???? 據2月25日oil monster消息：美國石油生產商阿帕奇(Apache Corp)周三公布去年第四季度虧損低于預期，并提高了支出預測，因為大宗商品價格已從大流行低點中回升。

????布倫特原油價格在2020年最后三個月均價約為45美元，此前曾創下歷史新低，因為疫苗的推出使人們對旅行需求反彈回到大流行前水平的信心。

????盡管油價上漲，阿帕奇與競爭對手西方石油公司一樣，預計今年石油產量將下降1%，因為這兩家公司專注于資產負債表清理，而不是增加石油產量。

????該公司將今年的項目支出預測提高至11億美元，因為油價已經有所改善，而之前的預期是將上游支出控制在10億美元以下。

????2020年，阿帕奇公司在上游項目上的投資為9.88億美元，大大低于最初預計的19億美元。

????阿帕奇調整后的每股虧損為5美分，低于分析師11美分的平均預期。

????馮娟 摘譯自 oil monster

????原文如下：

????Apache Posts Lower Fourth-Quarter Loss as Oil Prices Recover

????U.S. oil producer Apache Corp reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday and raised its spending forecast, as commodity prices recovered from pandemic-lows.

????Brent crude prices averaged around $45 in the last three months of 2020 after hitting record lows earlier, as vaccine rollouts built confidence about travel demand bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels.

????Despite the rising prices, Apache said it expects oil production to fall by a percent this year, joining rival Occidental Petroleum Corp in predicting a decline as the companies focus on balance sheet clean-ups instead of pumping more oil.

????The company raised its project spending forecast to $1.1 billion for this year as oil prices have improved since its previous outlook of keeping upstream expenses below a billion dollars.

????In 2020, Apache spent $988 million on upstream projects, sharply below its original estimate of as much as $1.9 billion.

????Apache’s adjusted loss of 5 cents per share was smaller than analysts’ average expectation of an 11 cents loss.