全球最大的石油公司沙特阿美2023年第二季度利潤下降38%

油價下跌意味著沙特阿美公司的凈利潤從2022年第二季度的484億美元降至今年的301億美元

盡管收益下降，但該公司計劃從2023年第三季度開始，在六個季度內增加派息

據油價網8月7日報道，油價下跌導致沙特阿美石油公司2023年第二季度利潤下降38%，但這家全球最大的石油公司正在通過一項新的與業績掛鉤的舉措來提高股息支付。

沙特阿美周一報告稱，2023年第二季度凈收入為301億美元，較2022年同期凈利潤484億美元下降38%，當時地緣政治沖突發生后，油價飆升至每桶100美元以上。

該公司2023年第二季度的凈利潤略高于該公司提供的分析師預估中值298億美元。

2023年第二季度，沙特阿美的原油實際均價為78.80美元/桶，低于2022年同期的113.20美元/桶。

沙特阿美自由現金流從2022年同期的346億美元下滑至232億美元。

然而，沙特阿美正在提高股息支出，因為該公司打算從2023年第三季度開始，在六個季度內分配與業績掛鉤的股息。該公司計劃根據2022年和2023年的全年合并業績計算首次與業績掛鉤的股息。沙特阿美預計，這些與業績掛鉤的股息將根據該集團2022年和2023年全年自由現金流的70%計算，扣除基本股息和包括外部投資在內的其他金額。

該公司總裁兼首席執行官Amin Nasser在一份聲明中表示，在沙特阿美，我們的中長期觀點保持不變——隨著全球經濟的復蘇，以及航空業活動的增加，對能源項目的持續投資將是保障能源安全的必要條件。

沙特阿拉伯最近宣布在7月、8月和9月單方面減產100萬桶/天，推動油價上漲和“市場穩定”。8月初，沙特表示將把減產延長至9月，并暗示減產可能會進一步延長或延長并深化。

郝芬 譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco’s Q2 Earnings Drop 38% On Lower Oil Prices

*Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, saw profit fall by 38% in the second quarter of 2023.

*Lower oil prices meant Saudi Aramco saw its net income fall from $48.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022 to $30.1 billion this year.

*Despite the drop in earnings, the company plans to boost dividend payouts that it intends to distribute over six quarters beginning from Q3 2023.

Lower oil prices dragged down the profits at Saudi Aramco by 38% in the second quarter of 2023, but the world’s largest oil company is boosting dividend payout with a new performance-linked initiative.

Aramco reported on Monday a net income of $30.1 billion for the second quarter of 2023, down by 38% compared to the $48.4 billion net profit for the same period of 2022, when oil prices surged to above $100 per barrel after the war.  

The net income for Q2 2023 slightly beat a company-provided median analyst estimate of $29.8 billion.

For the second quarter of 2023, Aramco’s average realized crude oil price was $78.80 per barrel, down from $113.20 a barrel for the same period in 2022.

Free cash flow slipped to $23.2 billion from $34.6 billion for the same period in 2022.

Aramco, however, is boosting dividend payouts as it intends to distribute performance-linked dividends over six quarters beginning in Q3 2023. The company plans to calculate the first performance-linked dividends based on the combined full-year results of 2022 and 2023. Aramco expects these performance-linked dividends to be calculated based on 70% of the Group’s combined full-year free cash flow for 2022 and 2023, net of the base dividend and other amounts including external investments.

“At Aramco, our mid to long-term view remains unchanged. With a recovery anticipated in the broader global economy, along with increased activity in the aviation sector, ongoing investments in energy projects will be necessary to safeguard energy security,” President and CEO Amin Nasser said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia has recently pushed for higher oil prices and “market stability”, by announcing a unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) for July, August, and September. Last week, the Kingdom said it would extend its cut into September and signaled that the production reduction could be further extended or extended and deepened.