據天然氣加工與液化天然氣2020年8月6日休斯敦報道，美國最大的液化天然氣（LNG）出口商錢尼爾能源公司公布的統計數據顯示，由于從因Covid-19疫情大流行取消交貨的客戶收取的費用提高了利潤率，錢尼爾能源公司第二季度利潤超過了分析師的預期。

錢尼爾能源公司公司在其第二季度財報中稱，該公司加快了來自有長期合同的客戶的收入，即使客戶取消交貨也要支付有關費用。

錢尼爾能源公司首席執行官杰克·富斯科說：“盡管面臨LNG市場環境的挑戰和Covid-19疫情的持續全球影響，我們在今年第二季度仍取得了強勁的業績。”

錢尼爾能源公司表示，在預防新冠病毒疫情安全措施的推動下，錢尼爾能源公司預計將在2022年下半年在位于路易斯安那州的薩賓帕斯LNG廠完成第6條液化生產線。此前，錢尼爾能源公司曾預計將在2023年上半年“基本完成”這個項目。

錢尼爾能源公司表示，該公司第二季度發運了78船LNG貨物，今年上半年共發運了206船LNG貨物。由于需求疲軟，買家今年夏天一直在取消購買美國LNG貨物。

錢尼爾能源公司再次確認了其今年全年的指導，即38億至41億美元的綜合調整后的EBITDA收益和10億至13億美元的可分配現金流。

錢尼爾能源公司的股票在6日早盤交易中上漲了1%，至每股52.84美元。今年迄今為止，該股已經下跌了大約15%。

錢尼爾能源公司證實，該公司計劃在2021年上半年基本上完成在德克薩斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂LNG廠的第3條液化生產線，并繼續在科珀斯克里斯蒂開發第3階段。

李峻 編譯自 Gas Processing & LNG

原文如下：

Cheniere Energy Q2 profit tops estimates, to accelerate LNG plant expansion

Cheniere Energy Inc posted a second-quarter profit that beat analysts estimates on higher margins in part from collecting fees from customers cancelling deliveries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The largest U.S. exporter of LNG accelerated revenues from customers with long term contracts that guarantee payment even if clients cancel cargoes, it said in its second quarter earnings release.

“We delivered strong results for the second quarter of 2020, despite the challenging LNG market environment and continued global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s chief executive officer.

Cheniere said it expects to complete the sixth liquefaction train at its Sabine Pass LNG plant in Louisiana in the second half of 2022 amid new coronavirus safety measure. Previously it expected to “substantially complete” the project in the first half of 2023.

Cheniere said it sent out 78 LNG cargoes during the second quarter and 206 during the first half of 2020. Buyers have been scrapping purchases of U.S. cargoes this summer due to weak demand.

The company reconfirmed its full-year 2020 guidance of $3.8 billion to $4.1 billion in consolidated adjusted EBITDA and $1.0 billion to $1.3 billion in distributable cash flow.

Shares were up 1% at $52.84 in morning trading. The stock is down about 15% year to date.

Cheniere plans to substantially complete Train 3 at the Corpus Christi, Texas, LNG plant in the first half of 2021, and continues to develop a third stage at Corpus Christi, the company confirmed.