據道瓊斯6月9日消息，在英國石油公司(BP)宣布計劃裁員近1萬人之后，華威商學院(Warwick Business School)表示，疫情影響可能會促使各大石油公司加快發展可再生能源。華威商學院表示，疫情減少了石油需求，原油價格大幅下跌，但這是在短期和長期下跌的更廣泛背景下發生的。所有公司都將想方設法削減成本，將活動轉移至低成本油氣田，削減投資，并支付可承受的股息。華威商學院教授大衛?埃爾梅斯(David Elmes)表示:“BP和其他歐洲跨國公司已經表示，隨著時間的推移，它們將不再那么關注石油和天然氣。如果這種情況繼續下去，將會有激烈的討論，討論他們能做些什么來加快行動。”

張春曉 摘譯自 道瓊斯

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BP Cuts 10,000 Jobs as Virus Sparks Industry Re-Think

The fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic could cause oil majors to speed up efforts to embrace renewable energy, says Warwick Business School after BP announced plans to cut nearly 10,000 jobs. The virus has reduced oil demand and crude prices have plunged, but that's happened in a wider context of short-term and long-term decline, WBS says. All sector firms will be looking at ways to cut costs, shift activities to the lowest-cost field, trim investment and pay affordable dividends. "BP and other European-based international companies have already said they'll become less focused on oil and gas over time," says WBS's Professor David Elmes. "If this situation continues, there will be intense discussions about what they can do to move faster."