据世界天然气网站7月10日报道，全球最大的液化天然气（LNG）航运公司卡塔尔的Nakilat报告其半年利润增长了7％。
该公司今年上半年的净利润为4.76亿卡塔尔里亚尔(合1.308亿美元)，而2018年同期的净利润为4.45亿卡塔尔里亚尔。
该公司的报告称，Nakilat的财务业绩受到实现公司目标的长期战略计划的推动。
在2018年收购了另外两家液化天然气运输船和一家浮动储层再气化装置(FSRU)是该公司财务状况良好的主要原因之一，同时该公司的Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma造船厂的项目数量也有所增加，该厂最近纪念了其第200艘液化天然气运输船的维修。
Nakilat今年早些时候通过收购另外4艘液化天然气运输船，继续扩大其国际业务组合。
此外，Nakilat通过合理化运营费用在整个运营过程中取得了积极的成果，进而导致上半年业绩强劲，实现2019年至今的股价表现稳健。
Nakilat首席执行官Abdullah Al Sulaiti在评论该公司的业绩时表示:“对清洁能源的巨大需求支持了液化天然气贸易的增长，因此增加了对液化天然气航运业的需求。Nakilat致力于利用有前景的战略项目的潜在投资机会，满足日益增长的能源运输需求。”
李方征 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Nakilat posts rise in half-year profit
Qatar’s Nakilat, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company, reported a 7 percent jump in its half-year profit.
The company a net profit of 476 million Qatari Riyals ($130.8 million) for the first six months of the year, which compares to 445 million Qatari Riyals during the corresponding period in 2018.
Nakilat’s financial performance is driven by long-term strategic plans towards achieving the company’s goals, the company’s report reads.
The acquisition of two additional LNG carriers and Nakilat continues to expand its international portfolio through the acquisition of four additional LNG carriers earlier this year.
In addition, Nakilat has achieved positive results across its operations through rationalization of operational expenses which in turn resulted in a strong first half of the year, leading to a solid stock price performance for the year to date 2019.
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