據石油新聞2021年5月17日休斯敦報道，美國能源信息署（EIA）5月17日在其最新的鉆井生產力報告中把5月份美國非常規石油產量環比增長的預測上調了7倍多。

　　EIA 5月17日表示，美國5月份非常規石油日產量將比4月增加9.4萬桶，達到每日770.7萬桶，高于上月預測的每日760萬桶。今年4月至5月，美國石油總產量將僅減少3000桶/天

　　EIA官員表示，數據向上修正的背后，是每部鉆機的生產力的提高，以及從2月份導致廣泛關停油井的冬季嚴寒中恢復到好于預期的水平。

　　EIA稱，今年6月，美國非常規石油總產量預計將環比增加2.6萬桶/天，至773.3萬桶/天。

　　李峻 編譯自 石油新聞

　　原文如下：

　　EIA ups US unconventional oil output growth estimate for May more than sevenfold

　　The US Energy Information Administration increased its projection for month-on-month growth in US unconventional oil output for May by more than sevenfold in its latest Drilling Productivity Report.

　　The EIA on May 17 said May crude production will rise by 94,000 b/d from April to 7.707 million b/d, up from its projection of a 13,000 b/d month-on-month gain to 7.6 million b/d it made last month. Total US oil production from April to May will slip by only 3,000 b/d.

　　Higher productivity per rig and a better-than-expected bounceback from the winter freeze that caused widespread well shut-ins in February were behind the upward revision, EIA officials said.

　　In June, total US unconventional oil output is projected to rise by 26,000 b/d month on month to 7.733 million b/d, EIA said.