康菲石油將在第三季度末扭轉(zhuǎn)大部分減產(chǎn)局面

據(jù)離岸工程網(wǎng)站7月30日消息 康菲石油周四表示，預(yù)計(jì)本季度減產(chǎn)量約為上季度減產(chǎn)量的一半，并將在9月底前恢復(fù)大部分產(chǎn)量。此前，由于油價(jià)暴跌41%，該公司4月份減產(chǎn)約三分之一。

該公司在6月早些時(shí)候恢復(fù)了部分被削減的產(chǎn)量，因?yàn)樵蛢r(jià)格恢復(fù)了一些歷史性的損失，當(dāng)時(shí)為遏制冠狀病毒的傳播而實(shí)施的封鎖措施削弱了燃料需求。

在截至6月30日的第二季度，除利比亞外，康菲石油的總產(chǎn)量下降了24%。

這家總部位于休斯敦的公司公布調(diào)整后每股虧損92美分，遠(yuǎn)高于分析師平均預(yù)期的58美分。其股價(jià)下跌5.7%，同時(shí)原油價(jià)格也下跌，因?yàn)榧ぴ龅墓跔畈《靖腥就{到燃料需求的恢復(fù)。

不過(guò)，該公司首席執(zhí)行官蘭斯相信，公司擁有約130億美元的流動(dòng)性，完全有能力從原油價(jià)格不可避免的復(fù)蘇中獲益。

“我們可以更好地抵御價(jià)格波動(dòng)，選擇采取減產(chǎn)等措施，并進(jìn)行高價(jià)值、低成本的補(bǔ)強(qiáng)交易?！?/span>

蘭斯補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，除了其他因素外，公司還考慮可能放緩的復(fù)蘇速度，以決定其資本需求。

由于美國(guó)輕質(zhì)原油和布倫特原油的平均價(jià)格也下跌了50%以上，康菲石油第二季度的每桶收益減少了一半以上。

該公司在完成澳大利亞西部資產(chǎn)剝離后實(shí)現(xiàn)了5.94億美元的收益，而其在塞諾夫斯能源公司的股份實(shí)現(xiàn)了5.51億美元的未實(shí)現(xiàn)收益。

BP、雪佛龍和埃克森美孚預(yù)計(jì)也將出現(xiàn)罕見(jiàn)的季度虧損，而荷蘭皇家殼牌則依靠蓬勃發(fā)展的貿(mào)易業(yè)務(wù)勉強(qiáng)避免了這一損失。

吳恒磊 編譯自 離岸工程

原文如下：

ConocoPhillips to Reverse Most Output Cuts by End of Q3

ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it expects production curtailments in the current quarter to be roughly half as much as last quarter and will restore most of its output by the end of September, after the oil and gas producer slashed about a third of its output in April as oil prices plunged 41%.

The company restored part of its curtailed volumes earlier in June, as crude prices recovered some of the historic losses they took when lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus sapped fuel demand.

ConocoPhillips' total production, excluding Libya, was down 24% in the second quarter ended June 30.

The Houston-based company posted an adjusted loss of 92 cents per share, much bigger than analysts' average expectation of 58 cents. Its shares fell 5.7%, in tandem also with a drop in crude prices as surging coronavirus infections threaten fuel demand recovery.

Still, Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance was confident that with about $13 billion in liquidity, his company is well-positioned to benefit from an inevitable recovery in crude prices.

"We can better withstand price volatility, elect to take actions such as production curtailments and transact on high value, low-cost of supply bolt-on deals."

Lance added that the company was also considering a potentially slower recovery, among other factors, to decide its capital needs.

Second-quarter earnings for ConocoPhillips from each barrel sold more than halved, as U.S. light crude and Brent crude average prices also fell over 50%.

The company realized a gain of $594 million on completing Australia-West assets divestiture and an unrealized gain of $551 million on its stake in Cenovus Energy.

Oil Majors BP, Chevron and Exxon Mobil are also expected to report rare quarterly losses, while Royal Dutch Shell narrowly avoided that by relying on a booming trading business.