据道琼斯澳大利亚珀斯4月13日消息,法国石油巨头道达尔集团表示,尽管能源价格大跌而且需求增长弱于预期,但该公司仍准备对新项目进行投资。
与其他业内同行一样,道达尔一直在努力削减成本。该公司首席执行长Patrick Pouyanne表示,对道达尔公司来说,要想批准任何新的石油和天然气开发项目,需要降低成本。他预测未来数年能源公司将批准另一批新项目。
Pouyann在西澳大利亚液化天然气会议上表示,对道达尔来说,最好的策略是在能源价格处于低位之际进行投资,因为这样成本也较低。他表示:“在大宗商品行业,如果你有能力反周期启动项目,那你就会赚钱;如果你和别人一样只是在价格高峰和成本高峰时期开展投资,那你基本没什么机会创造差异化。”
道达尔称,该公司今年将开支削减至约190亿美元,去年为230亿美元。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Total CEO Says Prepared to Invest in New Projects Despite Shaky Environment
By Robb M. Stewart
PERTH, Australia--French oil major Total SA says it remains prepared to invest in new projects despite the slump in energy prices and weaker than expected demand growth.
Like others in the industry, the company has been working to slash costs and Chief Executive Patrick Pouyann said they will need to be lower for Total to sanction any fresh oil and gas developments. But he predicted another wave of projects will be approved by energy companies in the years ahead.
"For Total, the best strategy is to invest when prices are low because then costs are low," Mr. Pouyann said at conference in Western Australia focused on liquefied natural gas. "In the commodity business, you make money if you are able to launch projects in counter cycle. If you are just investing at the peak of the prices and the peak of costs like everybody, you have little chance to make a differentiation," he said.
Total has said it will cut spending to around US$19 billion this year from US$23 billion last year.