據OE網站4月29日報道，由于石油和天然氣價格飆升，雪佛龍公司第一季度利潤較去年同期幾乎翻了兩番，遠超華爾街的預測。

據Refinitiv的數據顯示，美國第二大石油生產商周五公布調整后收益為65億美元，或每股3.36美元，較華爾街平均估計的3.28美元高出8美分。雪佛龍去年同一季度的收入為17億美元，即每股90美分。

全球最大的能源公司從不斷上漲的石油和天然氣價格中獲得了豐厚的利潤。

全球基準布倫特原油第一季度均價為每桶114美元。隨著需求反彈到接近疫情前的水平，全球各地的能源供應已經收緊。

雪佛龍第一季度的收入增長了70%，達到544億美元，高于Refinitiv預測的479億美元。

該生產商正利用其巨額利潤增加對生產和可再生燃料的投資，向股東返還現金，并償還債務。

該公司在美國的油氣產量較上年同期增長了10%。

今年第一季度，雪佛龍在美國最大的非常規盆地——二疊紀盆地的油氣日產量達到創紀錄的69.2萬桶，并將全年預期提高至70萬～75萬桶。

雪佛龍首席執行官Mike Wirth在財報中表示，雪佛龍正在盡其所能增加國內供應。

郝芬 譯自 OE

原文如下：

Chevron 1Q Income Nearly Quadruples as Oil Prices Surge

Chevron Corp's first-quarter profit nearly quadrupled from the same period a year ago, easily surpassing Wall Street's forecasts as oil and gas prices surged following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The second-largest U.S. oil producer on Friday posted adjusted earnings of $6.5 billion, or $3.36 per share, 8 cents above Wall Street's mean estimate of $3.28, according to Refinitiv. Chevron earned $1.7 billion, or 90 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. 

The world's largest energy companies have profited handsomely on the back of rising oil and gas prices.

The global benchmark Brent averaged $114 per barrel in the first quarter. Energy supplies have tightened around the globe as demand has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels.

Chevron's revenue rose 70% to $54.4 billion in the first quarter, above the Refinitiv consensus of $47.9 billion.

The producer is using its massive profit to raise investments in production and in renewable fuels, return cash to shareholders and pay down debt.

The company's U.S. oil and gas production rose by 10% from the year-ago period. 

In the first quarter, Chevron pumped a record of 692,000 barrels of oil and gas per day (boed) in the Permian, the top U.S. unconventional basin, and boosted full-year guidance to a range of 700,000 to 750,000 boed.

"Chevron is doing its part to grow domestic supply," Chevron's Chief Executive Mike Wirth said in an earnings release.