据12月10日报道，加拿大自然资源公司周三表示，阿尔伯塔省削减石油产量计划的结束以及今年年初对天然气生产商Painted Pony Energy Ltd.的收购，将帮助该公司在2021年增加大约5%的产量。
这家总部位于卡尔加里的生产商表示，希望明年将天然气产量增长11%，达到约16.5亿立方英尺，同时石油和液态石油产量将增长4%，达到每天约95万桶。该公司公布的预算较本年度预算的27亿美元高出约19%。
首席财务官Mark Stainthorpe在讨论公司2021年预算的电话会议上表示:“我们2021年的资本预算为32亿美元，目标是实现石油产量同比增长5%。产量的强劲增长是由于我们的企业资源削减速度较低、有效和高效的运营以及适度增加的钻探项目。此外，大宗商品价格在2021年有望改善。”
作为加拿大最大的天然气生产商之一的加拿大自然资源公司(Canadian Natural)以1.11亿美元收购了Painted Pony，令天然气日产量增加约2.79亿立方英尺，液体燃料日产量增加4400桶。值得一提的是，2021年预算中只有大约2亿美元将用于产量增长。
加拿大自然石油公司总裁Tim McKay表示，Enbridge公司开始建设到明尼苏达州的3号生产线项目，并预计在2021年第三季度完成，从而将其产能从大约39万桶/天增加到76万桶/天。增加向美国出口石油的能力是值得欢迎的，但要注意有太多的未知因素，包括新冠肺炎疫情对需求和价格影响。
McKay补充道："我认为我们可以非常耐心地对待这些问题，我们的优点是灵活，如果在出口和定价方面有机会取得成果，就可以足够灵活地展开调整。当前，很难用我们看到的各种变数进行推测。”
CNQ预计，在明年支付股息后，自由现金流将达到20亿至25亿美元，假设西德克萨斯中质油价格为每桶45美元。这笔钱将主要用于减少债务。几位分析师在报告中称，加拿大自然能源的业绩预期符合预期。
王佳晶 摘译自 Global News
原文如下：
Canadian Natural to boost oil and gas output by five per cent The end of Alberta’s oil production curtailment program and purchase of natural gas producer Painted Pony Energy Ltd. earlier this year will help Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. increase production by about five per cent in 2021, it said Wednesday.
The Calgary-based producer said it hopes to grow natural gas output next year by 11 per cent to about 1.65 billion cubic feet per day, while oil and petroleum liquids output will grow by four per cent to about 950,000 barrels per day.
It unveiled a capital budget of about 19 per cent larger than the $2.7 billion budgeted for the current year.
“Our 2021 capital budget of $3.2 billion is targeted to deliver five per cent year-over-year boe (barrels of oil equivalent) production growth,” said chief financial officer Mark Stainthorpe “The strong production increase is a result of our low corporate (resource) decline rate, effective and efficient operation and a modest but increased drilling program as a result of no curtailment and a current improved outlook for commodity prices in 2021.”
Canadian Natural, It said On the call, Canadian Natural president Tim McKay was asked about Enbridge Inc.’s start of construction of its Line 3 replacement project through Minnesota and the anticipated completion in the third quarter of 2021, thus increasing its capacity to 760,000 bpd from about 390,000 bpd.
The additional oil export capacity into the United States is welcome, he said, but added there are too many unknowns, including demand and price impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to say how the company will react.
“I think we can be very patient “Today, it’s hard to speculate with the variables we’re seeing.”
CNQ is forecasting $2 billion to $2.5 billion in free cash flow after paying its dividend next year, assuming a West Texas Intermediate price of US$45 per barrel. The money will be primarily used to reduce debt.
Canadian Natural’s guidance met expectations, several analysts said in reports.