疫情以来壳牌首次从石油产出中获利

据4月7日彭博社报道，荷兰皇家壳牌公司表示，预计该公司将自疫情爆发以来首次从石油开采中获利。

周三，壳牌表示在2021年第一季度，主要负责石油勘探和生产的上游部门获得了当前大宗商品价格环境的优势。

尽管天然气、炼油和化工行业的盈利帮助壳牌去年实现了总体盈利，但由于疫情导致能源价格暴跌，其核心业务持续亏损。上游行业恢复盈利是该行业正从历史低谷中复苏的另一个信号。

壳牌表示，炼油和燃料市场部门的业绩与第四季度相比略有改善，该部门在2020年的大部分时间都是盈利的。

另外，德克萨斯州的冬季暴风雪导致该州基础设施瘫痪，大片油气田关闭，将对该公司约2亿美元的收入产生不利影响。

冯于荣 摘译自彭博社

原文如下：

Shell to Make First Profit From Oil Output Since Pandemic Began

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it expects to make the first profit from pumping oil since the start of the pandemic.

In the first quarter of 2021, Shell’s upstream unit, which largely handles the exploration and production of oil, captured “the upside from the current commodity price environment," the company said on Wednesday.

While earnings from natural gas, refining and chemicals helped Shell to post an overall profit last year, its core business reported consistent losses as energy prices plunged due to Covid-19. The return to profit upstream is another signal that the industry is recovering from the historic slump.

Performance at the division that refines and markets fuels, which was profitable for most of 2020, improved slightly compared to the fourth quarter, Shell said.

The severe winter storms in Texas, which crippled the state’s infrastructure and shut down a swath of oil and gas fields, will have an adverse impact on earnings of about $200 million, Shell said.