據離岸工程網站5月7日消息 美國石油和天然氣生產商赫斯公司周四宣布，在疫情期間，部分石油生產資產因減值費用22.5億美元而出現季度虧損后，公司進一步削減支出。

旨在遏制疫情的國內訂單迫使企業關閉，減少了全球石油需求，造成供應過剩。美國原油今年暴跌，盡管近期有所反彈，但仍較1月份下跌約60%。

赫斯將2020年的資本預算從30億美元削減了37%，至19億美元，這也是該公司第二次減少全年資本支出。

大多數頁巖氣公司都削減了年度預算，削減或暫停了股息，減少了工作崗位，因為它們試圖支撐現金，保護資產負債表。

這家總部位于紐約的公司表示，截至3月31日的第一季度，歸屬于該公司的凈虧損為24.3億美元，合每股8美元，而去年同期該公司的利潤為3200萬美元，合每股9美分。

根據Refinitiv IBES的數據，在調整后的基礎上，該公司每股虧損60美分，低于分析師平均預期的65美分。

不包括利比亞在內的總產量從27.8萬桶油當量增至34.4萬桶/天。

吳恒磊 編譯自 離岸工程

原文如下：

Hess Posts Quarterly Loss, Deepens Spending Cuts

U.S. oil and gas producer Hess Corp on Thursday introduced deeper spending cuts after reporting a quarterly loss due to impairment charges of $2.25 billion on some oil-producing assets amid the coronavirus crisis.

Stay-at-home orders designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic have forced businesses to shut down, cutting worldwide demand for oil and creating a supply glut. U.S. crude collapsed this year, and remains down about 60% from January despite a recent rally.

Hess slashed its 2020 capital budget by 37% to $1.9 billion from $3 billion. This is the second time the company has reduced its full-year capital spending.

Most shale companies have cut their annual budget, slashed or suspended dividends and reduced jobs as they try to shore up cash and protect their balance sheets.

The New York-based company said net loss attributable was $2.43 billion, or $8 per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, compared with a profit of $32 million, or 9 cents per share, a year earlier.

On an adjusted basis, it incurred a loss of 60 cents per share, smaller than the average analyst estimate of a loss of 65 cents, according to Refinitiv IBES.

Total production, excluding Libya, rose to 344,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from 278,000 boepd.