据路透社2月29日报道,马来西亚国家石油公司于周一发布了去年第四季度亏损,并宣布在未来几年内削减开支以应对长期低油价。
马国油第四季度净亏损为29.6亿林吉特(约合7亿美元),去年同期净亏损73亿林吉特。该公司把巨额亏损归咎于油价暴跌带来的资产减值。
马国油第四季度总收入为601亿林吉特,比去年同期的794亿林吉特减少近四分之一。
马国油同时明确,正如之前告知员工的一份内部备忘录一样,计划在未来四年内削减500亿林吉特的资本支出,2016年就要削减150-200亿林吉特,不过马国油也做出承诺,保证今年将向政府支付160亿林吉特的股息。
沈佳蕾摘译自路透社
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Petronas posts $704 million fourth-quarter net loss, confirms spending cuts
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas, reported a fourth-quarter net loss on Monday and announced spending cuts for the next few years, as the state oil company braces for a prolonged period of low oil prices.
Petronas reported a net loss of 2.96 billion ringgit ($704.3 million) for the October-December period, compared with a loss of 7.3 billion ringgit a year ago. The company attributed the net loss to impairment of assets caused by low oil prices.
Revenue for the quarter was 60.1 billion ringgit, down nearly a quarter from 79.4 billion ringgit for the corresponding period a year ago.
Petronas also confirmed plans to cut spending by 50 billion ringgit over the next four years, as earlier announced in an internal memo to its staff.
It said the company would start with 15-20 billion ringgit cuts in 2016. But it added that it would stick to its commitment of paying a dividend of 16 billion ringgit to the government for 2016.