今年BP将削减20%的支出

中国石化新闻网讯 据3月16日世界石油报道，随着石油市场震荡，英国石油公司（BP）今年将削减20%的开支，该公司在美国的一些业务也将会减少投资。

自欧佩克+未能就减产协议达成一致以来，BP的股价已经下跌了30%以上。BP首席财务官吉尔法利(Brian Gilvary)周一表示，他相信公司能在明年年中实现150亿美元的资产出售目标，不过，目前公司没有意向恢复派息。

他补充道，BP在去年年底前已就90亿美元的目标达成一致，但其中部分销售取决于原油价格。周一伦敦市场油价下跌近11%。他预计2020年石油需求将出现下降，原油价格甚至可能进一步下跌，期货溢价市场结构将继续存在。

该公司首席执行官伯纳德?鲁尼(Bernard Looney)上周表示，BP将削减支出，以遏制油价暴跌造成的损失。他强调BP将继续推进能源转型计划。尽管鲁尼在周五的声明中并未提及派息，但油价跌至30美元/桶，令其难以承受。上周五的股息收益率为11.7%，这一水平表明投资者认为派息不会维持下去。

洪伟立 摘译自 世界石油

原文如下：

BP can cut spending by 20% this year, CFO says

BP can slash its spending by 20% this year as the oil market goes into freefall, with some U.S. operations likely to get less investment.

The London-based oil major’s shares have fallen more than 30% since the OPEC+ alliance broke down after a showdown between Saudi Arabia and Russia, triggering a price war as the kingdom vowed to send a flood of cheap crude to Europe.

BP Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary said Monday in a Bloomberg television interview that he is confident the company can achieve its $15 billion asset-sale target by the middle of next year. He added that the company is “not talking about” returning to scrip dividends at the moment.

Gilvary said BP had already agreed about $9 billion of that target by the end of last year, but some of those sales are dependent on the price of crude. Oil was trading down almost 11% in London Monday.

The CFO said he sees “negative” oil demand growth in 2020, and crude could even slump further. The company expects a “steep” contango market structure to continue.

Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney said last week that he would cut spending to stem the damage from the oil-price rout, but vowed to continue with plans to transform the oil major into a greener energy giant.

While Looney made no mention of the dividend in his Friday post, oil’s slump into the $30s is potentially making it more difficult to afford. The so-called dividend yield was 11.7% on Friday -- a level that suggests investors think the payout won’t be maintained.