據哈特能源3月27日消息，能源服務公司貝克休斯公司在其每周報告中稱，在截至3月27日的一周內，鉆井公司削減了40個石油鉆井平臺，使總數降至624個，為2017年3月以來的最低水平。

石油鉆井平臺數量是未來產量的一個早期指標，與去年同期相比下降了24%，當時有816個鉆井平臺處于活動狀態。

當月，石油鉆井平臺數量減少了54個，這是自2016年2月以來最大的月度降幅，也是三個月內第二次下降。

程張翔 編譯自 哈特能源

原文如下：

US Oil Rig Count Plummets Amid Cutbacks

Drillers cut 40 oil rigs in the week to March 27, bringing down the total count to 624, the lowest since March 2017, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co. said in its weekly report.

The oil rig count, an early indicator of future output, is down 24% from the same week a year ago when 816 rigs were active.

For the month, the oil rig count fell by 54, the biggest monthly reduction since February 2016, putting it down for the second time in three months.