據8月6日Oil Monster消息：馬拉松石油公司周三公布的虧損低于預期，原因是該公司控制了成本，以緩沖疫情造成的影響，疫情打壓了原油價格，削弱了燃料需求。

由于美國原油和凝析油的平均實際價格下跌63.4％，至每桶21.65美元，這家油氣生產商將其成本和支出削減17.2％，至9.75億美元。

盡管美國原油價格最近有所上漲，但較1月水平仍下跌32%左右，原因是疫情導致需求減少，全球主要原油生產國之間的市場份額之爭使石油充斥了市場。

然而，隨著油價從跌勢反彈至負值區間，馬拉松石油將生產指標上調至19萬桶/天，包括年初至今的減產。它還將全年資本支出從13億美元削減至12億美元。

二疊紀生產商歐芹能源公司也將其2020年的資本預算從之前的約7億美元縮減至6.5億-7億美元之間，但該公司并未以疫情引發的持續不確定性為理由，恢復其生產指標。

馬拉松本季度的總凈產量從去年同期的43.5萬桶/天降至39萬桶/天。

這家總部位于得克薩斯州休斯頓的公司報告稱，截至6月30日的第二季度，其虧損為7.5億美元，合每股虧損0.95美元，去年獲利1.61億美元，合每股盈利0.20美元。

根據Refinitiv IBES的數據，不計特殊項目，馬拉松每股虧損60美分，低于分析師預期的63美分，而歐芹則意外盈利。

馮娟 摘譯自 Oil Monster

原文如下：

Marathon Oil Posts Smaller-than-Feared Loss on Cost Cuts

Marathon Oil Corp posted a smaller-than-expected loss on Wednesday as it reined in costs to cushion the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic that has crushed crude prices and sapped demand for fuel.

The oil and gas producer cut its costs and expenses by 17.2% to $975 million as the average realized price for its U.S. crude oil and condensate fell 63.4% to $21.65 per barrel.

U.S. crude prices remain about 32% lower from January levels despite a recent rally, as COVID-19 drained demand and a battle for market share among the world’s top producers flooded the market with oil.

However, with oil prices having rebounded from a dip into negative territory, Marathon raised its production guidance to 190,000 net barrels of oil per day at mid-point, inclusive of year-to-date curtailment. It also cut its full-year capital expenditure to $1.2 billion from $1.3 billion.

Permian producer Parsley Energy Inc also narrowed its 2020 capital budget to between $650 million and $700 million from less than $700 million previously, however it did not reinstate its production guidance citing ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus.

Marathon’s total net production for the quarter fell to 390,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from 435,000 boepd a year ago.

The Houston, Texas based company reported a loss of $750 million, or 95 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from a profit of $161 million, or 20 cents per share, last year.

Excluding items, Marathon posted a loss of 60 cents per share, smaller than analysts’ estimate of 63 cents per share, according to Refinitiv IBES, while Parsley posted a surprise profit.