中国石化新闻网讯 据《世界石油》12月8日报道，雪佛龙公司（Chevron Corp.）明年将额外拨出20亿美元用于资本支出，因为在政府呼吁美国能源行业将更多利润再投资于生产之际，雪佛龙将权衡提高投资者回报的要求。
这家美国石油巨头12月7日表示，2023年将支出170亿美元。这是预测范围的上限；这也比公司今年的计划支出高出13%。
明年，二叠纪将占总开支的40亿美元。雪佛龙正在寻求加快美国页岩气生产，与过去十年大部分时间主导的多年期大型项目相比，该项目风险低，财务回报快。
据雪佛龙称，该盆地的支出假设“低两位数的成本通胀”，而全球支出可能以中等个位数的百分比上升。其低碳业务将获得20亿美元，是今年水平的两倍。
该公司首席执行官Mike Wirth在一份声明中表示，“我们在投资增长传统和新能源供应的同时，保持了资本纪律。尽管存在通货膨胀，但我们的资本支出预算仍与之前的指导方针保持一致。”
雪佛龙明年的支出将大大高于2020年和2021年的疫情年份，但仍约为2012-2019年期间300亿美元年均水平的一半。
Wirth表示，雪佛龙的支出比过去高效得多，这意味着该公司每投资一美元就生产更多的石油。但与此同时，投资者越来越关注提高投资者回报。雪佛龙目前每季度在股息和股票回购上的支出为65亿美元，即每年260亿美元，远远超过资本支出。
周三，雪佛龙股价在纽约盘后交易中持平，收于172.52美元。今年以来已经上涨了47%。
郝芬 译自 《世界石油》
原文如下：
Chevron to invest $4 billion in Permian in 2023 to boost US shale production
Chevron Corp. will allocate an extra $2 billion to capital expenditures next year as it weighs demands for higher investor returns amid calls from Admin for the U.S. energy industry to reinvest more profits in production.
The U.S. oil giant said>The Permian will account for $4 billion of the total spending next year. Chevron is seeking to accelerate U.S. shale production, which is low-risk and offers quick financial returns compared with the multi-year megaprojects that dominated much of the last decade.
According to Chevron, spending in the basin assumes “low double-digit cost inflation,” while global expenses are likely to rise in the mid-single digit percentages. Its low-carbon business will receive $2 billion, double the level this year.
“We’re maintaining capital discipline while investing to grow both traditional and new energy supplies,” Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said in a statement. “Our capex budgets remain in line with prior guidance despite inflation.”
Chevron’s spending next year will be considerably above the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, but still around half the $30 billion annual average of the 2012-2019 period.
Wirth has said Chevron’s spending is much more efficient than in the past, meaning the company produces more oil per dollar invested. But it also comes amid intensifying focus>Chevron’s shares were unchanged in after-market trading in New York on Wednesday, after closing at $172.52. They have gained 47% this year.