凯恩能源将继续实施北海勘探计划

据3月11日Energy Voice报道，苏格兰石油公司昨天表示，尽管本周油价暴跌，但凯恩能源不会改变任何短期计划，还可能为公司发展提供机会。

凯恩能源总部位于爱丁堡，该公司首席执行官西蒙·汤姆森（Simon Thomson）表示，公司2019年税前利润为9030万英镑，同比增长约9.2亿英镑，这让公司“处于有利地位”。

随着2019年收入增长超过9300万英镑至4.043亿英镑，汤姆森向投资者保证，凯恩在英国的资产“仍然具有弹性”，能够抵御油价暴跌。他表示：“从油价波动的角度来看，我们处于有利地位。Catcher和Kraken的生产成本均低于每桶20美元。我们相信，在动荡时期，甚至在能源转型时期，这些资产都是有弹性的。即使到2050年全球能源需求预计将减少一半，我们的项目仍处于正回报状态。”

除了在Catcher和Kraken持有股份外，在伦敦上市的凯恩在以色列、毛里塔尼亚、塞内加尔、科特迪瓦、墨西哥和苏里南均有股份。

洪伟立 摘译自 Energy Voice

原文如下：

Cairn Energy ‘won’t change’ North Sea exploration plan despite oil price meltdown, chief says

This week’s oil price meltdown “won’t change” any short-term plans for Cairn Energy but could offer an opportunity, the Scottish oil firm’s boss said yesterday.

Simon Thomson, chief executive of Edinburgh-headquartered Cairn said pre-tax profits of ￡90.3 million for 2019, up from losses of around ￡920m the previous year, left his firm “well positioned”.

With revenue increasing by more than ￡93m to ￡404,3m last year, Mr Thomson reassured investors that Cairn’s UK assets “remain resilient” and able to withstand an oil price slump.

He said: “We are well-positioned from the point of view of oil price volatility. Catcher and Kraken production costs are below $20 a barrel.

“It’s a point to emphasise, that anything that we look at has to satisfy us that it can be resilient in a period of volatility, or indeed a period of energy transition.

“Even with an expected halving of global energy demand leading up to 2050, our projects still remain in positive return territory.”

He added: “We’re very focused on ensuring the portfolio can remain resilient to these types of challenges.”

As well as stakes in Catcher and Kraken, London-listed Cairn has interests in Israel, Mauritania, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Mexico and Suriname.