由于油价回升停滞 埃克森美孚开始收缩规模

据投资者商业日报9月2日消息：埃克森美孚(XOM)证实，由于油价停滞，该公司正考虑在全球范围内裁员，同时仍在维持股息。埃克森美孚股价下跌。

另外，美国能源信息署报告称，上周美国石油日产量骤降至970万桶，为2018年1月以来的最低水平，而前一周的日产量为1080万桶，原因是劳拉飓风关闭了墨西哥湾部分地区的石油生产。

这家刚刚被道琼斯工业平均指数(Dow Jones Industrial Average)除名的石油巨头宣布，其澳大利亚业务将进行自愿裁员，并补充称，其他国家的业务也正在考虑进一步裁员。

埃克森美孚表示:“我们正在对每个国家进行评估，以评估可能的额外效率，从而调整我们的业务规模，使其在未来更加强大。”

消息人士7月对路透表示，由于油价反弹，且计划中的资产出售未能如预期般实现，这家石油巨头一直在准备大幅支出和裁员，以维持股息。

在当月晚些时候举行的第二季度业绩电话会议上，管理层表示，他们看到了裁员的可能性，并计划在今年夏季结束评估，并在秋季宣布结果。

为了节省现金，埃克森美孚今年还削减了100亿美元的投资支出，并预计其在二叠纪盆地的钻井平台数量将继续下降。

冯娟 摘译自 投资者商业日报

原文如下：

Exxon Mobil Gets Set To Shrink As Oil Price Recovery Stagnates

Exxon Mobil (XOM) confirmed it's looking at job cuts worldwide as oil prices stall while protecting its dividend remains urgent. Exxon stock dipped.

Separately, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday that U.S. production last week plunged to 9.7 million barrels per day, the lowest since January 2018, from 10.8 million bpd in the prior week as Hurricane Laura shut in some Gulf of Mexico production.

The oil major, which was just ousted from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, announced voluntary layoffs at its Australian operations and added that further job cuts are under consideration at its operations in other countries.

"We have evaluations underway on a country-by-country basis to assess possible additional efficiencies to right-size our business and make it stronger for the future," Exxon told Reuters.

The oil major has been preparing steep spending and job cuts to preserve its dividend, sources told Reuters in July, as the oil rebound and planned asset sales have failed to materialize as hoped.

During the second quarter earnings conference call later that month, management said it saw the potential for workforce reduction and planned to conclude a review this summer and announce the results in the fall.

To conserve cash, Exxon has also cut investment spending by $10 billion this year and expects its rig counts in the Permian basin to continue to fall.