Occidental Petroleum beat profit estimates on higher oil prices
Reuters
Published Nov 04, 2021 04:31PM ET
Updated Nov 04, 2021 05:32PM ET
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:OXY) beat market estimates and more than doubled its profit to $836 million in the third quarter, from the previous three months, the company said in a filing.
Oil producers haven been posting higher results this quarter as commodities prices bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic.
Occidental shares, up 95% this year, rose a fraction in late Thursday trading to $33.90.
Occidental reported per share earnings of 65 cents in the third quarter. Adjusted earnings were 87 cents a share, beating the market's consensus estimate of 66 cents per share, according to Refinitiv data. The producer had a loss of $4.07 per share in the same period last year.
Occidental has "generated record free cash flow before working capital in each quarter this year, allowing us to reduce debt and strengthen our balance sheet,” Chief Executive Vicki Hollub said in a statement.
Occidental is joining a group of U.S. oil producers using the proceeds of higher oil prices to cut debt and increase free cash flow, with cash distribution to shareholders. It repaid $4.3 billion of long-term debt in the quarter, bringing it down to $30.92 billion.
Its chemical business last quarter generated record earnings, and the company forecast a $480 million pre-tax profit for this quarter.
Fourth-quarter oil and gas production could be between 1.13 million and 1.16 million barrels per day, the company said, flat to slightly below third-quarter production from continuing operations. Production in the Permian Basin will range between 472,000 to 482,000 barrels of oil and gas per day, below the third quarter’s 499,000 barrels per day, it said.
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