據路透社3月23日報道，海上油氣勘探船運營商挪威Polarcus公司宣布取消兩個項目，這將降低下一季度船隊的利用率，凸顯出油價暴跌對能源服務行業的影響。

Polarcus船隊用于采集海底地震數據，能源勘探公司通過這些數據來確定石油和天然氣礦床的位置。

該公司表示，亞太地區和西非地區的一個勘測項目已被取消。此前，本月早些時候油價和能源股暴跌，導致能源生產商削減開支，限制了Polarcus等公司的收入。

本月早些時候，Polarcus表示，原定于今年第二季度啟動的亞太地區地震數據采集項目已經終止。

根據該公司2月27日發布的全年收益報告，今年第二季度末，該公司船隊的預訂率達100%，，而2020年全年的預訂率僅為65%。

王佳晶 摘譯自 路透社

原文如下：

Seismic firm Polarcus' project cancellations highlight oil price slump

Polarcus Ltd (PLCS.OL), which operates ships that search for offshore oil and gas, announced two project cancellations that will reduce its fleet utilization next quarter, highlighting the effects of the oil price slump on the energy services sector.

Polarcus’ ships are used to collect seismic data from below the seabed that energy exploration companies examine to locate oil and gas deposits.

A survey project in the Asia-Pacific region and one in West Africa has been cancelled, the company said. This follows the crash in oil prices and energy stocks earlier this month that caused energy producers to slash expenses, limiting revenues at companies like Polarcus.

Earlier this month, Polarcus said a project to acquire seismic data in the Asia Pacific region which was to start in second quarter this year had been terminated.

The company’s fleet had been 100% booked into late second-quarter this year and 65% booked for full year 2020, according to the company’s full-year earnings reported on Feb. 27.