据哈特能源5月24日消息，美国能源公司连续第三周减少石油钻井平台的数量，因油价持续走低促使钻井商坚持削减支出的计划。

通用电气旗下贝克休斯能源服务公司在上周五发布的一份备受关注的报告中透露，在截至5月24日的一周内，钻井商削减了5座钻井平台，使总数降至797座，为2018年3月以来的最低水平。相比之下，去年同期共有859座钻井平台在作业。

钻井平台数量是衡量未来产量的一个早期指标，但过去5个月，随着独立勘探和生产企业削减新钻井支出，钻井平台数量有所下降，因为它们更关注利润增长而不是产量增长。

程张翔 编译自 石油和天然气管道新闻

原文如下：

US Oil Drillers Cut Rigs For Third Week In A Row

U.S. energy firms this week reduced the number of oil rigs operating for a third week in a row as weaker oil prices encourage drillers to follow through on plans to cut spending.

Drillers cut five oil rigs in the week to May 24, bringing the total count down to 797, the lowest since March 2018, General Electric Co.'s Baker Hughes energy services firm said in its closely followed report on Friday.That compares with 859 rigs operating during the same week a year ago.

The rig count, an early indicator of future output, has declined over the past five months as independent exploration and production companies cut spending on new drilling as they focus more on earnings growth instead of increased output.

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