款，該計劃旨在幫助那些在疫情影響下掙扎的企業。

根據彭博社周一發布的數據，這項計劃將使16000多名石油和天然氣勘探者和服務提供商受益。切薩皮克能源公司聯合創始人湯姆·沃德經營的天然氣生產商馬赫資源有限責任公司是上市公司中獲得200-500萬美元貸款的公司之一。

在疫情爆發前，頁巖油氣勘探者已經在與高債務水平作斗爭，他們不得不經受住石油需求暴跌的雙重打擊，而這是歷史上最嚴重的原油價格暴跌。

此項援助是包括近490萬貸款在內的廣泛計劃的一部分。

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界石油

原文如下：

Shale companies receive more than $2.4 billion in pandemic assistance

The shale industry is getting at least $2.4 billion in loans from the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program aimed at helping businesses that are struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The program will benefit more than 16,000 oil and natural gas explorers and service providers, according to data released Monday and compiled by Bloomberg. Mach Resources LLC, the gas producer run by Chesapeake Energy Corp. co-founder Tom Ward, is among companies listed as receiving loans of $2 million to $5 million.

Shale explorers, which were already struggling with high debt levels before Covid-19 hit, had to weather the double whammy of plunging demand for fuel amid lockdowns and the worst crude price crash in history.

The aid is part of a broad program that includes almost 4.9 million loans.