据今日油价网站6月11日消息 据路透社报道，全球最大的大宗商品贸易公司托克六个月的利润上升了92%，因为它的石油和天然气交易业务抵消了其他业务的疲软。

截至3月31日的六个月期间，利润大幅增长是今年油价大幅波动以及美国石油出口大幅增长的直接结果。

如果不是其他表现疲软的部门，如金属业务和子公司Puma能源和Tendril Ventures公司，托克的利润可能会更高。

虽然与2018年上半年相比，利润非常可观，但应注意的是，2018年上半年的利润是多年来最低的，为2.2218亿美元，报告期利润比上期减少50%。

相比之下，托克截至3月31日的六个月净利润为4.257亿美元。这六个月的毛利润增长了50%，达到14.7亿美元。

托克是仅次于维多的第二大石油贸易商，2017年是美国最大的原油和凝析油出口商。从那时起，托克将重点放在美国，以避免与MiFID II一起出台的欧洲更严格的商品衍生品交易法规。

托克每天处理超过550万桶石油和其他石油产品。

托克在美国的出口交易将随着其在墨西哥湾克莱伯格县的最新项目而增加。该终端如果建造成功，将把石油装至离海岸12英里的超大型油轮上，这将使其免于州政府的法规，因为州政府要求公司消除挥发性有机化合物。根据调用方时间，该项目仍在等待批准。

王磊 摘译自 今日油价

原文如下：

Trafigura Sees 92% Increase In Profit On Booming Oil & Gas Trading Business

Trafigura’s six-month profit rose to 92 percent as its oil and gas trading desks offset weakness in other divisions, according to Reuters.

The hefty increase in profits for the six-month period ending March 31 were the direct result of the major volatility this year in oil prices, as well as its heavy presence in US oil exports, which have seen a marked increase.

Trafigura profits, as high as they were, would have been even higher were it not for some of its other segments that did more poorly, such as metals and subsidiaries Puma Energy and Tendril Ventures.

While the profit is remarkable compared to first-half 2018—it should be noted that H1 2018 profit was the lowest in years, at $221.8 million. The reporting period represented a 50% decrease in profits from the previous period.

By comparison, Trafigura’s net profit for the six months ending March 31 was $425.7 million. Gross profit for that six-month period rose 50% to $1.47 billion.

Trafigura is the second largest oil trader behind Vitol, and was the largest exporter of US crude oil and condensate in 2017. Since then, Trafigura has focused on the United States to avoid the tighter commodity derivative trading regulations in Europe that come with the MiFID II.

Trafigura handles more than 5.5 million barrels per day of oil and other petroleum profits.

Trafigura’s US export dealings is set to increase with its latest project in the Gulf of Mexico in Kleberg County. The terminal, if successfully built, will load oil onto VLCCs 12 miles away from shore, in federal waters, which would make it exempt from state regulations, which require companies to eliminate VOCs. The project is still awaiting approval, according to Caller Times.