全球石油行业研发停滞将冲击产量

　　据道琼斯8月4日消息，总部位于伦敦的Energy Aspects表示，在过去的12个月中，全球石油行业几乎没有取得技术进步，主要是因为研发预算削减开始显现影响。该公司表示，这最终将导致石油开采成本的上升，因为像在具有挑战性的地点进行钻井等上游活动领域的一些难题还没有得到解决。该公司补充道，成熟油田的自然减产速度也将上升。

　　唐绍红摘译自道琼斯

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Oil Sector Research Drop Could Hit Production

The oil sector has made few technological advances over the last 12 months as cuts to research and development budgets start to bite, says the London-based Energy Aspects. The think-tank says the result of this will eventually lead to higher costs as solutions to problems in upstream activities such as drilling in challenging locations has yet to be solved. It adds that decline rates in maturing fields will also rise.