据道琼斯1月15日消息,供应过剩和需求疲软已经导致油价大幅下挫,随之而来的是勘探投资的大幅削减,受此影响,去年第四季度斯伦贝谢公司的利润大幅下挫。此外利比亚和伊拉克局势的动荡以及国际社会对俄罗斯的制裁也是促使该公司利润大幅下挫的原因。
作为首家公布业绩报告的油田服务公司,斯伦贝谢公司的业绩表现预计为这个深受原油价格下挫严重冲击的行业定下调子。
去年四季度,斯伦贝谢公司实现利润3.02亿美元,或每股收益23美分,而2013年同期公司的利润高达16.6亿美元,每股收益为1.26美元。但是如果不包括重组和其他成本,那么去年四季度公司的业绩从上年同期的每股1.35美元上升至1.5美元,营业收入增长6%至126.4亿美元。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
DJ Schlumberger Profit Falls on Lower Oil Prices
By Maria Armental
Schlumberger Ltd.'s profit fell sharply in the fourth quarter as oversupply and tepid demand drove oil prices down along with exploration spending. Unrest in Libya and Iraq and international sanctions in Russia also took a toll.
As the first oil-field services company to report, Schlumberger is expected to set the tone for a sector hard-hit by plunging crude prices.
Overall, Schlumberger reported a profit of $302 million, or 23 cents a share, down from $1.66 billion, or $1.26 a share, a year earlier. Excluding restructuring and other costs, profit rose to $1.50 a share from $1.35 a share a year earlier. Revenue rose 6% to $12.64 billion.