據今日油價網站10月6日消息 石油和天然氣巨頭埃克森美孚本周表示，作為控制成本努力的一部分，埃克森美孚將在歐洲裁員1600人。

埃克森美孚在一份聲明中表示：“提議的變更取決于各國的當地信息和咨詢流程，這些信息和流程來自于過去幾年中為提高效率和降低成本而進行的重組和工作流程變更所獲得的洞察力。COVID-19對埃克森美孚產品需求的影響，增加了正在進行的效率工作的緊迫性。”

冠狀病毒大流行導致油價暴跌，這家美國最有價值的能源公司，也是世界上最有價值的公司之一，受到了沉重打擊。該公司在今年第一、第二季度相繼出現虧損。公司目前預計第三季度的凈利潤也將為負。這既打壓了其股價，也打壓了投資者情緒，促使該公司加快削減成本。

作為這些努力的一部分，石油巨頭一直在嚴重削弱其在歐洲石油和天然氣領域的影響力。離開挪威后，埃克森美孚將北海資產出售，去年估計價值高達20億美元，但現在，隨著油價暴跌和流感大流行，這些資產可能變得更廉價。該公司去年以45億美元的價格將其挪威業務出售給當地Var Energi公司。

埃克森美孚將出售15個油田的股份，這些資產為該公司今年的總產量貢獻總計3.7萬桶/日。兩個勘探區塊和埃克森美孚在該地區管道網絡中的股份也將出售。到目前為止，大約有六家公司表示對這些資產感興趣。

王磊 摘譯自 今日油價

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ExxonMobil To Cut 1,600 Jobs In Europe

Oil and gas supermajor ExxonMobil will be cutting 1,600 jobs in Europe as part of efforts to rein in costs, the company said this week.

“Proposed changes are subject to local information and consultation processes as applicable in each country and result from insight gained through reorganizations and work-process changes made over the past several years to improve efficiency and reduce costs,” Exxon said in a statement, adding, “The impact of COVID-19 on the demand for ExxonMobil’s products has increased the urgency of the ongoing efficiency work.”

The most valuable energy company in the U.S. and one of the most valuable in the world has been hard hit by the oil price collapse brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The company swung into a loss in the first quarter of the year and then booked another loss for the second quarter. It now expects to post a negative net result for the third quarter as well. This has weighed both on its share price and on investor sentiment, prompting the company to hurry up with cost cuts.

As part of these efforts, the supermajor has been seriously reducing its presence in Europe’s oil and gas sector. After exiting Norway, Exxon has put up for sale North Sea assets that last year were estimated to be worth up to $2 billion but now, with the oil price collapse and the pandemic, may have become cheaper. The company last year sold its Norwegian operations to local Var Energi for $4.5 billion.

Exxon would be selling stakes in 15 fields, which would this year contribute a combined 37,000 bpd to the company’s total output. Two exploration blocks and Exxon’s stakes in pipeline networks in the region are also on the table. So far, about half a dozen companies have expressed interest in the assets.