印度BPCL将2021年资本支出削减36%

    中国石化新闻网讯 据经济时报8月14日消息：受疫情影响，印度最大的燃料零售商巴拉特石油公司(Bharat Petroleum Corp)将其2021年资本支出目标削减36%，即从1250亿卢比降至约800亿卢比(合11亿美元)。

    由于疫情打压了油价和燃料需求，全球各地的石油公司都削减了支出计划。

    BPCL财务主管N. Vijayagopal表示：“我们已经研究了所有项目，并在较小的项目中采取非常苛刻的态度，因为我们必须专注于能为公司带来利润的事情上。另外，我们正在将2020-2021年度的支出转移到2022-2023年度。”

    他说，低于15亿卢比的老项目可能会推迟到明年，以维持目前对石化和炼油厂扩张的关注。

    面对需求放缓，BPCL正在以70-75%的产能运营炼油厂，并降低了石油产品的利润率，这使得出口销售的吸引力下降。

    该公司报告称，截至6月30日的三个月内，印度燃料需求增长大幅下滑，炼油毛利率为每桶0.39美元。不过，Vijayagopal表示，该公司有望在未来两个季度提高利润率，并计划在本财年开设约1000个加油站，与去年持平。

    冯娟 摘译自 经济时报

    原文如下:

    Hit by COVID-19 disruptions, BPCL cuts 2021 spending plans by 36% to about Rs 8,000 crore

    Bharat Petroleum Corp, India's largest fuel retailer, has cut its 2021 capex target by 36% to about 80 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) from 125 billion rupees because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Oil companies across the globe have cut their spending plans as the pandemic has driven down oil prices and fuel demand.

    "We have taken a look at all the projects ... on smaller projects we have taken a very harsh look because we have to focus on what is important and what is going to give us profit," said N. Vijayagopal, Bharat Petroleum's head of finance.

    "We are shifting the expenditure from year 2020-21 to 2022-23."

    He said old projects below 1.5 billion rupees could be delayed to next year to maintain the current focus on petrochemicals and refinery expansion.

    BPCL is operating its refineries at about 70-75% capacity in the face of slower demand and subdues margins on oil products, which make export sales less attractive.

    The company reported a gross refining margin of $0.39 per barrel in the three months to June 30, when Indian fuel demand growth plunged. However, Vijayagopal said the company is hopeful of improved margins in the next two quarters and is planning to open about 1,000 fuel stations in the current fiscal year, on a par with last year.

    Vijaygopal also said that the planned privatisation of BPCL was on schedule and is expected to be completed by March 2021.

    India has extended the deadline for initial bids for the federal government's stake in the company to Sept. 30.