據OE網站6月29日報道，石油和天然氣公司科斯莫斯能源公司（Kosmos Energy）與大宗商品交易商托克集團（Trafigura）簽訂了原油預付協議，以支付其在美國墨西哥灣的部分產量費用。

科斯莫斯能源周一表示，該預付款協議將提供高達2億美元的原油銷售，主要與該公司2022年和2023年墨西哥灣部分產量有關，其中1.5億美元由托克承付。

該公司稱，科斯莫斯預計將在2020年6月提前完成5000萬美元的原油銷售。今年晚些時候，隨著預付款協議條件的完成，預計還將增加1億-1.5億美元的原油銷售，最終還將增加5000萬美元的承諾。

科斯莫斯沒有提供預計將出售給托克的石油數量的任何細節。

科斯莫斯能源最近任命的首席財務官Neal Shah表示，在市場開始低迷時，科斯莫斯采取了果斷行動，以降低成本、重組對沖基金并保持流動性。通過這項預付協議，我們獲得了高達2億美元的額外流動資金，以幫助我們在這個前所未有的動蕩時期管理業務。這種流動性也使我們能夠靈活地利用在混亂的市場中可能出現的機會。

科斯莫斯表示，該公司正在資產負債表上評估將該預付款協議歸類為遞延收入的做法，"不過這種會計處理方法有待最終分析。"

科斯莫斯上月表示，包括對沖計劃的影響在內，其今年第一季度實現的油氣收入為每桶油當量47.77美元。

今年第一季度的總凈產量日均約為6.63萬桶油當量，處于指導值的上端，其中美國墨西哥灣的凈產量為2.83萬桶/天（80%的石油)。

郝芬 譯自 OE網站

原文如下：

Kosmos Energy in $200M Prepayment Deal for Gulf of Mexico Crude

Oil and gas company Kosmos Energy has into a crude oil prepayment agreement with commodities trader Trafigura for a portion of its production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

The prepayment agreement provides up to $200 million of crude oil sales primarily related to a portion of the company's 2022 and 2023 Gulf of Mexico production, with $150 million committed by Trafigura, Kosmos Energy said Monday.

"Kosmos expects to execute $50 million of advance crude oil sales in June 2020. Later this year, following the completion of the prepayment agreement conditions subsequent, an additional $100-150 million of advance crude oil sales is expected, subject to finalizing additional commitments for $50 million," the company said.

Kosmos did not provide any detail on the amount of oil expected to be sold to Trafigura.

Neal Shah, Kosmos Energy's recently appointed Chief Financial Officer, said:: "At the start of the market downturn, Kosmos took decisive action to reduce costs, restructure hedges, and preserve liquidity. With this prepayment agreement, we have secured up to $200 million in additional liquidity to help us manage the business during this time of unprecedented volatility. This liquidity also gives us the flexibility to take advantage of opportunities that may arise in a dislocated market."

Kosmos said it was evaluating the classification of the prepayment agreement as deferred revenue on its balance sheet, "although such accounting treatment is subject to final analysis."

Kosmos last month said its realized oil and gas revenues, including the impact of hedging program, in the first quarter of 2020 had been $47.77 per boe.

Total net production in the first quarter of 2020 averaged approximately 66,300 boepd, at the upper end of guidance, of which 28,300 boepd net (80% oil) from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.