国际英语资讯:Oil prices plummet amid U.S. drilling rigs down
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 23-- <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="benchmarks">benchmarks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="dive">dive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> 3 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> (<span word="WTI">WTI</span>) <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brent">Brent</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="over">over</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="WTI">WTI</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="over">over</span> 4 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="at">at</span> 50-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brent">Brent</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 4 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> 58.8 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oversupply">oversupply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,079 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> 156 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Baker">Baker</span> <span word="Hughes">Hughes</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,052, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inland">inland</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="directional">directional</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> 73. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 929, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rigs">rigs</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> 77.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> 69 <span word="rigs">rigs</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> 532 <span word="rigs">rigs</span>.</p>
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