據3月11日Energy Voice報道，蘇格蘭石油公司昨天表示，盡管本周油價暴跌，但凱恩能源不會改變任何短期計劃，還可能為公司發展提供機會。

凱恩能源總部位于愛丁堡，該公司首席執行官西蒙·湯姆森（Simon Thomson）表示，公司2019年稅前利潤為9030萬英鎊，同比增長約9.2億英鎊，這讓公司“處于有利地位”。

隨著2019年收入增長超過9300萬英鎊至4.043億英鎊，湯姆森向投資者保證，凱恩在英國的資產“仍然具有彈性”，能夠抵御油價暴跌。他表示：“從油價波動的角度來看，我們處于有利地位。Catcher和Kraken的生產成本均低于每桶20美元。我們相信，在動蕩時期，甚至在能源轉型時期，這些資產都是有彈性的。即使到2050年全球能源需求預計將減少一半，我們的項目仍處于正回報狀態。”

除了在Catcher和Kraken持有股份外，在倫敦上市的凱恩在以色列、毛里塔尼亞、塞內加爾、科特迪瓦、墨西哥和蘇里南均有股份。

洪偉立 摘譯自 Energy Voice

原文如下：

Cairn Energy ‘won’t change’ North Sea exploration plan despite oil price meltdown, chief says

This week’s oil price meltdown “won’t change” any short-term plans for Cairn Energy but could offer an opportunity, the Scottish oil firm’s boss said yesterday.

Simon Thomson, chief executive of Edinburgh-headquartered Cairn said pre-tax profits of ￡90.3 million for 2019, up from losses of around ￡920m the previous year, left his firm “well positioned”.

With revenue increasing by more than ￡93m to ￡404,3m last year, Mr Thomson reassured investors that Cairn’s UK assets “remain resilient” and able to withstand an oil price slump.

He said: “We are well-positioned from the point of view of oil price volatility. Catcher and Kraken production costs are below $20 a barrel.

“It’s a point to emphasise, that anything that we look at has to satisfy us that it can be resilient in a period of volatility, or indeed a period of energy transition.

“Even with an expected halving of global energy demand leading up to 2050, our projects still remain in positive return territory.”

He added: “We’re very focused on ensuring the portfolio can remain resilient to these types of challenges.”

As well as stakes in Catcher and Kraken, London-listed Cairn has interests in Israel, Mauritania, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Mexico and Suriname.