据世界石油网10月29日消息 埃克森美孚和雪佛龙正在将大额利润投入股票回购，因为飙升的能源价格增加了这两家公司的现金流。
埃克森美孚将自2016年以来首次恢复回购。该公司周五表示，计划从明年开始斥资100亿美元进行回购。雪佛龙正在考虑扩大其回购计划，因为飙升的天然气价格和炼油收益在上个季度将自由现金流推至历史最高水平。两家公司的股票在上市前交易中均有所上涨。
尽管欧洲出现能源危机，人们普遍担心通货膨胀和化石燃料供应，但美国这两个最大的油气生产商似乎更重视股东而不是资本支出。周五晚些时候，两家公司的高管在与分析师的电话会议上透露，他们面临的关键问题将是：是否有一部分额外现金用于2022年提高原油和天然气产量。
埃克森美孚预计将利用其大部分额外现金流支付股息和偿还债务，债务净额在2020年底达到近700亿美元的峰值。该公司的四大主要竞争对手：雪佛龙、TotalEnergies SE、荷兰皇家壳牌公司和bp，也都在利用今年的大宗商品涨势回购股票。壳牌和bp去年被迫削减股息。
吴恒磊 编译自 世界石油
原文如下：
Exxon, Chevron target billions in share buybacks as cash flow surges
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. are plowing windfall profits into share buybacks as soaring energy prices boost their cash flow.
Exxon will revive repurchases for the first time since 2016. The company said Friday it plans to spend as much as $10 billion align="justify"> The two largest U.S. oil and gas producers appear to be prioritizing shareholders rather than capital spending, despite energy crises in Europe and widespread concern about inflation and supplies of fossil fuels. The crucial question for executives at both companies when they appear align="justify"> Exxon is expected to use the bulk of its extra cash flow to cover dividends and pay down debt, which peaked on a net basis at almost $70 billion at the end of 2020. All four of the company’s major rivals -- Chevron, TotalEnergies SE, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc -- are using this year’s commodity rally to buy back shares as well. Shell and BP were forced to cut their dividends last year.