据普氏能源资讯新加坡10月9日消息称,马来西亚国家石油公司正准备进行下一波投资,这与最近对加拿大LNG项目的最终投资决定一致,因为其RAPID炼油厂的完工使资本支出得以释放,而油价上涨则提振了现金流。
随着30万桶/天的RAPID项目从2019年初开始,不仅年度资本支出达到150亿至200亿林吉特(36至48亿美元),而且在与沙特阿美公司达成交易之后,马来西亚国家石油公司也获得了近295亿林吉特的资金。当时,中东石油生产商加入了下游项目。
根据标普全球评级公司评级的高级总监泽维尔简的说法,这些额外的现金为马来西亚国家石油公司提供了进一步的财务灵活性,既可以增加储备也可以进行像加拿大液化天然气公司这样的长期项目。
这是一个很大的转变,从2017年中期开始,油价徘徊在50美元/桶左右,该公司被迫搁置其在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省爱德华港的太平洋西北液化天然气项目,理由是“市场状况的变化”。
当时,马来西亚国家石油公司的资本支出承诺在维持其石油储备规模,Pengerang RAPID炼油厂的下游投资,向政府支付股息以及北美潜在的高资本项目液化天然气项目之间分散了开来。
实际上,马来西亚国家石油公司正在挖掘其现金储备,以便为更高的资本支出计划和稳定的股息分配提供资金。
标准普尔全球评级估计,截至2015年12月31日的财政年度,马来西亚国家石油公司在投资方面的支出(主要是其RAPID项目和储备替代品)和股息超过其运营产生的现金近270亿林吉特(65亿美元),并且截至2016年12月31日的年度为170亿林吉特。
吉恩说,这家国有石油公司每年需要花费约300亿林吉特来维持其储备寿命。
鉴于其保守的金融政策和资产负债表管理策略,马来西亚国家石油公司决定取消太平洋西北液化天然气项目,这并不令人意外,因为该项目再不进一步耗尽现金储备的情况下很难融资。
但截至2017年底,布伦特原油价格已经反弹至每桶67美元,随之而来的是,马来西亚国家石油公司的现金流也有所增强。
标准普尔全球评级公司的数据显示,马来西亚国家石油公司的年度资本支出估计在2018年、2019年和2020年平均为500亿至550亿林吉特,其支出将用于2018年完成下游项目,并将重点放在2019年和2020年的储量增长上。
陈菲 摘译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下:
Analysis: Malaysia's Petronas gears up for new investment cycle
Malaysia's national oil company Petronas is poised for its next wave of investments, in line with the recent final investment decision With the 300,000 b/d RAPID project starting in early 2019, not The additional cash gives Petronas further financial flexibility to either increase reserves or undertake longer-term projects like LNG Canada, according to Xavier Jean, senior director of corporate ratings at S&P Global Ratings.
This is a big shift from mid-2017, when oil prices were hovering around $50/b and the company was forced to shelve its Pacific NorthWest LNG project at Port Edward in British Columbia, Canada, citing "changes in market conditions."
At the time, Petronas' capex commitments were spread thin between maintaining the size of its petroleum reserves, downstream investments at the Pengerang RAPID refinery, dividend payments to the government and potentially high capex LNG projects in North America.
Petronas was in fact digging into its cash pile in order to finance an elevated capital spending plan and steady dividend distributions.
S&P Global Ratings estimated that Petronas' spending The state-run oil company needs to spend approximately MYR30 billion annually just to maintain its reserve life, Jean said.
Given its conservative financial policies and balance sheet management strategy, it's no surprise why Petronas decided to call off the Pacific NorthWest LNG project that would have been difficult to finance without depleting cash reserves further.
But by the end of 2017, Brent crude prices had bounced back to $67/b and along with it, Petronas' cash flows had strengthened.
Petronas' annual capital spending is estimated to average MYR50 billion-MYR55 billion in 2018, 2019, and 2020, with spending geared toward completing downstream projects in 2018, and focused





