据道琼斯奥斯陆8月24日消息,周三发布的一份官方调查显示,挪威石油公司表示明年在勘探和开采领域的投资降幅或高于先前的预期,因为石油公司继续推迟项目实施和削减投资。
挪威统计局表示,在西欧最大的石油出口国挪威作业的石油公司当前预计明年在勘探和开采领域的投资为1505亿挪威克朗(183.7亿美元),创下自2011年以来的最低水平,同时将比两年前创下的2207亿挪威克朗的历史最高投资水平减少约三分之一。
在今年5月份的调查中,在挪威作业的石油公司预计明年的投资额为1532亿挪威克朗。
石油公司还下调2016年的投资预期至1635亿挪威克朗,同比下降16%,比5月份的投资预期减少1.5%。
虽然布伦特石油价格已经从今年1月份的低于30美元/桶大幅反弹至当前的49美元/桶左右,但是仍比两年前的价格下跌逾50%,石油巨头们正在推迟项目以减少成本。
庞晓华摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Norway Oil Companies Continue to Slash Spending
By Kjetil Malkenes Hovland
OSLO--Norwegian oil companies say spending on exploration and production is likely to fall more than previously expected next year, an official survey showed Wednesday, as they continue to delay projects and slash investment.
Oil companies operating in Norway, Western Europe's largest oil exporter, now expect to spend 150.5 billion Norwegian kroner ($18.37 billion) on exploration and production next year, the weakest figure since 2011 and roughly a third below the sector's all-time high of 220.7 billion kroner two years ago, Statistics Norway said.
In a similar survey in May, companies had expected to invest 153.2 billion kroner next year.
Oil companies also lowered expectations for spending in 2016, to 163.5 billion kroner, a 16% drop on the year and 1.5% below a similar estimate made in May.
Although the Brent oil price has picked up to $49 a barrel from below $30 a barrel in January, it is still more than 50% cheaper than two years ago, and major oil companies are delaying projects to reduce costs.