壳牌第二季度利润下滑

中国石化新闻网讯 据世界天然气8月1日报道，总部位于海牙的液化天然气巨头壳牌第二季度净利润下降，原因是石油、天然气和液化天然气的实际价格下降。

该公司公布2019年第二季度净利润为35亿美元，比2018年同期报告的数字低42%。

壳牌在声明中表示，石油、天然气和液化天然气的实际价格下降，化工产品和炼油利润率下降，以及拨备增加，产量提高部分被抵消。

荷兰皇家壳牌首席执行官Ben van Beurden说:“尽管收益波动，我们的现金流表现良好。在这个季度，炼油和化工行业的宏观经济环境面临挑战，天然气价格也有所下降。本季度，我们实现了一些关键的里程碑，如阿波马托克斯天然气的启动和Prelude的第一批液化天然气货运。这些增加了我们具有竞争力的投资组合，预计将在未来几个季度产生额外的现金。”

壳牌的综合天然气业务报告称，与同期相比，收益大幅下滑，从2018年第二季度的33亿美元降至本报告所述期间的13亿美元。

与2018年第二季度相比，天然气综合收益反映了石油、天然气和液化天然气现实价格下降、产量下降，以及与特立尼达和多巴哥政府达成协议以及税收规定后的影响。

与2018年第二季度相比，Salym的总产量下降了3%，主要原因是Salym资产被剥离，并被转移到上游部门，部分被澳大利亚和特立尼达和多巴哥油田的增产所抵消。

与2018年第二季度相比，液化天然气液化量增加了2%，得益于更高的原料气供应，部分被撤资抵消。

在本季度中，产量达到866万吨，比2018年第二季度的846万吨高出2%。

液化天然气销量持平，达到1795万吨，而2018年第一季度为1797万吨。

薛珂 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Shell’s second-quarter profit slips

The Hague-based LNG giant Shell saw its second-quarter net profit drop on lower realized oil, gas and LNG prices.

The company reported a net profit of $3.5 billion for the second quarter of 2019, 42 percent below the figures reported in the corresponding quarter of 2018.

Lower realized oil, gas and LNG prices, weaker realized chemicals and refining margins, as well as higher provisions, were partly offset by improved production, Shell said in its statement.

Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said, “we have delivered good cash flow performance, despite earnings volatility, in a quarter that has seen challenging macroeconomic conditions in refining and chemicals as well as lower gas prices. This quarter we achieved some key milestones, such as the start-up of Appomattox and the first LNG cargo from Prelude. These add to our competitive portfolio, which is expected to generate additional cash in the coming quarters.”

Shell’s Integrated Gas business reported a significant slip in earnings compared to the corresponding quarter, from $3.3 billion in the second quarter of 2018 to $1.3 billion during the period under review.

Compared with the second quarter 2018, Integrated Gas earnings reflected lower realized oil, gas and LNG prices, decreased production, the impacts following the Heads of Agreement with the government of Trinidad and Tobago as well as tax provisions.

Total production was 3 percent lower compared with the second quarter 2018, mainly due to divestments and the transfer of the Salym asset into the Upstream segment, partly offset by production from field ramp-ups in Australia and Trinidad and Tobago.

LNG liquefaction volumes increased by 2 percent compared with the second quarter of 2018, benefiting from higher feedgas availability, partly offset by divestments.

Volumes reached 8.66 million tonnes in the quarter under review, 2 percent above the 8.46 million tons in the second quarter of 2018.

LNG sales volumes have remained flat, reaching 17.95 million tonnes, compared to 17.97 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2018.