據(jù)美國油價網(wǎng)2022年8月3日報道，美國西方石油公司（Oxy）報告稱，今年其第二季度的凈利潤為36億美元，低于第一季度的47億美元，第二季度擁有最高的42億美元的季度自由現(xiàn)金流。

然而，Oxy第二季度調(diào)整后的可歸屬股東的收入高于第一季度，為32億美元，第一季度為21億美元。  

Oxy首席執(zhí)行官Vicki Hollub在公司第二季度業(yè)績的新聞稿中說：“Oxy在所有業(yè)務(wù)上都以強勁的運營和財務(wù)表現(xiàn)完成了另一個季度。 在第二季度流動資金之前，我們創(chuàng)造了42億美元的自由現(xiàn)金流，這是迄今為止我們最高的季度自由現(xiàn)金流。我們還實現(xiàn)了一個重要的里程碑，我們超過了我們的短期債務(wù)削減目標(biāo)，并啟動了我們的股票回購計劃。”此外，在今年7月底前，Oxy償還了48億美元的債務(wù)，并回購了價值約11億美元的股票。

與其他石油公司一樣，西方石油公司一直在從油價上漲和對產(chǎn)量增長采取謹慎態(tài)度中獲益。在美國所有的頁巖地區(qū)——當(dāng)然也包括在石油巨頭的頁巖世界里——石油公司都在報告創(chuàng)紀錄的現(xiàn)金流、減少債務(wù)和回購股票。加拿大豐業(yè)銀行的一位分析師甚至稱，頁巖油的現(xiàn)金流狀況“驚人”。  

當(dāng)然，油價對這種驚人的現(xiàn)金流表現(xiàn)起到了重要作用，也增強了其他財務(wù)指標(biāo)。Oxy報告稱，今年第二季度持續(xù)經(jīng)營業(yè)務(wù)的稅前利潤為41億美元，高于第一季度的29億美元。然而，Oxy指出，雖然石油和天然氣價格在這一期間都有所上漲，但租賃運營費用也有所增加。

沃倫·巴菲特旗下的伯克希爾哈撒韋公司最近一直在增持Oxy的股份，總持股比例已達到近20%，引發(fā)其可能有意收購Oxy的傳言。

李峻 編譯自 美國油價網(wǎng)

原文如下：

Occidental Petroleum Bucks Oil Profit Trend With Lower Q2 Profit

Occidental Petroleum reported a net profit of $3.6 billion for the second quarter of the year, down from $4.7 billion for the first quarter, boasting the highest quarterly free cash flow.

The adjusted income attributable to shareholders, however, was higher in the second quarter than the first, at $3.2 billion versus $2.1 billion for the first quarter.

"Oxy completed another quarter with strong operational and financial performance across all of our businesses. We generated $4.2 billion of free cash flow before working capital in the second quarter, our highest quarterly free cash flow to date. We also achieved a significant milestone as we surpassed our near-term debt reduction goal and activated our share repurchase program," chief executive Vicki Hollub said in the company's second-quarter press release.

During the same quarter, the company repaid $4.8 billion in debt and bought back some $1.1 billion worth of shares by the end of July this year.

Like other oil companies, Oxy has been reaping the rewards of higher oil prices and a guarded approach to production growth. All across the U.S. shale patch—and in Big Oil's world, of course—companies are reporting record cash flows and reducing debt and repurchasing shares. One Scotiabank analyst even called the cash flow situation in shale oil "phenomenal".

Of course, oil prices have been instrumental in this phenomenal cash flow performance, enhancing other financial metrics as well. Oxy reported pre-tax profit from continuing operations of $4.1 billion for the second quarter of the year, which was up from $2.9 billion in the first quarter. The company noted, however, that while prices for oil and gas had both increased during the period, so had lease operating expenses.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has recently been raising its stake in Oxy, reaching nearly 20 percent in total, sparking rumors that it may be eyeing an acquisition.