埃克森美孚削减100亿美元资本投资

中国石化新闻网讯 据今日海上能源网站4月7日消息 石油巨头埃克森美孚正将2020年的资本支出削减30%，并将现金运营支出削减15%，以应对疫情造成的供过于求和需求疲软导致的大宗商品价格走低。

该公司周二表示，目前预计2020年的资本投资约为230亿美元，低于此前宣布的330亿美元。现金运营费用减少15%是由提高效率和降低成本的深思熟虑的行动所推动，其中包括预期的较低能源成本。

埃克森美孚董事长兼首席执行官达伦·伍兹说：“在对疫情和市场状况的影响进行全面评估后，我们与商业伙伴密切合作，计划和执行资本调整，以保持长期价值，最大限度地提高成本效益，并在市场状况改善时使我们处于最有利的地位。”

“支撑公司商业计划的长期基本面没有改变——人口和能源需求将增长、经济将反弹。我们的资本配置重点也没有改变，我们的目标是继续投资于具有行业优势的项目，以创造价值，为股息保留现金，并适当审慎地使用我们的资产负债表。”

埃克森美孚继续监控市场发展，如果需要，可以行使额外的削减选择权。随着市场环境的变化，公司将继续评估需求下降对其2020年生产水平的影响以及长期生产影响。

资本支出削减的最大份额将在二叠纪盆地，那里的短期周期投资可以更容易地根据市场情况进行调整，同时长期保持价值。在市场环境改善之前，活动减少将影响钻井和油井完工的速度。

吴恒磊 编译自 今日海上能源

原文如下：

ExxonMobil shaves $10 billion off its capital investment for 2020

Oil major ExxonMobil is reducing its 2020 capital spending by 30 percent and lowering cash operating expenses by 15 percent in response to low commodity prices resulting from oversupply and demand weakness from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Capital investments for 2020 are now expected to be about $23 billion, down from the previously announced $33 billion, the company said on Tuesday. The 15 percent decrease in cash operating expenses is driven by deliberate actions to increase efficiencies and reduce costs, and includes expected lower energy costs.

“After a thorough evaluation of the impacts of the pandemic and market conditions, we have worked closely with business partners to plan and execute capital adjustments that preserve long-term value, maximize cost efficiency, and put us in the strongest position when market conditions improve,” said Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

“The long-term fundamentals that underpin the company’s business plans have not changed — population and energy demand will grow, and the economy will rebound. Our capital allocation priorities also remain unchanged. Our objective is to continue investing in industry-advantaged projects to create value, preserve cash for the dividend and make appropriate and prudent use of our balance sheet.”

ExxonMobil continues to monitor market developments and can exercise additional reduction options if required. As market conditions evolve, the company will continue evaluating the impacts of decreased demand on its 2020 production levels as well as longer-term production impacts.

The largest share of the capital spending reduction will be in the Permian Basin, where short-cycle investments can be more readily adjusted to respond to market conditions, while preserving value over the long term. Reduced activity will affect the pace of drilling and well completions until market conditions improve.