沙特阿美利润暴跌 石油市场出现复苏迹象

据路透社8月9日报道，沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司(Saudi Aramco)今年二季度利润暴跌73%，原因是冠状病毒危机导致的能源需求和价格暴跌打击了沙特这个世界最大石油出口国的销售。

沙特阿美坚持今年派发750亿美元股息的计划，首席执行官阿明?纳赛尔表示，全球石油需求正在复苏。

今年第二季度，所有大型石油公司都受到了冲击，原因是为遏制冠状病毒而实施了出行限制，降低了石油消耗量，导致油价跌至近20年来从未有过的水平。

沙特阿美去年在利雅得上市，募集资金达到创纪录的294亿美元。该公司表示，冠状病毒疫情在全球的迅速蔓延已显著降低了市场对原油、天然气和石油产品的需求。

纳赛尔表示，其看到了部分复苏市场，在出行限制放松后，随着经济逐渐开放，能源市场需求有所回升。他指出：“看看中国,他们的汽油和柴油需求几乎达到了疫情爆发前的水平。我们看到亚洲和其他市场也在复苏。”

沙特阿美公布其第二季度净利润下降73.4%，降幅超过分析师预期，并表示预计2020年资本支出将在250亿至300亿美元区间的靠下水平。

沙特阿美二季度净利润从上年同期的926亿里亚尔跌至246亿里亚尔(合65.7亿美元)。根据Refinitiv提供的三位分析师的平均预估，分析师原本预计净利润为313亿里亚尔。

沙特阿美股价早盘上涨约0.4%。该集团目前是世界上市值仅次于苹果的第二大上市公司。该公司表示,将支付187.5亿美元的股息，与2020年750亿美元股息的计划一致。

英国石油(BP)在第二季度出现创纪录亏损后，本月早些时候，进行了10年来的首次减息;荷兰皇家壳牌公司4月份削减了股息，这是该公司二战以来的首次减息。

沙特阿美第二季度和2020年上半年的自由现金流分别为61亿美元和211亿美元，而2019年同期为206亿美元和380亿美元。

截至6月底，该公司的杠杆比率是20.1%，主要反映了收购沙特基础工业公司的递延对价以及沙特基础工业公司的净债务合并。($1 = 3.7501里亚尔)

王佳晶 摘译自 路透社

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco's profit plunges, sees signs of oil market recovery

State oil giant Saudi Aramco’s profit plunged 73% in the second quarter of the year, as a slump in energy demand and prices due to the coronavirus crisis hit sales at the world’s biggest oil exporter.

But the company stuck with plans to pay $75 billion in dividends this year and CEO Amin Nasser said global oil demand was recovering.

All major oil companies have taken a hit in the second quarter as lockdowns to contain the coronavirus limited travel, which reduced oil consumption and sent prices tumbling to levels not seen in nearly two decades.

Aramco, which listed in Riyadh last year in a record $29.4 billion flotation, said the rapid spread of COVID-19 globally had significantly reduced demand for crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products.

Nasser told reporters he had seen a partial recovery in the energy market and a pick up in demand as economies gradually open after the easing of coronavirus lockdowns.

“Look at China, their gasoline and diesel demand is almost at pre-COVID 19 levels. We are seeing that Asia is picking up and other markets (too),” he told reporters after announcing the company’s quarterly results.

Aramco reported a 73.4% fall in second-quarter net profit, a steeper drop than analysts had forecast, and said it expected capital expenditure for 2020 to be at the lower end of a $25 billion to $30 billion range.

Net profit fell to 24.6 billion riyals ($6.57 billion) for the quarter to June 30 from 92.6 billion riyals a year earlier.

Analysts had expected net profit of 31.3 billion riyals, according to the mean estimate from three analysts, provided by Refinitiv.

“Aramco figures are healthy compared to other global peers,” Mazen al-Sudairi, head of research at Al Rajhi Capital, said. “This was the worst quarter in the modern history of oil industry, and surviving it with healthy figures points to a very positive outlook.”

Aramco shares were up about 0.4% in early trade. The group is currently the world’s second most valuable publicly traded company after Apple.

Aramco said it will pay a dividend of $18.75 billion for the second quarter of this year, in line with plans for a $75 billion dividend for 2020.

BP earlier this month cut its dividend for the first time in a decade after a record second-quarter loss, while Royal Dutch Shell in April cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two.

Aramco’s free cash flow stood at $6.1 billion in the second quarter and $21.1 billion for the first half of 2020, respectively, compared with $20.6 billion and $38.0 billion for the same periods in 2019.

Aramco’s gearing ratio was 20.1% at the end of June, mainly reflecting the deferred consideration for the acquisition of Saudi Basic Industries Corp and the consolidation of SABIC’s net debt on to Aramco’s balance sheet.($1 = 3.7501 riyals)