Occidental Announces 4th Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Results
Occidental (NYSE:OXY) today announced a net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2020 of $1.3 billion, or $1.41 per diluted share, and an adjusted loss attributable to common stockholders of $731 million, or $0.78 per diluted share.
Fourth quarter after-tax items affecting comparability of $581 million included a loss of $820 million related to the sale of non-core assets in the Permian Basin.
Highlights:
• Confirmed $2.9 billion capital budget to sustain 2021 production in line with the fourth quarter of 2020, while lowering base decline to 22 percent
• Used net proceeds from asset sales and cash on hand to repay $2.3 billion of debt in the fourth quarter
• Raised $2.0 billion in senior unsecured debt and extended $2.0 billion of near-term maturities in the fourth quarter
• Exceeded global production guidance and continued to deliver operational excellence in the fourth quarter
• Production of 1,143 Mboed from continuing operations, exceeding midpoint of guidance by 13 Mboed
• Permian Resources exceeded high-end of guidance, producing 382 Mboed
• Continued to lower costs and achieved capital synergies for well cost savings in the Texas Delaware and DJ Basins
Oil and Gas
Oil and gas pre-tax loss on continuing operations for the fourth quarter was $1.1 billion, compared to a pre-tax loss of $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2020. The fourth quarter results included a pre-tax loss of $820 million related to the sale of non-core assets in the Permian Basin. Excluding items affecting comparability, fourth quarter oil and gas results improved over the third quarter due to higher commodity prices.
For the fourth quarter of 2020, average WTI and Brent marker prices were $42.66 per barrel and $45.24 per barrel, respectively. Average worldwide realized crude oil prices increased by approximately 5 percent from the prior quarter to $40.77 per barrel.
Average worldwide realized NGL prices increased by approximately 1 percent from the prior quarter to $14.95 per barrel of oil equivalent (BOE). Average domestic realized gas prices increased by approximately 31 percent from the prior quarter to $1.55 per Mcf.
Excluding Colombia, which was sold in December, total average daily production for the fourth quarter was 1,143 thousand of barrels of oil equivalent per day (Mboed), which exceeded the midpoint of guidance by 13 Mboed. Permian Resources exceeded the high end of guidance with production of 382 Mboed and all other domestic operations came in near the high end of guidance with production of 518 Mboed. International average daily production volumes were 243 Mboed
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