據鉆機地帶7月27日報道，赫斯公司公布第二季度凈利潤為1.19億美元，遠低于2022年同期的6.67億美元。

其調整后凈利潤為2.01億美元。赫斯將銷量下降歸咎于實際銷售價格的下降。產量增加的影響抵消了部分下降。

公司第二季度的凈產量為每日38.7萬桶油當量，高于2022年第二季度出售資產的預計產量30.3萬桶油當量。產量增加主要得益于圭亞那和巴肯盆地的增產。

赫斯表示，其2023年第二季度的原油實際平均銷售價格，包括對沖的影響，為71.13美元/桶，而去年同期為99.16美元/桶。2023年第二季度液化天然氣平均實際售價為每桶17.95美元，而去年同期為每桶40.92美元，而天然氣平均實際售價為每千立方英尺3.82美元，而2022年第二季度為每千立方英尺6.45美元。

該公司表示，2023年第二季度巴肯的凈產量為18.1萬桶油當量/天，而去年同期為14萬桶/天，這反映了鉆井和完井活動的增加，由于大宗商品價格下跌，液化天然氣和天然氣產量在收益合同百分比下增加，以及去年同期因天氣原因關閉后的正常運行時間延長。

在圭亞那，赫斯擁有Stabroek區塊30%的權益，2023年第二季度，從Liza Destiny和Liza Unity浮式生產、儲存和卸載船(FPSO)的凈產量總計為每天11萬桶，而去年同期為每天6.7萬桶。

Liza Unity FPSO于2022年2月開始生產，并于2022年7月達到約22萬桶的生產能力。該公司表示，在2023年第二季度，其從圭亞那出售了9船原油，而去年同期為6船。

圭亞那2023年全年的凈產量指導預計約為11.5萬桶/天，而赫斯之前的指導范圍為10.5萬桶/天至11萬桶/天。

首席執行官John Hess表示，“我們將繼續成功執行我們的戰略，為股東提供行業領先的現金流增長和財務回報，同時安全、負責任地生產石油和天然氣，以幫助滿足全球不斷增長的能源需求”。

郝芬 譯自 鉆機地帶

原文如下：

Hess Income Plummets in Second Quarter

Hess Corporation has reported $119 million in net income for the second quarter, well below the $667 million it posted for the same period in 2022.

Its adjusted net income was $201 million. Hess blamed the decrease on lower realized selling prices. The drop was partially offset by the net impact of higher production volumes.

Net production for the second quarter was 387,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), which was up when compared to the 303,000 boed proforma for assets sold in the second quarter of 2022. The increase was mainly helped by higher production in Guyana and Bakken.

Hess said its average realized crude oil selling price, including the effect of hedging, was $71.13 per barrel in the second quarter of 2023, compared with $99.16 per barrel in the prior-year quarter. The average realized natural gas liquids selling price in the second quarter of 2023 was $17.95 per barrel, compared with $40.92 per barrel in the prior-year quarter, while the average realized natural gas selling price was $3.82 per thousand cubic feet (mcf), compared with $6.45 per mcf in the second quarter of 2022.

Net production from Bakken was 181,000 boed in the second quarter of 2023 compared with 140,000 boed in the prior-year quarter, reflecting increased drilling and completion activity, higher natural gas liquids and natural gas volumes received under the percentage of proceeds contracts due to lower commodity prices, and higher uptime after weather-related shut-ins in the prior-year quarter, the company said.

In Guyana, where Hess holds a 30 percent interest in the Stabroek block, net production from the Liza Destiny and the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) totaled 110,000 barrels oil per day (bopd) in the second quarter of 2023, compared with 67,000 bopd in the prior-year quarter.

The Liza Unity FPSO, which commenced production in February 2022, reached its production capacity of approximately 220,000 gross bopd in July 2022. The company said that in the second quarter of 2023, it sold nine cargos of crude oil from Guyana, compared with six cargos in the prior-year quarter.

Net production guidance for Guyana for the full year 2023 is expected to be approximately 115,000 bopd, compared to Hess’ previous guidance range of 105,000 bopd to 110,000 bopd.

"We continue to successfully execute our strategy to deliver industry leading cash flow growth and financial returns to our shareholders while safely and responsibly producing oil and gas to help meet the world’s growing energy needs,” said CEO John Hess.