-- 精密工程公司亨廷頓(Hunting)週三在2026年第一季交易更新中表示,其在杜拜和沙烏地阿拉伯的營運和人員仍然安全,基本上未受中東持續衝突的影響。 該公司表示,目前預計戰爭對其全年獲利能力的影響甚微,但最終結果將取決於衝突持續時間。該公司還表示,大宗商品價格上漲尚未轉化為美國或國際鑽井平台數量的增加,因為營運商採取了「觀望」態度。 然而,該公司指出,其仍處於有利地位,能夠從任何活動的成長中獲益。執行長吉姆·約翰遜(Jim Johnson)補充說,他們「對中東局勢的波動保持警惕」。 第一季度,該公司繼續擴大其能源相關海底銷售訂單,其中包括為圭亞那的一個項目獲得的6,350萬美元鈦應力接頭訂單。 該公司表示,儘管中東地區的一些延誤預計將在2026年第二季解決,但油田管材(OCTG)管線計畫仍已達到10億美元的投資額。 此外,該公司週三宣布,已完成將其歐洲、中東和非洲(EMEA)以及亞太地區的業務合併為一個「國際」營運部門,該合併將於2027年1月1日生效。
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