据路透社8月28日报道，澳大利亚炼油商加德士（Caltex）周二表示，由于较高的成本使其上半年利润保持在指导价的低端，该公司正考虑出售其价值约20亿澳元（合15亿美元）的便利零售资产。
Caltex主要经营石油产品的采购、提炼和供应，以及澳大利亚各地便利商店的运作。
今年以来，布伦特原油价格飙升了约14%。Caltex位于布里斯班的Lytton炼油厂也遭遇了较低的炼油利润，下降了18.6%。
受商店不断转型的影响，该公司的零售收入也下降了14%。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下:
Refiner Caltex Australia in talks to hive off some retail assets
Oil refiner Caltex Australia Caltex primarily deals in the purchase, refining and supply of petroleum products as well as the operation of convenience stores throughout Australia.
Brent crude prices have surged about 14 percent so far this year. Caltex’s solitary oil refinery, the Lytton refinery in Brisbane, also suffered lower refining margins, down 18.6 percent.
The company’s retail earnings also declined 14 percent, impacted by
