世界石油

（彭博社）“埃克森美孚公司计划将股票回购提高 14%，因该石油巨头在以 600 亿美元收购先锋自然资源公司 (Pioneer Natural Resources Co.) 的推动下，加速了美国二叠纪盆地的原油生产。

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总部位于得克萨斯州斯普林的埃克森公司周三在一份声明中表示，明年将回购价值 200 亿美元的股票。这与竞争对手雪佛龙公司 (Chevron Corp.) 不相上下，该公司在 10 月底同意以 530 亿美元收购赫斯公司 (Hess Corp.) 后，承诺取消股票回购。

埃克森美孚还计划明年斥资230亿至250亿美元用于资本项目，扩大其在北美最多产油田二叠纪盆地的足迹，并在圭亚那等海外地区寻求未开发的储量。相比之下，2023 年的目标约为 250 亿美元。这家得克萨斯州石油巨头还扩大了对低碳企业的支出。

首席执行官达伦·伍兹正在大力投资化石燃料和低碳项目，他相信这将使埃克森美孚保持在能源转型的最前沿。埃克森美孚首席执行官伍兹上周首次在联合国气候大会上露面，他预测未来几年将需要化石燃料，并表示石油工业将在向清洁能源过渡中发挥关键作用。

纽约上午 9:34，埃克森美孚股价基本持平，收于 100.16 美元，国际原油期货下跌 1.7%，拖累石油股走低。该股今年以来已下跌约9%。

声明称，该公司计划在 2019 年以来削减 90 亿美元的基础上，到 2027 年削减 60 亿美元的“结构成本”。随着该公司建立锂、碳捕获和氢产品组合，到 2027 年，低碳项目的支出将达到 200 亿美元。

至于化石燃料，先锋公司的交易将使其成为二叠纪最大的生产商，并有助于将这家石油巨头的整体产量恢复到十多年来未见的水平。除了二叠纪盆地外，埃克森美孚还在圭亚那提高产量，在那里发现了大约 11 桶原油，并在中国建设了一座耗资数十亿美元的石化厂。埃克森美孚表示，大约 90% 的新项目将在 10 年内收回成本。

World Oil

(Bloomberg) – Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to raise share buybacks 14% as the oil giant accelerates crude production in the U.S. Permian basin, boosted by its $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

Source: World Oil

Exxon will repurchase $20 billion of stock next year, the Spring, Texas-based company said in a statement Wednesday. That matches competitor Chevron Corp., which pledged to lift buybacks after agreeing to buy Hess Corp. for $53 billion in late October.

Exxon also plans to spend $23 billion to $25 billion on capital projects next year as it expands its footprint in the Permian basin, North America’s most-prolific oil field, and pursues untapped reserves in overseas regions such as Guyana. That compares with a 2023 target of about $25 billion. The Texas oil giant also expanded spending on low- carbon ventures.

Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods is investing heavily in both fossil fuels and low-carbon projects that he believes will keep Exxon at the forefront of the energy transition. In the first-ever appearance by an Exxon CEO at the UN’s premier climate conference, Woods last week predicted that fossil fuels will be needed for years to come and said the oil industry will play a key role in the transition to cleaner energy.

Exxon was little changed at $100.16 at 9:34 a.m. in New York as a 1.7% slide in international crude futures dragged oil equities lower. The shares have fallen about 9% this year.

The company plans to cut $6 billion in “structural costs” by 2027, in addition to the $9 billion in reductions achieved since 2019, according to the statement. Outlays for low-carbon projects will reach $20 billion through 2027 as the company builds its lithium, carbon-capture and hydrogen portfolios.

As for fossil fuels, the Pioneer deal will make it far and away the biggest Permian producer and help restore the oil giant’s overall production to levels not seen in more than a decade. In addition to the Permian basin, Exxon is ramping up production in Guyana, where it has discovered roughly 11 Bbbl of crude, and building a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant in China. About 90% of the new projects will recoup their costs in less than 10 years, Exxon said.