據道瓊斯8月4日消息，總部位于倫敦的Energy Aspects表示，在過去的12個月中，全球石油行業幾乎沒有取得技術進步，主要是因為研發預算削減開始顯現影響。該公司表示，這最終將導致石油開采成本的上升，因為像在具有挑戰性的地點進行鉆井等上游活動領域的一些難題還沒有得到解決。該公司補充道，成熟油田的自然減產速度也將上升。

　　唐紹紅摘譯自道瓊斯

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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.