???? 據管道&天然氣雜志網2月23日休斯敦報道，盡管石油和天然氣價格上漲，西方石油公司（Occidental Petroleum Corp）公布去年第四季度虧損大于預期，由于資產出售壓低了業績。

????該公司預計第一季度化工產品利潤為2.25億美元，管道和營銷虧損預計將擴大至1.35億美元至1.85億美元。

????西方石油公司預測，今年油氣日產量將與去年第四季度持平，約為114萬桶。該公司預計其OxyChem化工部門的稅前利潤將在7.75億-8.25億美元之間，抵消其管道和營銷業務的稅前虧損6.5億-7.5億美元。

????在新冠疫情打擊全球能源需求后，這家美國生產商削減了工作崗位和產量，迫使一家在2019年背負債務的能源公司收購一家石油競爭對手。該公司去年第四季度的虧損擴大至7.31億美元，上年同期為虧損2.69億美元。

????該公司股票在盤后交易中下跌了4％，但后來彌補了損失，下跌了2％，至25.85美元。

????根據Refinitiv的IBES數據顯示，調整后的每股虧損為78美分，高于分析師預期的每股虧損59美分。 去年同期，該公司每股虧損30美分。

????該公司首席執行官Vicki Hollub表示，我們仍致力于加強我們的資產負債表，并通過實現2020年剝離目標、減少債務并成功延長債務期限，以更好的財務狀況過渡到2021年。

????西方石油公司公布凈虧損13億美元，合每股1.41美元，與2019年第四季度虧損13億美元，合每股1.50美元持平。最新的虧損包括了西德克薩斯石油資產銷售的稅前費用8.2億美元。

????受益于油價反彈，該公司去年第四季度的原油收入較去年第三季度增加了5%，即每桶40.77美元。該公司最后一個季度的天然氣收入也比第三季度高出31%。

????西方石油公司預測，本季度的石油和天然氣產量將減少4%左右，主要是由于德克薩斯州最近冬季風暴造成的產量損失。由于電力中斷和凍結的管線減少了產量，頁巖氣公司關閉了一些油井。

????西方石油重申，今年的資本支出計劃約為29億美元。

????該公司計劃今年將出售價值20億-30億美元的所有權，所得將用于償還約336億美元的債務。

????郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

????原文如下：

????Occidental Petroleum Posts Larger Quarterly Loss on Asset Sale

????Occidental Petroleum Corp posted a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss despite higher oil and gas prices as an asset sale weighed on results.

????It projected a $225 million first-quarter profit from chemicals and forecast pipeline and marketing losses would widen to a range of between $135 million and $185 million.

????For the year, Occidental forecast oil and gas output would be flat compared with the fourth quarter at about 1.14 million barrels per day. It expects pretax earnings from its OxyChem chemicals unit to show a profit of between $775 million and $825 million offset by a pretax loss in its pipeline and marketing business of between $650 million and $750 million.

????The U.S. producer has slashed jobs and output after the coronavirus pandemic hammered global energy demand, pressuring an energy company that had loaded up on debt in 2019 to acquire an oil rival. Its fourth-quarter loss widened to $731 million compared with a $269 million loss in the same quarter a year ago.

????Shares fell as much as 4% in after-hours trading but later pared losses to trade down 2% at $25.85.

????The adjusted per-share loss of 78 cents was higher than analyst expectations for a 59-cent loss, according to IBES data on Refinitiv. For the same quarter last year, the company reported a per-share loss of 30 cents.

????“We remain committed to strengthening our balance sheet and transitioned into 2021 with an improved financial position by achieving our 2020 divestiture target, reducing debt and successfully extending debt maturities,” said Chief Executive Vicki Hollub.

????Occidental reported a net loss of $1.3 billion, or $1.41 per share, flat with the $1.3 billion, or $1.50 per share, loss in the fourth quarter of 2019. The latest loss included a pretax charge of $820 million from the sale of oil properties in West Texas.

????The company collected 5% more, or $40.77 per barrel, for its oil in the fourth quarter from the third, benefiting from a rebound in oil prices. It also collected 31% more for its natural gas during the final quarter compared with the third.

????Occidental forecast the current quarter's oil and gas production would shrink about 4%, mostly due to output losses during the recent winter storm in Texas. Shale firms shut some wells as electric power outages and frozen lines curtailed production.

????Occidental reiterated capital spending plans of around $2.9 billion this year.

????It plans to sell between $2 billion and $3 billion in properties this year, the proceeds of which would go to pay down its debt of about $33.6 billion.