雪佛龙计划对公司进行全面改革

据路透社报道，知情人士透露，雪佛龙首席执行官迈克尔·沃斯正准备对这家美国第二大油气公司进行全面改革，以削减成本和精简业务，从而提高盈利能力。

消息人士称，21个月前接管公司的沃斯打算将公司庞大的全球上游集团分割成单独的部门，重点关注页岩、液化天然气（LNG）和深水业务。

雪佛龙一直是大型石油巨头中表现最好的公司之一，该公司正试图在页岩油价疲软之前保持领先地位，因为页岩油价疲软已对其它大型石油勘探公司造成。

其中一位消息人士表示，所有的改革都还没有被批准。

雪佛龙发言人肯特 · 罗伯逊称: “雪佛龙正在积极评估现有的运营模式和结构，以使雪佛龙在任何环境下都能更好地参与竞争并取得胜利。”

沃斯在职业生涯的早期，以削减炼油和化工业务的成本而闻名，他的改革将把这些技能应用到雪佛龙的上游业务中，这将提供90%的利润，但面临页岩油田的挑战，这些油田需要不断投资来保持产量的增长。

美国著名金融服务公司Edward Jones的分析师Jennifer Rowland 表示：“由于预计美国轻质原油CLc1将在较长时间内保持在每桶60美元以下，所有油企，不仅仅是雪佛龙，都将着眼于削减成本。”

詹晓晶 摘自 路透社

原文如下：

Chevron CEO plans major cost-cutting overhaul of production teams – sources

Chevron Corp (CVX.N) Chief Executive Michael Wirth is preparing sweeping changes at the No. 2 U.S. oil and gas company that would cut costs and streamline operations in a drive to boost profitability, according to people familiar with the matter.

Wirth, who took over the company 21 months ago, intends to cut the company’s massive global upstream group into individual units, focusing on shale as well as liquefied natural gas and deepwater businesses, the sources said.

Chevron has been among the strongest performers among the big oil majors but the company is trying to stay ahead of weakness in shale that has hurt other large oil exploration companies.

All of the changes are not yet approved, one of the sources said.

“The company is proactively evaluating existing operating models and structures to better position Chevron to compete and win in any environment,” said Chevron spokesman Kent Robertson.

Known for cost cutting at refining and chemical operations earlier in his career, Wirth’s overhaul will apply those skills to Chevron’s upstream operations, which supply 90% of profit but face challenges from shale fields that require constant investment to keep production rising.

With expectations that U.S. oil prices CLc1 will stay below $60 per barrel for an extended period, “Everyone, not just Chevron, will be revisiting their structure with an eye on cost-cutting,” said Jennifer Rowland, analyst with Edward Jones.