BP将把今年上游和页岩项目支出削减25%

据原油新闻2020年4月1日报道，英国石油公司(BP)首席执行官伯纳德?鲁尼1日在伦敦表示，BP将把今年的资本支出计划从此前的指导意见中削减25%左右，至120亿美元，目标是削减美国页岩气活动以及勘探和大型项目支出，预计还会削减部分产量。

2月5日上任的鲁尼在一份有关疫情影响和油价暴跌的声明中警告称，这可能对BP将在4月28日发布的第一季度业绩造成影响，其中可能包括10亿美元的财务损失。

BP此次支出削减大致与壳牌公司及其他油气巨头为应对疫情危机和俄罗斯与沙特之间油价战而宣布的举措一致。

鲁尼承认，他不确定低迷的油价和油气需求将持续多久，但他表示，到目前为止，疫情尚未对BP的运营造成重大影响，BP将出现反弹。他指出，截至第一季度末，BP拥有大约320亿美元现金和未动用的金融措施，并重申了在未来3个月内不会因疫情而裁员的承诺。

李峻 编译自 原油新闻

原文如下：

BP targets upstream, shale segments with 25% slash in capex

BP is cutting its planned capital expenditure this year by around 25% from previous guidance to $12 billion, targeting reductions in US shale activity as well as spending>In a statement>The spending cut is roughly in line with announcements by Shell and other oil and gas majors in response to the coronavirus crisis and tensions over pricing between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Looney acknowledged uncertainty over how long depressed prices and demand for oil and gas would continue, but said that the pandemic had made no significant impact on BP's operations so far, and the company would bounce back. BP had around $32 billion in cash and undrawn financial facilities at the end of the first quarter, he noted, reiterating a promise not to lay off staff in relation to coronavirus for a three-month period.