据2月23日Natural Gas World报道，在悉尼上市的Oil Search报告称，2020年全年，由于石油和天然气价格下降，该公司净亏损3.207亿美元。要知道该公司2019年的利润为3.124亿美元。
亏损包括一项2.602亿美元的税后减值支出，该支出已在中期财务业绩中确认。扣除减值和其他重要非经常性项目的核心税后净利润为2200万美元，同比下降93%。
Oil Search公司的石油和凝析油平均价格年环比下降41%，天然气平均价格年环比下降32%。
Oil Search表示，在巴布亚新几内亚，巴布亚新几内亚液化天然气合资企业已获得第二个为期五年的石油保留许可证(PRL 15)延长，以推进项目的最终投资决定。
该公司表示:“这清楚地表明，巴布亚新几内亚政府和巴布亚液化天然气合资企业之间的合作日益紧密。这对于巴布亚液化天然气运营商道达尔来说是一个重要的里程碑，因为，该公司计划在2022年进入前端工程和设计(Feed)阶段。”
本月初，道达尔、Oil Search以及合作伙伴埃克森美孚与巴布亚新几内亚的政府就巴布亚液化天然气项目签署了一项财政稳定协议。该集团曾计划开发巴布亚液化天然气，同时扩大现有的巴布亚液化天然气工厂。不过，PNG液化天然气项目的扩张取决于双方是否达成了P’nyang天然气协议。
Oil Search还在2月22日表示，参与的Pikka合资企业已批准其位于阿拉斯加的石油项目进入前端工程和设计(Feed)阶段。
王佳晶 摘译自 Natural Gas World
原文如下：
OZ OIL SEARCH BOOKS $320MN LOSS IN 2020
Sydney-listed Oil Search on February 23 reported a net loss of US$320.7mn during the 12 months ending December 31, as a result of lower realised oil and gas prices. It made a profit of US$312.4mn in the previous year.
The loss includes a post-tax impairment charge of US$260.2mn that had been recognised in the interim financial results. Core net profit after tax excluding impairments and other significant non-recurring items was US$22mn, down 93% year/year.
Oil Search’s average realised oil and condensate price was down 41% yr/yr while its average realised gas price dropped 32% yr/yr.
In Papua New Guinea, the Papua LNG joint venture has been offered a second five-year extension of its petroleum retention licence (PRL 15), to progress the project to the final investment decision, Oil Search said.
“This is a clear demonstration of the increasing alignment between the PNG Government and the Papua LNG joint venture,” the company said. “It marks a significant milestone for the project as the Papua LNG operator, Total, targets entering the front-end engineering and design (Feed) phase in 2022.”
Total, Oil Search and partner ExxonMobil earlier this month signed a fiscal stability agreement with the government of Papua New Guinea for the Papua LNG project. The group had planned to develop Papua LNG and expand the existing PNG LNG plant in tandem. The expansion at PNG LNG is dependent on whether the P’nyang gas agreement is concluded, however.
Oil Search also said on February 22 that the Pikka joint venture it is involved in had approved Feed entry for its oil project located in Alaska.
