BP二季度亏损168亿美元

据阿纳多卢新闻8月5日消息称，英国能源巨头英国石油（BP）周二发布的财务业绩报告称，由于新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）对石油市场的负面影响，该公司在2020年第二季度亏损168亿美元。

这一数字明显低于今年第一季度44亿美元的净亏损，也低于2019年第二季度18.2亿美元的净利润。

根据财务业绩，2020年第二季度的亏损使该公司今年上半年的总亏损扩大至212亿美元。

BP首席执行官Bernard Looney表示，2020年4 - 6月期间“非常具有挑战性”，并称公司重新定义了长期价格假设和勘探冲销费用。

尽管布伦特原油的平均价格为每桶40美元，但英国石油说，它估计该国际基准油价在2021年和2025年将达到每桶50美元，然后在2030年和2040年升至每桶60美元的平均水平。

声明称:“新冠肺炎疫情在2020年第二季度继续蔓延，英国石油公司现在看到了对全球经济造成持久影响的前景，能源需求可能在一段时间内持续下降。”

曹海斌 摘译自 阿纳多卢新闻

原文如下：

BP posts $16.8 billion loss in second quarter of 2020

British energy giant BP reported a $16.8 billion loss in the second quarter of 2020 due to the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the oil market, according to its financial results statement released on Tuesday.

The figure is significantly down from a net loss of approximately $4.4 billion recorded in the first quarter of this year, and also from a net profit of $1.82 billion that was saw in the second quarter of 2019.

The loss in the second quarter of 2020 widened the firm's total loss for the first half of this year to $21.2 billion, according to the financial results.

BP CEO Bernard Looney said the April-June period of 2020 was "very challenging," adding the company redefined its long-term price assumptions and exploration write-off charges.

While the price of Brent crude averaged $40 per barrel, BP said it estimates the international benchmark to average $50 a barrel in 2021 and 2025, and then increase to an average of $60 a barrel in 2030 and 2040.

"With the COVID-19 pandemic having continued during the second quarter of 2020, BP now sees the prospect of an enduring impact on the global economy, with the potential for weaker demand for energy for a sustained period," the statement said.