哥国油计划削减12亿美元投资支出

据3月17日Hydrocarbon processing报道，当前形势下，石油需求大幅下降，加上沙特和俄罗斯未能就减产协议达成一致，哥伦比亚国有石油公司Ecopetrol表示，已将投资计划削减了12亿美元。该公司预计2020年的投资额将在33亿至43亿美元之间，削减投资旨在保护生产、现金流和资产组合，并致力于社会投资。预计该公司今年的石油日产量仍在74.5万至76万桶油之间。

哥国油还将通过缩减运营活动，限制旅行、赞助等措施削减2万亿比索(4.8781亿美元)的成本。该公司计划在4月23日向小股东支付全部股息，向大股东支付14%的股息，大股东们的剩余的股息将在今年下半年支付。

截至目前，哥国油股价下跌了47.9%，周一在哥伦比亚证券交易所收于1725比索。

洪伟立 摘译自 Hydrocarbon processing

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Colombia's Ecopetrol cuts 2020 planned investment by $1.2 B

Colombia’s majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol has cut its planned investment for 2020 by $1.2 billion, the company said.

The oil and gas company now sees its 2020 investment at between $3.3 billion and $4.3 billion.

Oil companies have been affected by a heavy drop in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic and a price war started by Saudi Arabia and Russia after they failed to agree to extend their pact to cut output to support the market.

Ecopetrol’s updated investment plan, where it will invest in early-stage opportunities, is aimed at preserving its production and cash flow, safeguarding its investments and committing to social investments, the company said.

Ecopetrol will also cut costs by 2 trillion pesos ($487.81 million) through austerity measures that prioritize its operating activities and will restrict travel, sponsorship, and participating in events among other things, it said.

With regards to dividends, the company plans to pay all of the dividends to minority shareholders>Shares in Ecopetrol have fallen 47.9% so far in 2020 and closed>Production for the year is still expected between 745,000 and 760,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, the company said.