據離岸工程網站4月6日消息 BP周二表示，預計2021年第一季度將達到350億美元的凈債務目標，此前該公司的資產處置收益早于預期，第二季度表現非常強勁。

該公司在2020年底擁有390億美元的債務，早前曾預計在2021年第四季度或2022年第一季度左右將債務降至350億美元。

BP計劃在達到債務目標后開始股票回購。該公司表示，將在4月27日發布的第一季度財報中提供股票回購的最新情況。

這家總部位于倫敦的公司周二表示，預計2021年的銷售收入將處于現有40-60億美元區間的頂端。

這家石油巨頭去年虧損57億美元，為10年來的首次虧損，因為新冠疫情嚴重影響了石油需求，并在2月份提醒稱，由于普遍的旅行限制，2021年的開局將很艱難。

吳恒磊 編譯自 離岸工程

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BP Expects to Reach $35B Net Debt Target in 1Q

BP expects to reach its $35 billion net debt target in the first quarter of 2021, the energy group said on Tuesday, following earlier-than-expected proceeds from disposals and a "very strong" quarter.

The company, which had a debt pile of $39 billion at the end of 2020, had earlier expected to reduce its debt to $35 billion around the fourth quarter of 2021 or first quarter of 2022.

BP plans to start share buybacks once it reaches its debt target. The company said it would provide an update on share buybacks during its first-quarter results on April 27.

The London-based company said on Tuesday it expects sale proceeds in 2021 to be at the top end of its existing $4 billion to $6 billion range.

The oil major plunged to a $5.7 billion loss last year, its first in a decade, as the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on oil demand and in February warned of a tough start to 2021 amid widespread travel restrictions.