据油价网6月14日消息称，EIA报告称，二叠纪盆地的天然气产量在2022年达到历史最高水平的210亿立方英尺/天。

该机构表示，这比2021年的产量总数增加了14%，也是历史最高水平。

今年，该盆地的天然气产量也继续增长，超过了2022年210亿立方英尺的平均水平。二叠纪盆地生产的几乎所有天然气都是石油生产的副产品。随着石油产量的增加，天然气产量也在增加。

然而，EIA本周早些时候表示，预计未来几个月美国的产量增长将放缓，这表明天然气产量增长也将放缓。

钻机数量的变化也表明，产量增长放缓迫在眉睫。根据贝克休斯的最新报告，石油和天然气钻井平台数量已经连续六周下降。6月第二周，天然气钻井平台数量为135台，是自去年3月以来的最低水平。

高盛分析师在路透社引用的一份报告中表示：”最近美国钻机数量的急剧下降与我们的预期一致，即生产商将继续通过削减投资来应对低天然气价格。”

尽管如此，根据EIA的数据，今年的天然气产量仍将高于去年，预计日产量将达到1027.4亿立方英尺。EIA本周还表示，明年将继续上升，达到1030.4亿立方英尺。

曹海斌 摘译自 油价网

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Natural Gas Production In The Permian Basin Hit A Record High In 2022

Natural gas production in the Permian Basin hit a record in 2022, the Energy Information Administration reported, with the total at 21 billion cubic feet daily.

This represented a 14% increase on the total for 2021, the agency said, and an all-time high as well.

Natural gas production in the basin continued to grow this year, too, exceeding the 21 billion cubic feet average for 2022. Almost all of the natural gas produced in the Permian is a by-product of oil production. As oil production rises, so does natural gas production.

However, the EIA said earlier this week it expected production growth across the U.S. to slow down over the coming months, which suggests natural gas output growth will slow down, too.

Changes in the rig count also suggest that a slowdown in production growth is imminent. According to the latest report from Baker Hughes, oil and gas rig numbers have now been on the decline for six weeks in a row. The gas rig count, at 135, was the lowest since March last year as of the second week of June.

"The recent sharp drop in the rig count is consistent with our expectation that producers will continue to respond to low gas prices by cutting investment," Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note quoted by Reuters.

Still, gas output will be higher this year than last year’s, according to the EIA, which sees the total at 102.74 billion cubic feet daily. Next year, it will continue higher, reaching 103.04 billion cubic feet, the EIA also said this week.