据《能源年》11月1日休斯敦报道，美国超级能源巨头雪佛龙(Chevron)和埃克森美孚(ExxonMobil)上周五宣布2021年第三季度收益创纪录。
雪佛龙公布了自2013年以来利润最高的季度，收益为61亿美元。大部分利润来自其上游业务，2021年第三季度的利润总额为2.35亿美元。
埃克森美孚也宣布，同一季度利润为68亿美元，这是2017年以来利润最高的一个季度。这家油气运营商宣布将恢复其在2016年暂停的股份回购计划。
这些公司认为，需求上升以及石油和天然气价格上涨是利润上升的主要原因。
郝芬 译自 《能源年》
原文如下：
Super-majors announce profit hike in Q3 2021
Both Chevron and ExxonMobil have announced record earnings in Q3 2021, the American super-majors announced align="justify"> Chevron has announced its most lucrative quarter since 2013, with earnings of USD 6.1 billion. Most of the profit came from its upstream endeavours, totaling USD 235 million in Q3 2021.
ExxonMobil also announced profits of USD 6.8 million in the same quarter, the most lucrative quarter since 2017. The hydrocarbons operator announced it would resume its share-buyback programme that it suspended in 2016.
The companies cite rising demand and higher oil and gas prices to be the major cause for the rise in profits.