据油价网8月18日报道，根据上周五公布的贝克休斯（Baker Hughes）的最新数据，美国活跃钻机总数本周减少了12台。

本周总钻机数量降至652台。到目前为止，贝克休斯估计已经减少了136台活跃钻机。本周的计数比2019年初的钻机数量少54台。

本周石油钻井数量减少了5台，至520台，今年迄今为止已减少了101台。天然气钻井数量减少了6台，至117台，年初以来减少了39台活跃的天然气钻井。杂项钻机减少了1台。

二叠纪盆地的钻机数量保持不变，比去年同期少18台。鹰福特地区的钻机数量也保持不变，比去年同期少19台。

Primary Vision公司的压裂施工数量（这是一个估计正在完成未完成井口的团队数量的指标，比起钻探新井来说成本更低）本周再次下降。在8月11日当周，压裂施工数量上升至262台，而前一周为257台。与年初相比，压裂施工数量增加了4台。

根据EIA的最新估计，8月11日当周，美国原油产量连续第二周上升，达到1270万桶/日，这是自2019年以来每周数据显示的最高产量水平。与一年前相比，产量增加了50万桶/日。

在上周五的晚上11时10分（东部时间），西得克萨斯中级原油（WTI）基准价格上涨0.90美元（+1.12%），报价81.29美元/桶，较上周同期下跌约2美元/桶。北海布伦特原油（Brent）基准价格上涨0.69美元（+0.82%），报价84.81美元/桶，较一周前下跌约2.40美元/桶。

胡耀东 译自 油价网

原文如下：

Rig Count Decline Accelerates Amid Rising U.S. Crude Oil Production

The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 12 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published Friday.

The total rig count fell to 652 this week. So far this year, Baker Hughes has estimated a loss of 136 active drilling rigs. This week’s count is 54 fewer rigs than the rig count at the beginning of 2019 prior to the pandemic.

The number of oil rigs fell by 5 this week to 520, down by 101 so far in 2023. The number of gas rigs fell by 6 to 117, a loss of 39 active gas rigs from the start of the year. Miscellaneous rigs fell by 1.

The rig count in the Permian Basin stayed the same—18 rigs below this same time last year. The rig count in the Eagle Ford also stayed the same, and is now 19 fewer than this time last year.

Primary Vision’s Frac Spread Count, an estimate of the number of crews completing unfinished wells (which is cheaper than drilling new wells), fell again this week. The frac spread count rose to 262 in the week ending August 11, up from 257 in the week prior. The frac spread count is 4 moew than where it started the year.

Crude oil production levels in the United States rose for the second week in a row, to 12.7 million bpd in the week ending August 11, according to the latest weekly EIA estimates—the highest production levels according to weekly data since 2019. U.S. production levels are now up 500,000 bpd versus a year ago.

At 11:10 p.m. ET on Friday, the WTI benchmark was trading up $0.90 (+1.12%) on the day at $81.29—down roughly $2 per barrel from this time last week. The Brent benchmark was trading up $0.69 (+0.82%) at $84.81 per barrel on the day—down about roughly $2.40 per barrel from a week ago.