哈里伯顿将股息削减75%

中国石化新闻网讯 据全球能源新闻5月21日消息，油田服务提供商哈里伯顿 (Halliburton)周三将季度股息削减了75%，这是该公司为应对3月份开始的油价暴跌而采取的最新举措。

由于与疫情有关的封锁以及产油国之间的价格战导致需求破坏，美国的石油价格在整个三月和四月经历了历史性的下跌。

随着石油和天然气勘探公司为了在低油价下生存而停止钻探，像哈里伯顿这样提供钻探设备和服务的公司遭受了沉重打击。

哈里伯顿和规模更大的竞争对手斯伦贝谢(Schlumberger)和贝克休斯(Baker Hughes)公布第一季度亏损，原因是低油价导致资产大幅减记。

这三家服务提供商也都大幅削减了今年的支出计划，哈里伯顿公司的削减幅度为50%，是业内降幅最大的公司之一。

作为削减10亿美元成本计划的一部分，哈里伯顿已经降低了公司高管的薪水，并从休斯顿总部裁员约1,000人。

该公司在6月24日设定了每股0.045美元的股息，低于3月25日每股0.18美元的股息。

全球最大油服公司斯伦贝谢上个月削减了75%的股息。

周三，哈里伯顿董事会成员还同意将他们的年度保留金削减20%。

随着美国原油价格攀升至每桶32.18美元，哈里伯顿公司股价在盘前交易中上涨了约3%。尽管如此，哈里伯顿的股价和美国原油价格都仅为年初的一半左右。

裘寅 编译自 全球能源新闻

原文如下：

Halliburton Cuts Dividend 75%

Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co slashed its quarterly dividend by 75% on Wednesday, the latest move by the company to shore up cash to cope with a dramatic plunge in oil prices that began in March.

U.S. oil prices experienced historic drops throughout March and April, brought on by the demand destruction caused by coronavirus-related lockdowns and a price war between producing nations.

As oil and gas explorers slam the brakes on drilling to survive low prices, companies like Halliburton that provide drilling equipment and services have taken a major beating.

Halliburton and larger rivals Schlumberger and Baker Hughes Co posted losses for the first quarter, owing to heavy writedowns on assets on the back of low oil prices.

Each of the three service providers have also slashed their spending plans for the year, with Halliburton's 50% reduction among the deepest in the industry.

Halliburton has already lowered salaries for the company's executives and cut roughly 1,000 jobs from its headquarters in Houston as part of a plan to reduce $1 billion of costs.

The company set a dividend of $0.045 per share payable on June 24, down from $0.18 per share paid on March 25.

Schlumberger, the world's largest services provider, slashed its dividend by 75% last month.

Members of Halliburton's board also agreed to reduce their annual retainer by 20% on Wednesday.

Halliburton's shares rose about 3% in premarket trading as U.S. crude oil prices climbed to $32.18 a barrel. Still, both Halliburton's shares and U.S. crude are at about half of what they began the year at.