PSAC预测冬季钻井数量上升

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is forecasting a rise in drilling activity this winter season but still expects the total wells drilled in 2017 to be more than 60% less than 2014. In its annual drilling forecast PSAC is predicting 4175 wells to be drilled in Canada throughout 2017 and expects to end 2016 with a total of 3950 wells drilled.

Unlike the 2016 winter drilling season which was very short as a result of warm weather conditions, the upcoming 2017 season should reset activity for a lot of contractors and producers with forecasts of a much colder winter. “Beyond that, it is hard to find support for any significant ramp up of activity over what we are forecasting as geopolitics and increased supply continue to keep commodity prices low and a lack of access to global markets keeps a chokehold on the Canadian industry,” said PSAC president Mark Salkeld. Although weather plays a major role in drilling activity in Western Canada, Salkeld said one of the industry’s biggest impediments continues to be market access.