據油氣新聞3月21日消息稱，根據全球領先的數據分析公司GlobalData的數據，2020年油氣合同活動依然低迷，行業合同數量和披露的合同價值均出現下降。

GlobalData的最新報告《年度全球石油和天然氣行業合同審查》指出，油氣合同數量從2019年的6971份(價值1510.6億美元)下降到2020年的5014份(總價值942.9億美元)。

GlobalData的石油和天然氣分析師Pritam Kad表示：“合同和合同價值的顯著下降主要歸因于原油價格急劇下跌后行業放緩，以及COVID-19大流行和2020年封鎖造成的影響。這進一步降低了許多生產公司的資本支出，并增加了項目成本，導致工期推遲。”

從合同范圍來看，2020年總共有51%的合同是運維(O&M)合同，其次是“采購”合同，占17%。

大部分合同在2020年第一季度（COVID-19之前的季度）簽訂，共1441份，而2020年第二季度對披露價值的貢獻最大，達到340億美元。

Kad繼續說:“2020年最后一個季度的合同活動相對穩定，令市場松了一口氣，因為許多國家的封鎖已經解除或緩解，企業試圖適應新常態。大宗商品價格的邊際改善為上游行業的資本支出改善提供了空間，并著眼于有效的未來前景。”

曹海斌 摘譯自 油氣新聞

原文如下：

Global oil and gas contacts activity remains subdued: GlobalData

Oil and gas contract activity remained subdued in 2020, with the industry recording a decrease in the number of contracts and disclosed contract value, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

The latest report by GlobalData, ‘Annual Global Oil & Gas Industry Contracts Review’, notes that the number of oil and gas contracts fell from 6,971 in 2019, with a value of $151.06bn, to 5,014 in 2020, totalling $94.29bn.

Pritam Kad, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The significant drop in contracts and contract value was primarily attributed to industry slowdown following a steep decline in crude oil prices, as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in 2020. These further led to reduction in capital expenditure from many producing companies and increased project cost with deferred timelines.”

In terms of scope, a total 51% of those recorded in 2020 were operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts, followed by ‘procurement’ contracts, which accounted for 17%.

The majority of contracts were recorded during Q1 2020 (the pre-COVID-19 quarter), with 1,441, and Q2 2020 contributed the most on the disclosed value front with $34bn during the year.

Kad continued: “The last quarter of 2020 was a sigh of relief with relatively stable contract activity, as lockdowns were lifted or eased in many countries, and businesses tried to adapt to the new normal. The marginal improvement seen in commodity prices is giving space for Capex improvement in the upstream industry with an eye for effective future outlook”.