疫情影响上半年收益 沙特阿美2020年控制开支

据ICIS网站8月10日新加坡报道 国有能源巨头沙特阿美今年将继续控制资本支出，此前在冠状病毒大流行期间油价暴跌导致上半年盈利大幅下滑。

该公司在一份声明中称：“阿美继续实施其资本支出优化和效率计划，预计2020年资本支出将处于250-300亿美元区间的低端。”

2020年的目标范围低于去年328亿美元的资本支出。

国有能源巨头阿美表示，第二季度阿美的资本支出为62亿美元，上半年为136亿美元。

阿美石油公司表示：“疫情在全世界迅速蔓延，导致消费者和商业活动大幅减少，对原油、天然气和石油产品的需求大幅减少。”

这家沙特能源巨头第二季度净利润大幅下滑，原因是油价暴跌以及炼油和化工利润率下降。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco to rein in 2020 spending as pandemic hits H1 earnings

State-owned energy giant Saudi Aramco will continue to rein in capital spending this year following a plunge in first-half earnings caused by slumping oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Aramco continues to implement its capital spending optimization and efficiency program, and expects capital expenditure to be at the lower end of the $25 billion to $30 billion range for 2020,” the company said in a statement.

The target range for 2020 is lower than last year’s capex of $32.8bn.

In the second quarter, Aramco’s capital spending stood at $6.2bn, with the first-half figure at $13.6bn, the state-owned energy giant said.

“The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has spread rapidly throughout the world, resulting in substantial reductions in consumer and business activity and significantly reduced demand for crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products,” Aramco said.

The Saudi energy giant’s second-quarter net profit slumped due to a combination of oil price slump and falling refining and chemical margins.