斯伦贝谢计划裁员并削减75%的股息

据道琼斯4月17日消息，全球最大的油田服务公司斯伦贝谢将股东股息削减了75%，并正在重组业务、裁员和关闭设施，以应对历史性的能源危机。

该公司首席执行长Olivier Le Peuch周五表示，斯伦贝谢正准备应对油田活动的急剧下滑，因为他预计支撑油田服务公司的全球石油公司支出今年将下降20%，其中北美资本预算将下降40%。

斯伦贝谢在公布第一季度净亏损74亿美元时披露了这一计划。该公司将计入85亿美元的资产减值税前支出，几乎全部为非现金。该公司表示，公司计划让员工暂时休假，并减少员工数量，以应对充满挑战的环境，但没有透露具体细节。

斯伦贝谢董事会批准了每股0.125美元的季度现金股息，而去年的季度股息为每股50美分。

张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯

原文如下：

Schlumberger to Cut Jobs, Slashes Dividend 75%

Schlumberger Ltd., the world's largest oil-field services company, cut its shareholder dividend 75% and is restructuring businesses, cutting jobs and closing facilities to cope with a historic energy rout.

Chief Executive Olivier Le Peuch said Friday that Schlumberger is bracing for an acute downturn in oil-field activity as he expects spending by global oil companies, which sustains services firms, to fall 20% this year, with North American capital budgets falling 40%.

Schlumberger disclosed its plans while reporting a $7.4 billion net loss in first-quarter earnings. The company is taking an $8.5 billion pretax charge on asset impairments, almost all noncash. It said it planned to furlough workers and reduce head count in response to the challenging environment, but didn't disclose specifics.

Schlumberger's board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share, compared with a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share last year.