石油设备网讯 据道琼斯伦敦2月6日消息,英国石油公司(BP)周二公布了2016年中期以来的首次季度亏损,主要是受到与2010年墨西哥湾漏油事故以及美国税改相关的一次性支出拖累。
尽管第四季度业绩受到冲击,但这家英国石油巨头全年表现不错,因为BP实现了自油价四年前暴跌以来的首个全年盈利,主要是受到油价不断攀升、产量上升,以及炼油和营销业务赢利健康的支撑。
BP称,2017年公司的重置成本利润(相当于美国石油公司报告的净利润)为28亿美元;与之相比,2016年为亏损10亿美元。但是,从第四季度亏损5.83亿美元可以看出,该公司重回增长之路仍将面临重重挑战。
此外,BP还称,2017年与2010年墨西哥湾深水地平线漏油事故相关的支出为52亿美元,该数额高于公司此前的预期。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
原文如下:
BP Posts First Quarterly Loss in More Than a Year
BP PLC Tuesday reported its first quarterly loss since mid-2016, weighed down by one-off charges relating to the company's 2010 blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. tax overhaul.
The blow in the fourth quarter capped what was otherwise a successful year, as the British oil giant reported its first annual profit since the oil price crashed nearly four years ago, buoyed by rising oil prices, stronger production and healthy earnings from its refining and marketing divisions.
BP said its replacement cost profit--a number analogous to the net income that U.S. oil companies report--was $2.8 billion in 2017, compared with a loss of $1 billion in 2016. But a fourth-quarter loss of $583 million highlights the challenges that could still hamper the company's ambitious plan to return to growth.
BP said that charges in 2017 relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were $5.2 billion, greater than its expectations.