中国石化新闻网讯 据油价网2022年10月28日报道，美国最大的页岩生产商之一的先锋自然资源公司近日成为最新一家公布第三季度利润丰厚的石油巨头，超出了分析师的预期。
先锋自然资源公司在一份新闻稿中表示，这一结果是由于油价走强所致，在报告期内，先锋自然资源公司的平均油价为每桶94.23美元。天然气的平均价格为每千立方英尺7.57美元。
这一结果将有助于先锋自然资源公司实施其以股息和股票回购的形式向股东返还总计75亿美元的计划。
本周早些时候，石油巨头英国壳牌公司和法国道达尔能源公司也公布了强劲的第三季度业绩，得益于油价的上涨，这家法国超级石油巨头的业绩达到了历史最高水平。
各家公司似乎没有捶胸顿足，而是在制订计划，向股东返还更多现金。
先锋自然资源公司首席执行官斯科特·谢菲尔德在公司第三季度业绩发布会上表示：“为了进一步提高我们的顶级自由现金流产生和资本回报，我们提高了包括在我们未来开发项目中的井的回报门槛，预计这将在2023年和随后几年提高我们的项目井的生产力，超过2021年的生产力水平。”
李峻 编译自 油价网
原文如下：
Pioneer Joins Strong Q3 Oil Lineup With Forecast-Beating Profits
Pioneer Natural Resources became the latest oil major to report bumper profits for the third quarter, exceeding analyst expectations.
The result was made possible by stronger oil prices, with Pioneer enjoying an average price per barrel of $94.23 during the reporting period, the company said in a news release. The average price for gas was $7.57 per thousand cubic feet.
The results will help Pioneer implement its plan to return a total of $7.5 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and stock repurchases.
Earlier this week, supermajors Shell and TotalEnergies also reported strong third-quarter results, with the French supermajor’s result at the highest ever, thanks to oil prices.
Instead of beating their chest, companies seem to be making plans for more cash returns to shareholders.
“To further enhance our top-tier free cash flow generation and return of capital, we have increased the return thresholds for wells to be included in our future development programs, which is expected to improve our program well productivity in 2023 and subsequent years, surpassing 2021 productivity levels,” Pioneer chief executive Scott Sheffield said in the news release on the company’s third-quarter results.
