Aker BP計(jì)劃將今年資本和勘探支出削減20%

據(jù)OE網(wǎng)站3月23日報(bào)道，挪威獨(dú)立石油公司AkerBP周一表示，因冠狀病毒，其將推遲未經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)的項(xiàng)目，將計(jì)劃的今年資本和勘探支出削減20%，但保持其生產(chǎn)指導(dǎo)。

今年的資本支出將減少到12億美元，勘探支出將減少到4億美元，而在2021-2022年，其預(yù)計(jì)資本支出將“大大低于” 10億美元。

該公司補(bǔ)充道，其還計(jì)劃通過推遲所有非關(guān)鍵性活動（例如維護(hù)），將生產(chǎn)成本降低約20％，至每桶油當(dāng)量7-8美元。

Aker BP首席執(zhí)行官卡爾·約翰尼·赫斯維克( Karl Johnny Hersvik )表示，通過我們目前正在采取的措施，Aker BP已做好充分準(zhǔn)備，以應(yīng)對充滿挑戰(zhàn)的市場形勢，并且我們擁有足夠的財(cái)務(wù)資源來尋求未來增值的增長機(jī)會。

Aker BP表示，計(jì)劃的措施（包括推遲Hod和Valhall油田的再開發(fā)項(xiàng)目）預(yù)計(jì)不會對公司今年的生產(chǎn)能力產(chǎn)生重大影響，其日產(chǎn)20.5萬—22萬桶油當(dāng)量的指導(dǎo)原則保持不變 。其雄心勃勃的繼續(xù)支付股息的決心“仍然堅(jiān)定”，但董事會仍必須評估疫情和油價(jià)下跌對其資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表和流動性的影響。

Aker BP此前曾計(jì)劃今年支付8.5億美元的股息，到2023年每年將增加1億美元的支出。

挪威最大的油氣公司Equinor周日表示，由于冠狀病毒和油價(jià)下跌，已暫停了其正在進(jìn)行的50億美元的股票回購計(jì)劃。

格林威治標(biāo)準(zhǔn)時(shí)間08：33，在奧斯陸交易的Aker BP（BP擁有30％的股份）下跌4.6％，表現(xiàn)不佳的歐洲油氣指數(shù)下跌3.65％。

郝芬 譯自 OE 網(wǎng)站

原文如下：

Aker BP Postpones Offshore Projects Due to Coronavirus

Norwegian independent oil firm Aker BP will postpone non-sanctioned projects to cut its planned 2020 capital and exploration spending by 20% due to the coronavirus but maintains its production guidance, it said on Monday.

Capital spending for this year would be reduced to $1.2 billion and exploration spending to $400 million, while in 2021-2022 it expects capital spending to be "well below" $1 billion.

It also aimed to cut production costs by around 20% to $7-8 per barrel of oil equivalent by postponing all non-critical activities, such as maintenance, it added.

"With the measures we are now undertaking, Aker BP is well prepared to face the challenging market situation, and we have the financial resources to pursue value accretive growth opportunities ahead," Aker BP's Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said.

The planned measures, which include postponement of the Hod and Valhall field redevelopment projects, are not expected to have a material impact on the company's production capacity in 2020, and its guidance of 205,000-220,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day remained unchanged, Aker BP said.

The company said its ambition to continue paying dividends "remained firm", but the board still had to assess the impact on its balance sheet and liquidity from the coronavirus and oil price fall.

Aker BP had previously planned to pay $850 million in dividends in 2020, increasing payouts by $100 million each year until 2023.

Norway's largest oil and gas firm Equinor said on Sunday it had suspended its ongoing $5 billion share buyback program due to the coronavirus and the fall in oil prices.

Oslo-traded shares of Aker BP, 30% owned by BP, were down 4.6% at 0833 GMT, underperforming a European oil and gas index down 3.65%.