据路透社3月31日伦敦报道,由于因油价暴跌大幅削减了其勘探预算,BP日前终止了墨西哥湾的两份深水石油钻机合同。
海上钻井公司Ensco公司说,该公司已收到旨在终止墨西哥湾由BP操作的DS-4钻机的通知。Ensco公司的竞争对手Seadrill Partners公司本周宣布BP也取消了其在墨西哥湾West Sirius油田的钻机合同。
BP发言人31日证实了终止两份石油钻机合同。发言人说,为了应对新的低油价环境,BP调整了其资本支出计划,因此,根据需要,这两部钻机是多余的。
发言人说:“BP仍然是美国海上最大的投资者和承租者。我们将进一步采取措施来巩固我们在墨西哥湾的长远未来。”
2月份,BP说该公司将把今年的资本支出从2014年的229亿美元削减到200亿美元。
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原文如下:
BP Terminates Gulf Of Mexico Rig Contracts As Low Oil Prices Bite
LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - BP terminated contracts for two deepwater oil drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico as the British oil company slashes its exploration budget due to fallen oil prices.
Offshore drilling company Ensco said it had received notice to terminate BP-operated rig DS-4 in the Gulf of Mexico. Rival Seadrill Partners announced this week that BP had also cancelled a contract for the West Sirius field in the same region.
BP confirmed the termination of both contracts, saying the rigs were "surplus to requirements following BP's adjustment of capital expenditures in response to the new, lower oil price environment.
"BP remains the largest investor and leaseholder in the U.S. offshore and we will continue to realise further measures to underpin our long term future there," a spokesman said.
In February, BP said it would cut capex to $20 billion in 2015 from $22.9 billion in 2014.