钱尼尔能源公司第二季度利润超过分析师预期

据天然气加工与液化天然气2020年8月6日休斯敦报道，美国最大的液化天然气（LNG）出口商钱尼尔能源公司公布的统计数据显示，由于从因Covid-19疫情大流行取消交货的客户收取的费用提高了利润率，钱尼尔能源公司第二季度利润超过了分析师的预期。

钱尼尔能源公司公司在其第二季度财报中称，该公司加快了来自有长期合同的客户的收入，即使客户取消交货也要支付有关费用。

钱尼尔能源公司首席执行官杰克·富斯科说：“尽管面临LNG市场环境的挑战和Covid-19疫情的持续全球影响，我们在今年第二季度仍取得了强劲的业绩。”

钱尼尔能源公司表示，在预防新冠病毒疫情安全措施的推动下，钱尼尔能源公司预计将在2022年下半年在位于路易斯安那州的萨宾帕斯LNG厂完成第6条液化生产线。此前，钱尼尔能源公司曾预计将在2023年上半年“基本完成”这个项目。

钱尼尔能源公司表示，该公司第二季度发运了78船LNG货物，今年上半年共发运了206船LNG货物。由于需求疲软，买家今年夏天一直在取消购买美国LNG货物。

钱尼尔能源公司再次确认了其今年全年的指导，即38亿至41亿美元的综合调整后的EBITDA收益和10亿至13亿美元的可分配现金流。

钱尼尔能源公司的股票在6日早盘交易中上涨了1%，至每股52.84美元。今年迄今为止，该股已经下跌了大约15%。

钱尼尔能源公司证实，该公司计划在2021年上半年基本上完成在德克萨斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂LNG厂的第3条液化生产线，并继续在科珀斯克里斯蒂开发第3阶段。

李峻 编译自 Gas Processing & LNG

原文如下：

Cheniere Energy Q2 profit tops estimates, to accelerate LNG plant expansion

Cheniere Energy Inc posted a second-quarter profit that beat analysts estimates on higher margins in part from collecting fees from customers cancelling deliveries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The largest U.S. exporter of LNG accelerated revenues from customers with long term contracts that guarantee payment even if clients cancel cargoes, it said in its second quarter earnings release.

“We delivered strong results for the second quarter of 2020, despite the challenging LNG market environment and continued global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s chief executive officer.

Cheniere said it expects to complete the sixth liquefaction train at its Sabine Pass LNG plant in Louisiana in the second half of 2022 amid new coronavirus safety measure. Previously it expected to “substantially complete” the project in the first half of 2023.

Cheniere said it sent out 78 LNG cargoes during the second quarter and 206 during the first half of 2020. Buyers have been scrapping purchases of U.S. cargoes this summer due to weak demand.

The company reconfirmed its full-year 2020 guidance of $3.8 billion to $4.1 billion in consolidated adjusted EBITDA and $1.0 billion to $1.3 billion in distributable cash flow.

Shares were up 1% at $52.84 in morning trading. The stock is down about 15% year to date.

Cheniere plans to substantially complete Train 3 at the Corpus Christi, Texas, LNG plant in the first half of 2021, and continues to develop a third stage at Corpus Christi, the company confirmed.