馬拉松石油再次大幅削減資本支出

據今日油價4月8日報道，因商品價格和需求極其疲軟，馬拉松石油公司周三在一個月內第二次削減了2020年的資本支出預算。

馬拉松石油公司（Marathon Oil）最新的2020年資本支出為13億美元，比其今年最初的支出計劃24億美元少11億美元。馬拉松石油周三表示，如今預測今年的資本支出將比2019年的實際支出低50％，這是自3月初油價暴跌以來一個月內第二次資本支出削減。

上個月，在歐佩克+協議談判破裂和沙特俄石油價格戰(zhàn)開始后，“鑒于大宗商品價格大幅下跌，”馬拉松石油公司宣布立即削減至少5億美元的資本支出。

如今，馬拉松石油宣布第二次削減資本支出，馬拉松石油董事長，總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官李·蒂爾曼（Lee Tillman）表示：

鑒于商品價格極其疲軟和預期的持續(xù)需求影響，我們大大減少了支出，俄克拉何馬州和北特拉華州的活動。 我們將保持回報第一的心態(tài)，重點是在整個周期中保持價值。在高度動蕩和不確定的環(huán)境下，這些決定性的行動首先是為了保護我們的資產負債表和我們來之不易的財政實力。在高度動蕩和不確定的環(huán)境中，采取這些決定性措施的首要目的是保護我們的資產負債表和我們辛苦賺來的財務實力。 惠譽（Fitch）等近期均在進行評級，我們在所有主要評級機構中均保持投資級別，并保持穩(wěn)健的流動性頭寸，沒有短期債務到期。 我們的財務實力，高質量的產品組合以及對降低成本結構的持續(xù)關注，使我們能夠度過這個行業(yè)特別的時光。

郝芬 譯自 今日油價

原文如下：

Marathon Oil Slashes Capex Again As Prices And Demand Collapse

Marathon Oil slashed on Wednesday its 2020 capital spending budget for a second time in one month amid extremely weak commodity prices and demand.

Marathon Oil’s latest updated 2020 capital expenditure (capex) is $1.3 billion, or $1.1 billion lower than its initial spending guidance for this year of $2.4 billion. This year’s capital spending is now expected to be 50 percent lower than the actual spend in 2019, Marathon Oil said on Wednesday, in its second capex cut in a month since the oil prices collapsed in early March.

Last month, after the OPEC+ deal collapse and the start of the Saudi-Russian oil price war, Marathon Oil announced an immediate capex reduction of at least $500 million, “in light of the dramatic fall in commodity prices.”

Today, Marathon Oil announced a second capex cut, with Marathon Oil Chairman, President, and CEO Lee Tillman saying:

“In light of extreme commodity price weakness and anticipated ongoing demand impacts, we have dramatically reduced activity in REx, Oklahoma and the Northern Delaware, . We're maintaining our returns-first mindset with a focus on preserving value through the cycle.”

“Against a highly volatile and uncertain environment, these decisive actions are designed first and foremost to protect our balance sheet and our hard earned financial strength. We remain investment grade at all primary rating agencies, with recent reviews by Fitch maintain a strong liquidity position with no near-term debt maturities. Our financial strength, high quality portfolio, and ongoing focus on reducing our cost structure position us well to navigate this extraordinary time for our industry,” Tillman said.