据彭博新闻社休斯敦报道，埃克森美孚公司预计其今年第一季度收益将减少8亿美元，这主要是由于3月份德州的极其严寒的天气造成的。
即便如此，这家美国石油巨头在经历了连续四次亏损后可能已经恢复盈利。3月31日，这家总部位于德克萨斯州欧文市的上市石油公司在一份文件中称，石油和天然气价格的反弹使其利润增加了27亿美元，而炼油和化工业务的利润增加了11亿美元。
德克萨斯州3月份的北极风暴对美国天然气和电力市场造成了严重破坏，在能源供应商中产生了赢家和输家。包括Just能源集团公司和Griddy 能源公司在内的电力零售商宣布破产，而石油生产商加州资源公司表示，由于寒冷飓风的影响，其天然气交易业务产生了利润。
埃克森美孚公司被迫关闭或减少墨西哥湾沿岸大型炼油和石化厂的运营，但3月31日提交的文件显示，其油气生产设施的盈利也大幅减少。
埃克森美孚公司去年遭遇了40年来的首次年度亏损，首席执行官达伦•伍兹正在试图修复与投资者的关系，将资本支出和生产维持在近20年低点，以最大限度地扩大现金流，并保护其每年150亿美元的股息。
埃克森美孚公司将在4至5周后公布其今年第一季度业绩，并将在5月底前，就一位维权投资者提出的重组董事会和改变战略的提议举行股东投票。埃克森美孚公司今年任命了3名新董事，以便在能源转型进程中更好地配备董事会。
李峻 编译自 彭博社
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Exxon faces $800MM earnings hit from Texas freeze
Exxon Mobil expects first-quarter earnings to be reduced by as much as $800 million due to the deep freeze that plunged Texas into darkness last month.
Even so, the oil giant probably returned to profit after four straight losses. Rebounding oil and natural gas prices increased earnings by as much as $2.7 billion while improved refining and chemical margins added up to $1.1 billion, the Irving, Texas-based company said Wednesday in a filing.
The Arctic blast in Texas wreaked havoc Exxon was forced to shut or reduce runs at its large refining and petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast but the filing The company suffered its first annual loss in four decades last year, and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods is aiming to repair relations with investors by holding capital spending and production near 20-year lows to maximize cash flow and protect its $15 billion-a-year dividend.
Exxon is due to report first-quarter earnings in four to five weeks and will face a shareholder vote on an activist investor’s proposal to reconstitute its board and change strategy toward the end of May. The company this year appointed three new directors to better equip the board through the energy transition.