據路透社8月9日報道，沙特阿拉伯國家石油公司(Saudi Aramco)今年二季度利潤暴跌73%，原因是冠狀病毒危機導致的能源需求和價格暴跌打擊了沙特這個世界最大石油出口國的銷售。

沙特阿美堅持今年派發750億美元股息的計劃，首席執行官阿明?納賽爾表示，全球石油需求正在復蘇。

今年第二季度，所有大型石油公司都受到了沖擊，原因是為遏制冠狀病毒而實施了出行限制，降低了石油消耗量，導致油價跌至近20年來從未有過的水平。

沙特阿美去年在利雅得上市，募集資金達到創紀錄的294億美元。該公司表示，冠狀病毒疫情在全球的迅速蔓延已顯著降低了市場對原油、天然氣和石油產品的需求。

納賽爾表示，其看到了部分復蘇市場，在出行限制放松后，隨著經濟逐漸開放，能源市場需求有所回升。他指出：“看看中國,他們的汽油和柴油需求幾乎達到了疫情爆發前的水平。我們看到亞洲和其他市場也在復蘇。”

沙特阿美公布其第二季度凈利潤下降73.4%，降幅超過分析師預期，并表示預計2020年資本支出將在250億至300億美元區間的靠下水平。

沙特阿美二季度凈利潤從上年同期的926億里亞爾跌至246億里亞爾(合65.7億美元)。根據Refinitiv提供的三位分析師的平均預估，分析師原本預計凈利潤為313億里亞爾。

沙特阿美股價早盤上漲約0.4%。該集團目前是世界上市值僅次于蘋果的第二大上市公司。該公司表示,將支付187.5億美元的股息，與2020年750億美元股息的計劃一致。

英國石油(BP)在第二季度出現創紀錄虧損后，本月早些時候，進行了10年來的首次減息;荷蘭皇家殼牌公司4月份削減了股息，這是該公司二戰以來的首次減息。

沙特阿美第二季度和2020年上半年的自由現金流分別為61億美元和211億美元，而2019年同期為206億美元和380億美元。

截至6月底，該公司的杠桿比率是20.1%，主要反映了收購沙特基礎工業公司的遞延對價以及沙特基礎工業公司的凈債務合并。($1 = 3.7501里亞爾)

王佳晶 摘譯自 路透社

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco's profit plunges, sees signs of oil market recovery

State oil giant Saudi Aramco’s profit plunged 73% in the second quarter of the year, as a slump in energy demand and prices due to the coronavirus crisis hit sales at the world’s biggest oil exporter.

But the company stuck with plans to pay $75 billion in dividends this year and CEO Amin Nasser said global oil demand was recovering.

All major oil companies have taken a hit in the second quarter as lockdowns to contain the coronavirus limited travel, which reduced oil consumption and sent prices tumbling to levels not seen in nearly two decades.

Aramco, which listed in Riyadh last year in a record $29.4 billion flotation, said the rapid spread of COVID-19 globally had significantly reduced demand for crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products.

Nasser told reporters he had seen a partial recovery in the energy market and a pick up in demand as economies gradually open after the easing of coronavirus lockdowns.

“Look at China, their gasoline and diesel demand is almost at pre-COVID 19 levels. We are seeing that Asia is picking up and other markets (too),” he told reporters after announcing the company’s quarterly results.

Aramco reported a 73.4% fall in second-quarter net profit, a steeper drop than analysts had forecast, and said it expected capital expenditure for 2020 to be at the lower end of a $25 billion to $30 billion range.

Net profit fell to 24.6 billion riyals ($6.57 billion) for the quarter to June 30 from 92.6 billion riyals a year earlier.

Analysts had expected net profit of 31.3 billion riyals, according to the mean estimate from three analysts, provided by Refinitiv.

“Aramco figures are healthy compared to other global peers,” Mazen al-Sudairi, head of research at Al Rajhi Capital, said. “This was the worst quarter in the modern history of oil industry, and surviving it with healthy figures points to a very positive outlook.”

Aramco shares were up about 0.4% in early trade. The group is currently the world’s second most valuable publicly traded company after Apple.

Aramco said it will pay a dividend of $18.75 billion for the second quarter of this year, in line with plans for a $75 billion dividend for 2020.

BP earlier this month cut its dividend for the first time in a decade after a record second-quarter loss, while Royal Dutch Shell in April cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two.

Aramco’s free cash flow stood at $6.1 billion in the second quarter and $21.1 billion for the first half of 2020, respectively, compared with $20.6 billion and $38.0 billion for the same periods in 2019.

Aramco’s gearing ratio was 20.1% at the end of June, mainly reflecting the deferred consideration for the acquisition of Saudi Basic Industries Corp and the consolidation of SABIC’s net debt on to Aramco’s balance sheet.($1 = 3.7501 riyals)