据道琼斯4月13日消息,斯伦贝谢公司正削减在委内瑞拉的业务规模,主要是因为委内瑞拉国家石油公司PdVSA拖延付款。
南美最大石油出口国委内瑞拉已经受到油价大跌的严重冲击,导致该国陷入从西班牙独立出来以来最严重的经济衰退。
去年第四季度斯伦贝谢披露了一项协议,根据该协议,委国油将部分固定资产转让给了斯伦贝谢公司,以冲抵约2亿美元的欠款。
哈利伯顿和威德福国际公司等油田服务公司也已经报告了委国油同样的推迟付款的信息。
根据相关监管机构文件,委内瑞拉业务在斯伦贝谢总体业务中的占比超过10%。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Schlumberger Curtails Operations in Venezuela Amid Cash Crunch
By Maria Armental
Schlumberger Ltd. is cutting back operations in Venezuela, citing delays in payments from Petrleos de Venezuela, the country's state-run oil company.
Venezuela, South America's largest oil exporter, has been hard-hit by the sharp drop in oil prices, leading to the country's worst economic slump since its independence from Spain.
The oil services giant had disclosed an arrangement in the fourth quarter under which Venezuela's energy giant, PdVSA, transferred over "certain fixed assets" as payment for about $200 million owed.
Other oilfield-services companies like Halliburton Co. and Weatherford International Ltd. have reported similar payment delays from Venezuela's energy monopoly.
Venezuela accounts for more than 10% of Schlumberger's business, according to regulatory filings.