西方的 Petroleum took a $1.4 billion writedown related to an investment in a pipeline affiliate, cut capital spending and withdrew its guidance for the year after a historic collapse in oil prices.

西方的’这家位于休斯顿的公司周二在一份声明中称，第一季度亏损包括与对Western Midstream Partners LP股权投资相关的减值准备。页岩油生产商正在将其今年的预算减少到24亿美元至26亿美元之间，比最初的计划减少了50％以上。在纽约股市的盘后交易中，该股上涨了4.4％，至16美元，而Western Midstream的变化不大。

西方的 is more exposed than most of its rivals to the crash in crude markets after quadrupling its debt load to help finance last year’斥资370亿美元收购阿纳达科石油公司（Anadarko Petroleum Corp.）。尽管到目前为止，首席执行官维基·霍尔卢布（Vicki Hollub）在亿万富翁卡尔·伊坎（Carl Icahn）的激进主义干预下仍然幸免于难，’现在面临着明年开始到期的大量借款。

Hollub has slashed capital spending, cut salaries and reduced dividends since the oil-price plunge began two months ago. Western Midstream is among the crown jewel assets that 西方的 has sought to sell to reduce leverage.

借款负担。 Hollub’阿尔及利亚选择阻止将在Anadarko交易中获得的资产出售给道达尔（Total SA），这一策略再次受到打击。此次出售，以及在加纳的另一笔交易，预计将筹集约50亿美元。

西方的 recently hired boutique investment bank Moelis &道琼斯援引未具名消息人士的话报道说，该公司将帮助研究减轻债务负担的方法。据道琼斯报道，预计该银行将与董事会的咨询委员会合作。

西方的 had a $670 million first-quarter loss on interest rate swaps and $580 million in charges related to international oil and gas properties. The company said the charges were partially offset by $1 billion of gains on crude oil hedges.