據彭博新聞社休斯敦報道，埃克森美孚公司預計其今年第一季度收益將減少8億美元，這主要是由于3月份德州的極其嚴寒的天氣造成的。

即便如此，這家美國石油巨頭在經歷了連續四次虧損后可能已經恢復盈利。3月31日，這家總部位于德克薩斯州歐文市的上市石油公司在一份文件中稱，石油和天然氣價格的反彈使其利潤增加了27億美元，而煉油和化工業務的利潤增加了11億美元。

德克薩斯州3月份的北極風暴對美國天然氣和電力市場造成了嚴重破壞，在能源供應商中產生了贏家和輸家。包括Just能源集團公司和Griddy 能源公司在內的電力零售商宣布破產，而石油生產商加州資源公司表示，由于寒冷颶風的影響，其天然氣交易業務產生了利潤。

埃克森美孚公司被迫關閉或減少墨西哥灣沿岸大型煉油和石化廠的運營，但3月31日提交的文件顯示，其油氣生產設施的盈利也大幅減少。

埃克森美孚公司去年遭遇了40年來的首次年度虧損，首席執行官達倫?伍茲正在試圖修復與投資者的關系，將資本支出和生產維持在近20年低點，以最大限度地擴大現金流，并保護其每年150億美元的股息。

埃克森美孚公司將在4至5周后公布其今年第一季度業績，并將在5月底前，就一位維權投資者提出的重組董事會和改變戰略的提議舉行股東投票。埃克森美孚公司今年任命了3名新董事，以便在能源轉型進程中更好地配備董事會。

李峻 編譯自 彭博社

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Exxon faces $800MM earnings hit from Texas freeze

Exxon Mobil expects first-quarter earnings to be reduced by as much as $800 million due to the deep freeze that plunged Texas into darkness last month.

Even so, the oil giant probably returned to profit after four straight losses. Rebounding oil and natural gas prices increased earnings by as much as $2.7 billion while improved refining and chemical margins added up to $1.1 billion, the Irving, Texas-based company said Wednesday in a filing.

The Arctic blast in Texas wreaked havoc on gas and power markets, minting winners and losers among energy suppliers. Electricity retailers including Just Energy Group Inc. and Griddy Energy LLC declared bankruptcy, while oil producer California Resources Corp. said its gas trading business generated a profit as a result of the storm.

Exxon was forced to shut or reduce runs at its large refining and petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast but the filing on Wednesday showed that its oil and gas production facilities also suffered substantial reductions in earnings.

The company suffered its first annual loss in four decades last year, and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods is aiming to repair relations with investors by holding capital spending and production near 20-year lows to maximize cash flow and protect its $15 billion-a-year dividend.

Exxon is due to report first-quarter earnings in four to five weeks and will face a shareholder vote on an activist investor’s proposal to reconstitute its board and change strategy toward the end of May. The company this year appointed three new directors to better equip the board through the energy transition.