据世界天然气网站11月1日消息 总部位于休斯顿的液化天然气出口商钱尼尔能源公司在截至9月30日的一个季度出现亏损。

该公司在本季度报告了3.18亿美元的亏损，而2018年相应季度的利润为6500万美元。

今年前9个月，该公司亏损2.91亿美元，而上一年同期利润为4.04亿美元。

与2018年同期相比，截至2019年9月30日的三个月内净亏损增加，主要原因是运营总成本和费用增加，尤其是Sabine Pass液化项目的额外运营生产线和某些维护及相关活动、商品和外汇衍生产品公允价值变动净损失、利息费用增加、与利率衍生产品相关的衍生产品净损失增加、主要与权益投资减损有关的其他费用增加、收入中确认的每百万英热单位液化天然气利润率下降以及钱尼尔营销分支机构出售的液化天然气价格下降。

这部分被收入中确认的液化天然气产量增加和非控股权益导致的净收入减少所抵消。

在截至2019年9月30日的三个月内，钱尼尔液化项目共出口108批液化天然气货物，其中5批为调试货物。

在截至2019年9月30日的9个月内，钱尼尔液化项目共出口299批液化天然气货物，其中13批为调试货物。

钱尼尔在报告中指出，截至2019年9月30日，该公司液化项目出口并按交付方式销售的10批货物在途，其中没有一批为调试货物。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Cheniere slips to loss in third quarter

Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy slipped into the red during the quarter ending September 30.

The company reported a $318 million loss during the quarter under review, which compares to $65 million profit in the corresponding quarter of 2018.

For the first nine months of the year, the company reported a $291 million loss, which compares to $404 million profit in the corresponding period the previous year.

Net loss increased during the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the comparable 2018 period primarily due to increased total operating costs and expenses primarily as a result of additional trains in operation and certain maintenance and related activities at the Sabine Pass liquefaction project, net losses from changes in fair value of commodity and foreign exchange derivatives, increased interest expense, increased net derivative loss related to interest rate derivatives, increased other expense primarily related to an impairment of our equity method investment in Midship Holdings, and decreased margins per MMBtu of LNG recognized in income primarily due to decreased pricing on LNG sold by our marketing affiliate.

This was partially offset by increased volumes of LNG recognized in income and decreased net income attributable to non-controlling interest.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, 108 LNG cargoes were exported from Cheniere’s liquefaction projects, five of which were commissioning cargoes.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 299 LNG cargoes were exported from Cheniere’s liquefaction projects, thirteen of which were commissioning cargoes.

Cheniere noted in its report that ten cargoes exported from its liquefaction projects and sold on a delivered basis were in transit as of September 30, 2019, none of which were commissioning cargoes.