??據(jù)能源世界網(wǎng)8月9日報(bào)道，沙特阿拉伯的石油生產(chǎn)公司沙特阿美(Aramco)周日宣布，今年上半年凈利潤約470億美元，是去年同期的兩倍，當(dāng)時冠狀病毒導(dǎo)致旅行中斷，全球石油需求大幅下降。

　　這使沙特阿美回到了疫情爆發(fā)前的水平，2020年前六個月收入降至233億美元。

　　沙特阿美首席執(zhí)行官阿明·納賽爾（Amin Nasser）表示，該公司第二季度的業(yè)績“反映了全球能源需求的強(qiáng)勁反彈”。盡管新冠病毒變異帶來的挑戰(zhàn)仍存在一些不確定性，但我們已經(jīng)證明，我們能夠快速有效地適應(yīng)不斷變化的市場條件。

　　該公司還在其收益報(bào)告中確認(rèn)，其 2021 年第二季度的業(yè)績“主要受原油價格上漲的推動”。上周五，基準(zhǔn)布倫特原油交易價格略高于每桶70美元，高于去年同期每桶45美元的區(qū)間。

　　這家國有石油公司表示，今年第二季度的凈收入為254.6億美元，而去年同期僅為66億美元。本季度的收益略高于2019年第二季度冠狀病毒爆發(fā)前的247億美元。

　　該公司第二季度的收益也比今年第一季度的217億美元有所增加。

　　由于冠狀病毒的不確定性影響了消費(fèi)者對原油的需求，沙特阿拉伯引領(lǐng)全球主要產(chǎn)油國控制產(chǎn)量，以防止價格暴跌。根據(jù)該協(xié)議，沙特自2020年5月以來的日產(chǎn)量在800萬-900萬桶之間。

　　沙特阿美的財(cái)務(wù)狀況對沙特阿拉伯的穩(wěn)定至關(guān)重要。盡管沙特王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼(Mohammed bin Salman)為實(shí)現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟(jì)多元化做出了巨大努力，但該國仍然嚴(yán)重依賴石油出口來推動政府支出。

　　該公司表示，將堅(jiān)持第二季度支付187.5億美元股息的承諾，這是其支付750億美元年度股息的承諾的一部分。這筆支出的大部分流向了該公司的主要股東——沙特政府。

　　該公司與一家美國集團(tuán)牽頭的財(cái)團(tuán)簽署了124億美元的管道交易，并發(fā)行了60億美元符合伊斯蘭教法規(guī)定的債券，從而提振了其運(yùn)營現(xiàn)金流和現(xiàn)金收益。

　　郝芬 譯自 能源世界網(wǎng)

　　原文如下：

　　Saudi oil giant Aramco sees half-year earnings climb to $47B

　　Saudi Arabia's oil-producing company, Aramco, announced Sunday a net income of around $47 billion for the first half of the year, double what it earned over the same period last year when the coronavirus grounded travel and pummeled global demand for oil.

　　This puts Aramco back squarely where it was before the pandemic struck and sunk earnings to $23.3 billion in the first six months of 2020.

　　Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said the company's second quarter results "reflect a strong rebound in worldwide energy demand."

　　"While there is still some uncertainty around the challenges posed by COVID-19 variants, we have shown that we can adapt swiftly and effectively to changing market conditions," he said.

　　The company also confirmed in its earnings report that its performance in the second quarter of 2021 "was primarily driven by higher crude oil prices." Benchmark Brent crude oil traded just over $70 a barrel Friday, up from the $45 a barrel range it hovered at this time last year.

　　The majority state-owned oil company said net income for the second quarter was $25.46 billion compared to the dramatic figure of just $6.6 billion last year. This quarter's figure is slightly higher than the $24.7 billion it earned in the second quarter of 2019, before the coronavirus.

　　Its second quarter earnings are also an improvement from the first quarter of the year, which raked in $21.7 billion.

　　Saudi Arabia has led global efforts by major oil producers to curb output in order to keep prices from crashing as coronavirus uncertainty impacts consumer demand for crude. Under the agreement, the kingdom has been producing between 8-9 million barrels per day since May 2020.

　　Aramco's financial health is crucial to Saudi Arabia's stability. Despite massive efforts by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to diversify the economy, the kingdom still depends heavily on oil exports to fuel government spending.

　　The company said it will uphold its commitment to pay out dividends of $18.75 billion for the second quarter as part of its promise to pay $75 billion in annual dividends. Most of that payout is to the company's primary shareholder, the Saudi government.

　　Its operating cash flows and cash proceeds were buoyed when it signed a $12.4 billion pipeline deal with a consortium led by a U.S.-based group, as well as a $6 billion Shariah-compliant bond issuance.