价格上涨 埃克森美孚五个季度来首次实现盈利

据烃加工网站4月2日消息 埃克森美孚可能公布五个季度以来的首次盈利，因其业务业绩改善，石油和天然气价格上涨带来的提振高达27亿美元，抵消了2月份深度寒潮带来的成本。

这家美国最大的石油生产商去年连续出现季度亏损，原因是油价和炼油利润率下降引发了资产减记。据Refinitiv的IBES数据，该公司去年大幅削减了运营费用，分析师曾预测每股利润为54美分。

经纪商Raymond James & Associates表示，根据埃克森美孚周三提交的证券申报，埃克森美孚可能会超过华尔街的预期。分析师Justin Jenkins在一份报告中写道，数据显示，该公司季度利润约为25.5亿美元，合每股收益60美分。

股票在尾盘上涨12美分，至55.95美元，该股今年迄今已上涨逾三分之一。

埃克森美孚表示，2月份的寒流导致德州炼油厂和化工厂断电，石油和天然气供应受到限制，造成高达8亿美元的损失和产量损失。康菲石油和德文能源早前警告称，寒流将导致产量损失。

尽管运营利润率连续提高，但炼油业务仍存在问题。炼油厂尤其受到了与新冠病毒大流行有关的燃料需求下降和最近原料价格上涨的沉重打击。

埃克森美孚的化工业务是该公司在2020年实现利润的唯一业务，由于利润率提高，该公司第四季度的业绩可能会增加6亿美元，在最后一个季度赚了7亿美元。

结果定于4月30日公布。

根据Refinitiv IBES的数据，第一季度公布的盈利可能达到23.4亿美元，而去年同期的亏损为6.1亿美元。

吴恒磊 编译自 烃加工

原文如下：

Exxon Mobil signals first profit in five quarters on price gains

Exxon Mobil Corp could post its first profit in five quarters on improved results across its businesses, with higher oil and gas prices providing a lift of as much as $2.7 billion, offset by costs from a February deep freeze.

The largest U.S. oil producer last year posted consecutive quarterly losses as falling oil prices and refining margins triggered write downs. It slashed operating expenses last year and analysts had forecast a per share profit of 54 cents, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Exxon could top Wall Street estimates based on its Wednesday securities filing, according to brokerage Raymond James & Associates. The data point to a quarterly profit of about $2.55 billion, or 60 cents share, wrote analyst Justin Jenkins in a note.

Shares gained 12 cents to $55.95 in late trading. The stock has gained more than a third this year to date.

The February freeze that cut power to Texas refineries and chemical plants, and curbed oil and gas supplies, caused up to $800 million in damages and lost production volumes, Exxon indicated. ConocoPhillips and Devon Energy earlier warned of production losses from the cold snap.

The filing showed refining remains a troubled business despite sequentially improved operating margins. Refineries have been especially hard hit by a pandemic-related drop in fuel demand and a recent rise in feedstock prices.

Exxon’s chemicals operation, its only business to eke out a profit for 2020, could get a $600 million boost over fourth quarter results on better margins. The business earned $700 million in the final quarter.

Results are scheduled to be released on April 30.

Reported first-quarter earnings could hit $2.34 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES, compared with a year-earlier loss of $610 million.