據5月12日CNBC網站消息：沙特阿美石油公司周二公布第一季度凈利潤下降25％，這家國有石油巨頭正在艱難應對原油價格大幅下跌和全球需求下滑的局面。

在周二發布的新聞稿中，該公司表示，今年前三個月的凈收入下滑至625億里亞爾（合166億美元），低于2019年同期的833億里亞爾?！斑@主要反映了原油價格下跌、煉油和化工利潤下降以及庫存重新計量的損失?！痹摴驹谝环萋暶髦姓f。

盡管利潤下滑，沙特阿美仍將支付第一季度187.5億美元的股息。作為上市前向投資者宣傳的一部分，該公司曾承諾在五年內每年向投資者派發750億美元的股息，盡管資本支出有所削減，但該公司并沒有收回這一承諾。

阿美公司表示，第一季度自由現金流為563億里亞爾，低于去年同期的651億里亞爾。

該公司總裁兼首席執行官Amin Nasser在新聞稿中說:“疫情危機不同于世界上近年來經歷的任何危機，我們正在適應高度復雜和快速變化的商業環境?！?/span>

“沙特阿美在經濟周期中表現出了韌性，并且由于強大的資產負債表和低成本結構，使該公司處于無與倫比的地位。”

馮娟 摘譯自 CNBC

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco’s first-quarter profit slides 25% as the collapse in oil prices bites

Saudi Aramco reported a 25% fall in net income for the first quarter on Tuesday, as the state-owned oil giant battles with a dramatic slide in crude prices and cratering global demand.

In a release published Tuesday, the company said net income slid to 62.5 billion riyals ($16.6 billion) in the first three months of the year, down from 83.3 billion riyals over the same period in 2019. This was “primarily reflecting lower crude oil prices, as well as declining refining and chemicals margins and inventory re-measurement losses,” the company said in a statement.

Aramco said it would pay a dividend of $18.75 billion in the first quarter, despite the fall in profit. The company had pledged to issue a $75 billion dividend annually for five years as part of its pitch to investors before going public, and it does not appear to be rolling that back yet despite cuts to capital spending.

The company said free cash flow in the first quarter was 56.3 billion riyals, down from 65.1 billion riyals over the same period last year.

“The Covid-19 crisis is unlike anything the world has experienced in recent history and we are adapting to a highly complex and rapidly changing business environment,” Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser said in the release.

“Aramco has demonstrated resilience during economic cycles and has an unparalleled position due to a strong balance sheet and low-cost structure.”