BP预计第一季度净债务目标将达到350亿美元

据离岸工程网站4月6日消息 BP周二表示，预计2021年第一季度将达到350亿美元的净债务目标，此前该公司的资产处置收益早于预期，第二季度表现非常强劲。

该公司在2020年底拥有390亿美元的债务，早前曾预计在2021年第四季度或2022年第一季度左右将债务降至350亿美元。

BP计划在达到债务目标后开始股票回购。该公司表示，将在4月27日发布的第一季度财报中提供股票回购的最新情况。

这家总部位于伦敦的公司周二表示，预计2021年的销售收入将处于现有40-60亿美元区间的顶端。

这家石油巨头去年亏损57亿美元，为10年来的首次亏损，因为新冠疫情严重影响了石油需求，并在2月份提醒称，由于普遍的旅行限制，2021年的开局将很艰难。

吴恒磊 编译自 离岸工程

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BP Expects to Reach $35B Net Debt Target in 1Q

BP expects to reach its $35 billion net debt target in the first quarter of 2021, the energy group said on Tuesday, following earlier-than-expected proceeds from disposals and a "very strong" quarter.

The company, which had a debt pile of $39 billion at the end of 2020, had earlier expected to reduce its debt to $35 billion around the fourth quarter of 2021 or first quarter of 2022.

BP plans to start share buybacks once it reaches its debt target. The company said it would provide an update on share buybacks during its first-quarter results on April 27.

The London-based company said on Tuesday it expects sale proceeds in 2021 to be at the top end of its existing $4 billion to $6 billion range.

The oil major plunged to a $5.7 billion loss last year, its first in a decade, as the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on oil demand and in February warned of a tough start to 2021 amid widespread travel restrictions.