???? 據(jù)世界天然氣網(wǎng)站2月17日消息 純天然氣運(yùn)輸公司Flex LNG周三公布季度利潤(rùn)大幅增長(zhǎng)。
????該公司指出，去年第四季度的利潤(rùn)達(dá)到2580萬(wàn)美元，高于上一季度的380萬(wàn)美元。
????這一時(shí)期的收入為6740萬(wàn)美元，高于去年第三季度的3310萬(wàn)美元。
????第四季度，平均定期租船當(dāng)量達(dá)到73.712美元/天。相比之下，上一季度為46.569美元/天。
????該公司首席執(zhí)行官?ystein Kalleklev在評(píng)論業(yè)績(jī)時(shí)表示：“在2020年最后一個(gè)季度至2021年期間，由于寒冷天氣和經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇，亞洲需求強(qiáng)勁，導(dǎo)致液化天然氣和運(yùn)輸液化天然氣的船只短缺，液化天然氣市場(chǎng)明顯好轉(zhuǎn)。”
????并補(bǔ)充稱，在Covid-19流感大流行后，LNG價(jià)格同步走低，亞洲LNG價(jià)格上漲18倍，從2020年4月的低點(diǎn)反彈至2021年1月的高點(diǎn)。
????隨著亞洲的拉動(dòng)和到2021年北歐相對(duì)寒冷的開局，歐洲的天然氣庫(kù)存已經(jīng)耗盡。歐洲的天然氣庫(kù)存在秋季達(dá)到了最高水平，這使得未來(lái)的天然氣價(jià)格更加堅(jiān)挺，因?yàn)榇杭竞拖募緦⑿枰a(bǔ)充庫(kù)存。
????他預(yù)計(jì)，由于補(bǔ)貨需求，美國(guó)貨物取消的情況不會(huì)重演。?ystein Kalleklev還指出，預(yù)計(jì)年內(nèi)液化天然氣出口將呈現(xiàn)穩(wěn)定增長(zhǎng)。
????他說(shuō)：“我們還能夠以正常的速度預(yù)訂第一季度87%的收入，因此，我們預(yù)計(jì)收入將從2020年第四季度的6700萬(wàn)美元增長(zhǎng)到2021年第一季度的8000-9000萬(wàn)美元。”
????王磊 摘譯自 世界天然氣
????原文如下：
????Flex LNG posts profit jump
????Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, reported a significant jump in its quarterly profit on Wednesday.
????The company noted its profit for the fourth quarter of last year hit $25.8 million, up from $3.8 million reported in the quarter prior.
????Revenues for the period amounted to $67.4 million, up from $33.1 million during the third quarter of last year.
????The average Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) hit $73.712/day during the period under review. This compares to $46.569/day during the previous quarter.
????Commenting on the results, the company’s CEO, ?ystein Kalleklev, said, “During the last quarter of 2020 and into 2021, the LNG market improved markedly driven by strong demand from Asia due to a combination o cold weather and economic recovery, which resulted in a shortage of both LNG and ships to transport it”.
????He added that LNG prices, which hit synchronized lows following the Covid-19 pandemic, rebounded with an 18 times price increase of Asian LNG from the low in April 2020 to the highs in January 2021
????“With the pull from Asia and a relative cold start to 2021 in Northern Europe, gas inventories in Europe, which hit tank tops in the autumn, have been depleted. This has firmed up future gas prices, as restocking will be required during spring and summer months,” Kalleklev said.
????He does not expect a repeat of US cargo cancellations due to the restocking demand. Kalleklev also noted that LNG exports are expected to show a steady growth during the year.
????“We have also been able to book 87 per cent of the first quarter at healthy rates and we, therefore, expect our revenues to grow from $67 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to between $80 and $90 million in the first quarter of 2021”, he said.
