【壓縮機網】2月13日消息，由于2013年四季度利潤下跌19％，法國道達爾石油公司將大幅削減7％的資本支出。
　　
　　道達爾是英國北海地區產量和油氣儲量z*大的運營商之一。該公司將在q*產量停滯的地區削減投資，通過減少支出將其降至業界平均水平以提升股東回報。
　　
　　道達爾四季度調整后凈利潤由之前同期的25億英鎊銳減至20億英鎊，低于此前分析師預測的22億英鎊。
　　
　　原文如下：
　　
　　Total to slash capital spend
　　
　　French oil firm Total is to slash capital spending by 7% after profits slumped by 19% in the last quarter of 2013.
　　
　　Total – one of the largest operators in the UK North Sea in terms of production and reserves – will cut investment despite global output stalling, falling into line with industry peers by reducing spending in an attempt to boost shareholder returns.
　　
　　Fourth-quarter adjusted net profits plunged to just over ￡2billion, from about ￡2.5billion a year earlier, missing analysts' forecast for ￡2.2billion.