埃克森美孚将在欧洲裁员1600人

据今日油价网站10月6日消息 石油和天然气巨头埃克森美孚本周表示，作为控制成本努力的一部分，埃克森美孚将在欧洲裁员1600人。

埃克森美孚在一份声明中表示：“提议的变更取决于各国的当地信息和咨询流程，这些信息和流程来自于过去几年中为提高效率和降低成本而进行的重组和工作流程变更所获得的洞察力。COVID-19对埃克森美孚产品需求的影响，增加了正在进行的效率工作的紧迫性。”

冠状病毒大流行导致油价暴跌，这家美国最有价值的能源公司，也是世界上最有价值的公司之一，受到了沉重打击。该公司在今年第一、第二季度相继出现亏损。公司目前预计第三季度的净利润也将为负。这既打压了其股价，也打压了投资者情绪，促使该公司加快削减成本。

作为这些努力的一部分，石油巨头一直在严重削弱其在欧洲石油和天然气领域的影响力。离开挪威后，埃克森美孚将北海资产出售，去年估计价值高达20亿美元，但现在，随着油价暴跌和流感大流行，这些资产可能变得更廉价。该公司去年以45亿美元的价格将其挪威业务出售给当地Var Energi公司。

埃克森美孚将出售15个油田的股份，这些资产为该公司今年的总产量贡献总计3.7万桶/日。两个勘探区块和埃克森美孚在该地区管道网络中的股份也将出售。到目前为止，大约有六家公司表示对这些资产感兴趣。

王磊 摘译自 今日油价

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ExxonMobil To Cut 1,600 Jobs In Europe

Oil and gas supermajor ExxonMobil will be cutting 1,600 jobs in Europe as part of efforts to rein in costs, the company said this week.

“Proposed changes are subject to local information and consultation processes as applicable in each country and result from insight gained through reorganizations and work-process changes made over the past several years to improve efficiency and reduce costs,” Exxon said in a statement, adding, “The impact of COVID-19 on the demand for ExxonMobil’s products has increased the urgency of the ongoing efficiency work.”

The most valuable energy company in the U.S. and one of the most valuable in the world has been hard hit by the oil price collapse brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The company swung into a loss in the first quarter of the year and then booked another loss for the second quarter. It now expects to post a negative net result for the third quarter as well. This has weighed both on its share price and on investor sentiment, prompting the company to hurry up with cost cuts.

As part of these efforts, the supermajor has been seriously reducing its presence in Europe’s oil and gas sector. After exiting Norway, Exxon has put up for sale North Sea assets that last year were estimated to be worth up to $2 billion but now, with the oil price collapse and the pandemic, may have become cheaper. The company last year sold its Norwegian operations to local Var Energi for $4.5 billion.

Exxon would be selling stakes in 15 fields, which would this year contribute a combined 37,000 bpd to the company’s total output. Two exploration blocks and Exxon’s stakes in pipeline networks in the region are also on the table. So far, about half a dozen companies have expressed interest in the assets.