美國(guó)首家大型頁(yè)巖生產(chǎn)商申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù)

據(jù)原油新聞2020年4月1日休斯頓報(bào)道，美國(guó)巴肯石油和天然氣生產(chǎn)商懷廷石油公司4月1日表示，由于近期油價(jià)暴跌，懷廷石油公司已申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù)，從而成為美國(guó)第一家申請(qǐng)破產(chǎn)保護(hù)的大型頁(yè)巖生產(chǎn)商。

根據(jù)周三發(fā)布的新聞稿，重組計(jì)劃旨在將懷廷石油公司的資本結(jié)構(gòu)減債超過(guò)22億美元。

懷廷石油公司“將繼續(xù)正常運(yùn)營(yíng)其業(yè)務(wù)，不會(huì)對(duì)其供應(yīng)商、合作伙伴或員工造成實(shí)質(zhì)性影響”。

懷廷石油公司在新聞稿中表示，該公司目前預(yù)計(jì)將有足夠的流動(dòng)資金，可以滿足其在重組期間的財(cái)務(wù)義務(wù)，而不需要額外的融資。

由于疫情影響導(dǎo)致需求大幅下降，而沙特和俄羅斯為爭(zhēng)奪市場(chǎng)份額而發(fā)動(dòng)的油價(jià)戰(zhàn)使市場(chǎng)上的原油供應(yīng)進(jìn)一步增加，全球油價(jià)自1月下旬以來(lái)已大幅下跌。

盡管基準(zhǔn)期貨價(jià)格已跌至20美元/桶的低位，但美國(guó)頁(yè)巖油現(xiàn)貨價(jià)格的跌幅甚至更大，這是因?yàn)闊捰蜕桃严鳒p開工率，而庫(kù)存已滿額。

懷俄明州根西島的巴肯原油價(jià)格僅為13.27美元/桶，比俄克拉荷馬州庫(kù)欣的西德克薩斯中質(zhì)原油價(jià)格低12.50美元/桶。

由于油價(jià)暴跌，美國(guó)數(shù)十家上游企業(yè)已經(jīng)削減了今年的資本支出指導(dǎo)，包括懷廷石油公司。

李峻 編譯自 原油新聞

原文如下:

Whiting the first big US producer to file for bankruptcy due to recent price collapse

Bakken oil and gas producer Whiting Petroleum filed for bankruptcy, the company said Wednesday, the first big shale producer to file for Chapter 11 protection due to the recent price collapse.

The reorganization plan is intended to deleverage Whiting's capital structure by over $2.2 billion, according to a Wednesday news release.

Whiting "will continue to operate its business in the normal course without material disruption to its vendors, partners or employees," the company said in its release. "Whiting currently expects to have sufficient liquidity to meet its financial obligations during the restructuring without the need for additional financing."

Global oil prices have tumbled since late January, as the spread of the coronavirus has drastically reduced demand, while a war for market share launched by Saudi Arabia and Russia has put even more crude on the market.

While benchmark futures prices have fallen into the low $20s/b, spot US shale crude prices have fallen even lower, as refiners have cut runs, while storage has begun to fill.

Bakken crude priced at Guernsey, Wyoming was assessed at just $13.27/b Tuesday, for instance, a $12.50/b discount to WTI at Cushing, Oklahoma.

Dozens of upstream companies have already slashed capital spending guidance for 2020 because of low oil prices, including Whiting.