???? 據離岸工程網2月24日報道，在美國石油生產商中，西方石油公司是率先制定雄心勃勃的凈零排放目標的公司之一。去年，該公司成立了一個低碳小組，通過一種被稱為直接空氣捕捉的方法，將二氧化碳從大氣中提取出來，實現商業化。

????周二，西方石油公司首席執行官兼總裁Vicki Hollub對分析師說：“作為我們低碳戰略的一部分，我們也可以為合作伙伴和其他行業提供解決方案，比如航空公司和公用事業公司，這些行業可能沒有其他方法來顯著降低碳足跡。”

????Hollub表示，值得注意的是，上周德克薩斯州受嚴重冬季風暴造成的石油停產影響是暫時的，西方石油公司90%的油氣生產和化學品業務已恢復運營。

????冬季風暴造成的停運和重啟的成本尚未量化。他補充說:“但好消息是，我們沒有看到任何永久性損壞，油井正在恢復，看起來非常好。”

????據路透社報道，盡管石油和天然氣價格走高，但由于資產出售給業績帶來壓力，該公司在周一在市場收盤后公布的第四季度虧損高于預期。

????西方石油公司第四季度的油氣業務稅前虧損11億美元，不過該部門在2019年第四季度的利潤為9.21億美元。

????“我們仍然致力于加強我們的資產負債表，并通過實現2020年資產剝離目標、減少債務和成功延長債務期限，向2021年過渡，財務狀況有所改善。”

????“在第四季度，我們的業務再次表現出色，因為我們的團隊繼續利用我們的技術專長來緩解產量下降，同時無情地降低成本。我們繼續在債務結構方面取得進展，并已大大超過我們的成本節約目標，同時在整個業務中實現卓越運營。”

????Vicki Hollub在公司的財務業績中表示:“這些決定性的財務和運營行動反映了我們作為低成本運營商的領導地位，當市場狀況改善時，我們將獲得成功。”

????值得提醒的是，今年1月，西方石油公司(Occidental)聲稱，在減少溫室氣體排放方面，它比美國電動汽車和清潔能源公司特斯拉(Tesla)做得更多。同月，該公司向印度交付了世界上第一批碳中和石油。

????壽琳玲 譯自Offshoreenergy

????原文如下：

????Occidental: Low-carbon business earnings could match oil

????Occidental has been an early mover among U.S. oil producers in setting ambitious net-zero emissions goals and last year created a low-carbon group to commercialize pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere through a process known as direct air capture.

????Chief executive and president of Occidental Petroleum Vicki Hollub told analysts on Tuesday: “As part of our low-carbon strategy, we can provide a solution for partners and other industries as well, which is airlines and utilities. Those industries may not have an alternative means to significantly lower their carbon footprint”.

????It is worth noting that the impact of severe winter storms in Texas last week that shuttered oil output was temporary, with 90 per cent of Occidental’s oil and gas production and its chemicals business back in operation, Hollub said.

????The costs of shutdowns and restarts from the winter storm are not yet quantified. “But the good thing is we see no permanent damage with anything, and the wells are starting back and looking very good”, Hollub added.

????According to a Reuters article, the U.S. producer posted on Monday after market close a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss despite higher oil and gas prices as an asset sale weighed on results.

????Occidental had a pre-tax loss of $1.1 billion in their oil and gas business for the quarter, though that unit had profits of $921 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

????“We remain committed to strengthening our balance sheet and transitioned into 2021 with an improved financial position by achieving our 2020 divestiture target, reducing debt and successfully extending debt maturities.

????“In the fourth quarter, our businesses again outperformed as our teams continue to leverage our technical expertise to mitigate production decline while relentlessly lowering costs. We continue to make progress on our debt structure and have significantly exceeded our cost savings targets while delivering operational excellence across our business.

????“These decisive financial and operational actions reflect our leadership as a low-cost operator, positioning us for success when market conditions improve“, Vicki Hollub stated in the company’s financial results.

????It is worth reminding that Occidental claimed in January that it was doing more than American electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the same month, the company delivered the world’s first shipment of carbon-neutral oil to India.“In the fourth quarter, our businesses again outperformed as our teams continue to leverage our technical expertise to mitigate production decline while relentlessly lowering costs. We continue to make progress on our debt structure and have significantly exceeded our cost savings targets while delivering operational excellence across our business.

????“These decisive financial and operational actions reflect our leadership as a low-cost operator, positioning us for success when market conditions improve“, Vicki Hollub stated in the company’s financial results.

????It is worth reminding that Occidental claimed in January that it was doing more than American electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the same month, the company delivered the world’s first shipment of carbon-neutral oil to India.