据世界天然气网站2月17日消息 纯天然气运输公司Flex LNG周三公布季度利润大幅增长。

该公司指出，去年第四季度的利润达到2580万美元，高于上一季度的380万美元。

这一时期的收入为6740万美元，高于去年第三季度的3310万美元。

第四季度，平均定期租船当量达到73.712美元/天。相比之下，上一季度为46.569美元/天。

该公司首席执行官?ystein Kalleklev在评论业绩时表示：“在2020年最后一个季度至2021年期间，由于寒冷天气和经济复苏，亚洲需求强劲，导致液化天然气和运输液化天然气的船只短缺，液化天然气市场明显好转。”

并补充称，在Covid-19流感大流行后，LNG价格同步走低，亚洲LNG价格上涨18倍，从2020年4月的低点反弹至2021年1月的高点。

随着亚洲的拉动和到2021年北欧相对寒冷的开局，欧洲的天然气库存已经耗尽。欧洲的天然气库存在秋季达到了最高水平，这使得未来的天然气价格更加坚挺，因为春季和夏季将需要补充库存。

他预计，由于补货需求，美国货物取消的情况不会重演。?ystein Kalleklev还指出，预计年内液化天然气出口将呈现稳定增长。

他说：“我们还能够以正常的速度预订第一季度87%的收入，因此，我们预计收入将从2020年第四季度的6700万美元增长到2021年第一季度的8000-9000万美元。”

王磊 摘译自 世界天然气

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.