据RZNews网站2019年1月7日伦敦报道，挪威雷斯塔能源公司（Rystad Energy）1月7日发布的一份报告显示，美国的水力压裂活动在2018年年中达到峰值以后在2018年下半年出现了放缓。

从2018年4月到8月，美国页岩钻探活动一直保持稳定，平均每天48到50口压裂井。然而，在2018年11月，每天的压裂井减少到了44口。

雷斯塔能源公司高级分析师Lai Lou在报告中表示：“在2018年5月/ 6月达到峰值后，二叠纪盆地油气压裂活动在2018年下半年逐渐放缓。”

雷斯塔能源公司高级分析师补充说，除了鹰福特盆地外，其他主要盆地的季节性钻探活动在11月开始放缓。

报告指出，埃克森美孚公司在2018年10月的水力压裂活动出现了强劲增长，但一些运营商没有参与减速。希腊Energean公司也没有受到经济放缓的影响。

李峻 编译自 RZNews.com

原文如下：

US Shale Drilling Activity Slowed in 2H 2018

After peaking in mid-2018, U.S. fracking activity slowed in the second half of 2018, according to a report released Jan. 7 by Rystad Energy.

The nation’s shale drilling activity was stable from April to August 2018 with an average daily level of 48 to 50 fracked wells. However, activity slipped to 44 jobs per day in November 2018.

“After reaching a peak in May/June 2018, fracking activity in the Permian has gradually decelerated throughout the second half of 2018,” Rystad Energy senior analyst Lai Lou stated in the report.

Lou added that seasonal activity deceleration began in November for all major plays except the Eagle Ford.

But some operators weren’t a part of the deceleration as the report notes major ExxonMobil experienced a strong uptick in fracking activity in October 2018. Energen Corporation was also unmoved by the slowdown.