據烴加工網站4月2日消息 埃克森美孚可能公布五個季度以來的首次盈利，因其業務業績改善，石油和天然氣價格上漲帶來的提振高達27億美元，抵消了2月份深度寒潮帶來的成本。

這家美國最大的石油生產商去年連續出現季度虧損，原因是油價和煉油利潤率下降引發了資產減記。據Refinitiv的IBES數據，該公司去年大幅削減了運營費用，分析師曾預測每股利潤為54美分。

經紀商Raymond James & Associates表示，根據埃克森美孚周三提交的證券申報，埃克森美孚可能會超過華爾街的預期。分析師Justin Jenkins在一份報告中寫道，數據顯示，該公司季度利潤約為25.5億美元，合每股收益60美分。

股票在尾盤上漲12美分，至55.95美元，該股今年迄今已上漲逾三分之一。

埃克森美孚表示，2月份的寒流導致德州煉油廠和化工廠斷電，石油和天然氣供應受到限制，造成高達8億美元的損失和產量損失。康菲石油和德文能源早前警告稱，寒流將導致產量損失。

盡管運營利潤率連續提高，但煉油業務仍存在問題。煉油廠尤其受到了與新冠病毒大流行有關的燃料需求下降和最近原料價格上漲的沉重打擊。

埃克森美孚的化工業務是該公司在2020年實現利潤的唯一業務，由于利潤率提高，該公司第四季度的業績可能會增加6億美元，在最后一個季度賺了7億美元。

結果定于4月30日公布。

根據Refinitiv IBES的數據，第一季度公布的盈利可能達到23.4億美元，而去年同期的虧損為6.1億美元。

吳恒磊 編譯自 烴加工

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Exxon Mobil signals first profit in five quarters on price gains

Exxon Mobil Corp could post its first profit in five quarters on improved results across its businesses, with higher oil and gas prices providing a lift of as much as $2.7 billion, offset by costs from a February deep freeze.

The largest U.S. oil producer last year posted consecutive quarterly losses as falling oil prices and refining margins triggered write downs. It slashed operating expenses last year and analysts had forecast a per share profit of 54 cents, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Exxon could top Wall Street estimates based on its Wednesday securities filing, according to brokerage Raymond James & Associates. The data point to a quarterly profit of about $2.55 billion, or 60 cents share, wrote analyst Justin Jenkins in a note.

Shares gained 12 cents to $55.95 in late trading. The stock has gained more than a third this year to date.

The February freeze that cut power to Texas refineries and chemical plants, and curbed oil and gas supplies, caused up to $800 million in damages and lost production volumes, Exxon indicated. ConocoPhillips and Devon Energy earlier warned of production losses from the cold snap.

The filing showed refining remains a troubled business despite sequentially improved operating margins. Refineries have been especially hard hit by a pandemic-related drop in fuel demand and a recent rise in feedstock prices.

Exxon’s chemicals operation, its only business to eke out a profit for 2020, could get a $600 million boost over fourth quarter results on better margins. The business earned $700 million in the final quarter.

Results are scheduled to be released on April 30.

Reported first-quarter earnings could hit $2.34 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES, compared with a year-earlier loss of $610 million.