據3月23日Offshore Energy報道，為了應對當前的市場環境，石油巨頭殼牌公司決定在2020年將運營成本削減40億美元，并將資本支出從250億美元削減至200億美元。

殼牌首席執行官本?范伯登(Ben van Beurden)表示:“除了在這個困難時期保護我們的員工和客戶，我們還將立即采取措施，確保公司業務的財務實力和彈性。我們第一次遇到石油需求急劇下降和供應迅速增加這樣的雙重壓力，但殼牌在過去經受住了多次市場波動的考驗。”

為了產生可持續的現金流，殼牌正積極管理其所有的運營和財務杠桿——從專注于每天維持安全可靠的運營，到減少資本支出和運營支出。

該公司表示，正在實施一系列的運營和財務舉措，預計在未來12個月里，與2019年的水平相比，基礎運營成本將減少30-40億美元;將2020年的現金資本開支由計劃的約250億元減至200億元或以下;營運資金將大幅減少。

殼牌董事會已決定，在當前股票回購部分完成后，不再繼續執行下一期股票回購計劃。該公司表示：“我們將繼續評估動態變化的商業環境，并準備做出進一步的戰略決策，在必要時考慮對整體財務框架進行調整。”

鄒勤 摘譯自 Offshore Energy

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Shell moves to cut costs due to coronavirus outbreak

In response to the current market environment, oil major Shell has decided to reduce its operating costs by up to $4 billion in 2020 and to cut its capital expenditure from $25 billion to $20 billion.

“As well as protecting our staff and customers in this difficult time, we are also taking immediate steps to ensure the financial strength and resilience of our business,” said Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell.

“The combination of steeply falling oil demand and rapidly increasing supply may be unique, but Shell has weathered market volatility many times in the past.”

In order to deliver sustainable cash flow generation, Shell is actively managing all its operational and financial levers – from focusing on maintaining safe and reliable operations each day to reducing capital spend and operating expenses.

According to the company, it is embarking on a series of operational and financial initiatives that are expected to result in reduction of underlying operating costs by $3-4 billion per annum over the next 12 months compared to 2019 levels; reduction of cash capital expenditure to $20 billion or below for 2020 from a planned level of around $25 billion; and material reductions in working capital.

The board of Royal Dutch Shell has decided not to continue with the next tranche of the share buyback program following the completion of the current share buyback tranche.

“We will continue to review the dynamically evolving business environment and are prepared to take further strategic decisions and consider changes to the overall financial framework as necessary,” Shell said.