据能源世界网8月9日报道，沙特阿拉伯的石油生产公司沙特阿美(Aramco)周日宣布，今年上半年净利润约470亿美元，是去年同期的两倍，当时冠状病毒导致旅行中断，全球石油需求大幅下降。
这使沙特阿美回到了疫情爆发前的水平，2020年前六个月收入降至233亿美元。
沙特阿美首席执行官阿明·纳赛尔（Amin Nasser）表示，该公司第二季度的业绩“反映了全球能源需求的强劲反弹”。尽管新冠病毒变异带来的挑战仍存在一些不确定性，但我们已经证明，我们能够快速有效地适应不断变化的市场条件。
该公司还在其收益报告中确认，其 2021 年第二季度的业绩“主要受原油价格上涨的推动”。上周五，基准布伦特原油交易价格略高于每桶70美元，高于去年同期每桶45美元的区间。
这家国有石油公司表示，今年第二季度的净收入为254.6亿美元，而去年同期仅为66亿美元。本季度的收益略高于2019年第二季度冠状病毒爆发前的247亿美元。
该公司第二季度的收益也比今年第一季度的217亿美元有所增加。
由于冠状病毒的不确定性影响了消费者对原油的需求，沙特阿拉伯引领全球主要产油国控制产量，以防止价格暴跌。根据该协议，沙特自2020年5月以来的日产量在800万-900万桶之间。
沙特阿美的财务状况对沙特阿拉伯的稳定至关重要。尽管沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼(Mohammed bin Salman)为实现经济多元化做出了巨大努力，但该国仍然严重依赖石油出口来推动政府支出。
该公司表示，将坚持第二季度支付187.5亿美元股息的承诺，这是其支付750亿美元年度股息的承诺的一部分。这笔支出的大部分流向了该公司的主要股东——沙特政府。
该公司与一家美国集团牵头的财团签署了124亿美元的管道交易，并发行了60亿美元符合伊斯兰教法规定的债券，从而提振了其运营现金流和现金收益。
郝芬 译自 能源世界网
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.
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