據油價網7月17日報道，貝克休斯（Baker Hughes）周五報道稱，本周美國在用油氣鉆機數量再次下降，減少5臺，至253臺，這標志著在用鉆機數量連續第十九周下降，盡管一些分析家預測在用鉆機的數量將會增加。

目前的油氣鉆機數量較去年同期減少701臺。

根據貝克休斯的數據顯示，本周的石油鉆機數量減少了1臺，使總數達到180臺，而去年同期為779臺。

美國本周的在用天然氣鉆機總數減少4臺，降至71臺。 而去年同期為174臺。

為了將在用鉆機與供應數據進行比較，EIA對美國石油產量的估計連續第四周保持穩定，截至7月10日的一周日均產量1100萬桶。美國的石油日產量仍比歷史最高水平少210萬桶。

本周加拿大的鉆機總數增加6臺，目前為32臺。加拿大的油氣鉆塔數量同比下降86臺。

當天清晨，油價下跌，但在幾個小時內，布倫特原油和西德克薩斯中質油的基準價格都上漲了。截至美國東部時間下午12點36分，西德克薩斯中質原油價格下跌0.17%，至每桶40.68美元，布倫特原油價格下跌0.17美元，至每桶43.20美元。自上周這個時候以來，WTI和布倫特原油價格上漲了約1美元。

下午1點06分，油價與當天早些時候基本持平，西德克薩斯中質原油價格為每桶40.67美元，布倫特原油價格為每桶43.20美元。

郝芬 譯自 油價網

原文如下：

U.S. Oil Rig Count Falls For Nineteenth Straight Week

Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the number of oil and gas rigs in the US fell again this week, by 5, to 253, marking the nineteenth straight loss in the number of active rigs, even as some analysts were predicting a rise in the number of active drilling rigs.

The total oil and gas rigs is now sitting at 701 fewer than this time last year.

The number of oil rigs decreased for the week by 1 rig, according to Baker Hughes data, bringing the total to 180—compared to 779 active rigs this time last year.

The total number of active gas rigs in the United States fell this week by 4 rigs, landing at 71 total rigs. This compares to 174 rigs a year ago.

To compare active rigs with supply figures, the EIA’s estimate for oil production in the United States was steady for the fourth week in a row at an average of 11 million barrels of oil per day for week ending July 10. Oil production in the United States is still 2.1 million bpd less than the all-time high for US production.

Canada’s overall rig count rose this week by 6, settling at 32 active rigs. Oil and gas rigs in Canada are now down 86 year on year.

Oil prices were trading down on the day in the early morning, but within a couple of hours both the Brent and WTI benchmarks had rallied. By 12:36pm EDT, WTI was trading down 0.17% at $40.68 while Brent was trading down $0.17 at $43.20. WTI and Brent are up about $1 since this time last week.

At 1:06pm, prices were essentially unchanged from earlier in the day, with WTI trading at $40.67 per barrel, with Brent changing hands at $43.20 per barrel.