中國石化新聞網訊 據12月10日報導，加拿大自然資源公司周三表示，阿爾伯塔省削減石油產量計劃的結束以及今年年初對天然氣生產商Painted Pony Energy Ltd.的收購，將幫助該公司在2021年增加大約5%的產量。
這家總部位於卡爾加裡的生產商表示，希望明年將天然氣產量增長11%，達到約16.5億立方英尺，同時石油和液態石油產量將增長4%，達到每天約95萬桶。該公司公布的預算較本年度預算的27億美元高出約19%。
財務長Mark Stainthorpe在討論公司2021年預算的電話會議上表示:「我們2021年的資本預算為32億美元，目標是實現石油產量同比增長5%。產量的強勁增長是由於我們的企業資源削減速度較低、有效和高效的運營以及適度增加的鑽探項目。此外，大宗商品價格在2021年有望改善。」
作為加拿大最大的天然氣生產商之一的加拿大自然資源公司(Canadian Natural)以1.11億美元收購了Painted Pony，令天然氣日產量增加約2.79億立方英尺，液體燃料日產量增加4400桶。值得一提的是，2021年預算中只有大約2億美元將用於產量增長。
加拿大自然石油公司總裁Tim McKay表示，Enbridge公司開始建設到明尼蘇達州的3號生產線項目，並預計在2021年第三季度完成，從而將其產能從大約39萬桶/天增加到76萬桶/天。增加向美國出口石油的能力是值得歡迎的，但要注意有太多的未知因素，包括新冠肺炎疫情對需求和價格影響。
McKay補充道："我認為我們可以非常耐心地對待這些問題，我們的優點是靈活，如果在出口和定價方面有機會取得成果，就可以足夠靈活地展開調整。當前，很難用我們看到的各種變數進行推測。」
CNQ預計，在明年支付股息後，自由現金流將達到20億至25億美元，假設西德克薩斯中質油價格為每桶45美元。這筆錢將主要用於減少債務。幾位分析師在報告中稱，加拿大自然能源的業績預期符合預期。
王佳晶 摘譯自 Global News
原文如下：
Canadian Natural to boost oil and gas output by five per cent on higher $3.2B budget
The end of Alberta’s oil production curtailment program and purchase of natural gas producer Painted Pony Energy Ltd. earlier this year will help Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. increase production by about five per cent in 2021, it said Wednesday.
The Calgary-based producer said it hopes to grow natural gas output next year by 11 per cent to about 1.65 billion cubic feet per day, while oil and petroleum liquids output will grow by four per cent to about 950,000 barrels per day.
It unveiled a capital budget of about 19 per cent larger than the $2.7 billion budgeted for the current year.
「Our 2021 capital budget of $3.2 billion is targeted to deliver five per cent year-over-year boe (barrels of oil equivalent) production growth,」 said chief financial officer Mark Stainthorpe on a conference call to discuss the company’s 2021 budget.
「The strong production increase is a result of our low corporate (resource) decline rate, effective and efficient operation and a modest but increased drilling program as a result of no curtailment and a current improved outlook for commodity prices in 2021.」
Canadian Natural, one of the largest natural gas producers in Canada, added about 279 million cf/d of gas and 4,400 bpd of liquids with its $111-million buyout of Painted Pony which closed in October.
It said only about $200 million in the 2021 budget will be devoted to growth.
On the call, Canadian Natural president Tim McKay was asked about Enbridge Inc.’s start of construction of its Line 3 replacement project through Minnesota and the anticipated completion in the third quarter of 2021, thus increasing its capacity to 760,000 bpd from about 390,000 bpd.
The additional oil export capacity into the United States is welcome, he said, but added there are too many unknowns, including demand and price impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to say how the company will react.
「I think we can be very patient on those and, what’s really good is we’re very nimble, if we see those opportunities to come to fruition in terms of egress and pricing, we’re nimble enough to adjust,」 McKay said.
「Today, it’s hard to speculate with the variables we’re seeing.」
CNQ is forecasting $2 billion to $2.5 billion in free cash flow after paying its dividend next year, assuming a West Texas Intermediate price of US$45 per barrel. The money will be primarily used to reduce debt.
Canadian Natural’s guidance met expectations, several analysts said in reports.