据道琼斯12月8日消息,美国康菲石油公司预期明年该公司的资本支出将较今年减少20%降至135亿美元,因为石油公司因油价下滑而持续收缩钻探计划。
这家总部位于休斯敦的石油巨头表示,公司计划减少对已经接近完成的重大项目的资本支出,同时也将推迟北美页岩油钻探项目的支出。
康菲石油董事长兼首席执行长Ryan Lance周一在新闻发布会上表示:“我们将把2015年的资本支出预算设在该公司认为符合当前大环境的谨慎水平。”
石油公司大幅削减资本支出或将进一步令油田服务公司承压,如斯伦贝谢公司、哈里伯顿公司与贝克休斯等。
不过,康菲预计,除了利比亚境内项目以外,其他持续营运的项目仍将增产3%左右。上月,这家石油开采与生产公司才说,明年度的预算将低于今年的160亿美元,因取消在科罗拉多州奈厄布拉勒页岩区钻探油井的新项目。
康菲的资本支出计划中约有50亿美元是配置于钻探开发项目,该金额低于2014年的约65亿美元。而在美国本土48个州的资本支出仍将集中在鹰滩和巴肯页岩区。公司预计包括Permian、奈厄布拉勒、蒙特尼和Duvernay在内的北美新兴非常规页岩区的投资将延期。
该公司计划在1月29日公布第四季度财报时提供更为详尽的2015年资本支出与生产计划。
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ConocoPhillips Cuts 2015 Drilling Budget by 20%
By Tess Stynes
ConocoPhillips expects its capital spending to decline 20% from a year ago to $13.5 billion next year, as oil companies continue to scale back drilling plans because of falling prices for crude.
The Houston-based oil giant said it plans to spend less on major projects that are nearly complete as well as defer spending on emerging shale plays in North America.
Chairman and Chief Executive Lance Ryan said in a news release Monday, "We are setting our 2015 capital budget at a level that we believe is prudent given the current environment."
The sharp decline in spending will likely further pressure companies that provide oil-field services--such as Schlumberger NV, Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc.
Conoco expects production will increase about 3% at its continuing operations, excluding those in Libya. Last month, the oil exploration and production company had said that next year's budget would fall below the $16 billion spent this year, dropping plans for some new wells in places such as Colorado's Niobrara Shale.
About $5 billion of the spending plan is allocated toward Conoco's development drilling program, down from roughly $6.5 billion in 2014, with spending in the lower 48 U.S. states to remain focused on the Eagle Ford and Bakken Shale regions. The company said it expects to defer significant spending for emerging North American unconventional plays, including the Permian, Niobrara, Montney and Duvernay.
Conoco plans to provide further details about its 2015 capital spending and production plans when it reports its fourth-quarter financial results Jan. 29.