据路透社12月21日伦敦消息，荷兰皇家壳牌公司(Royal Dutch Shell)周一表示，将减记35亿至45亿美元的石油和天然气资产，该公司今年此前已进行了多次资产减记，以适应较疲软的市场前景。

壳牌在最新报告中表示，此次税后费用的变动原因是美国墨西哥湾阿波马托克斯(Appomattox)油田的减值，以及炼油厂的关闭和液化天然气(LNG)合同。而其第四季度业绩将于2月4日公布。

该公司表示，调整中涉及的一些费用将在2021年确认。

去年10月，全球最大的液化天然气交易商壳牌(Shell)对其液化天然气投资组合进行了略低于10亿美元的减记，减计重点放在了澳大利亚的旗舰项目——Prelude浮式液化天然气项目上。

在此之前，该公司还在第二季减记168亿美元，其中包括Prelude项目和大幅下调股价预期。

壳牌首席执行官Ben van Beurden将于2月11日公布壳牌大幅减少温室气体排放、扩大低碳能源和电力业务的长期战略。

在最新报告中，这家公司还表示，预计其上游链部门的石油和天然气产量约为2275-235万桶/日，略高于第三季度。

生产受到了飓风和北欧天气以及墨西哥湾钻井平台关闭的影响。

液化天然气的液化量预计在800万至860万吨之间。

预计本季度炼油产能的利用率将在72%至76%之间，这反映了由于冠状病毒大流行造成的需求持续疲软。

沈彦 摘译 路透社

原文如下:

Shell to write down assets again, taking cuts to more than $22 billion

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook.

In an update ahead of its fourth quarter results on February 4, Shell said the post-tax charge was due in part to impairments on its Appomattox field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the closure of refineries and liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts.

It said some charges involved in its restructuring would be recognised in 2021.

In October, Shell, the world’s biggest LNG trader, wrote down the value of its LNG portfolio by just under $1 billion, focusing on its flagship Prelude project in Australia.

That followed a $16.8 billion writedown in the second quarter which also included Prelude and a sharp cut in its price outlook.

CEO Ben van Beurden on Feb. 11 will unveil Shell’s long-term strategy to sharply reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and expand its low-carbon energy and power businesses.

In its update, the Anglo-Dutch company also said it expects oil and gas production in its upstream division to be around 2.275 to 2.350 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, slightly higher than in the third quarter.

Production was impacted by the closure of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico due to hurricanes as well as mild weather in Northern Europe.

LNG liquefaction volumes are expected to be between 8 and 8.6 million tonnes.

Oil refinery utilisation is expected to be between 72% and 76% of capacity in the quarter, reflecting continued weak demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.