中国石化新闻网讯 据《能源年》2月2日伦敦报道，英国能源巨头壳牌公司周四在其第四季度报告中宣布，其2022年的利润达到创纪录的400亿美元。
该公司表示，尽管石油和天然气价格降低，LNG设施中断，但由于液化天然气交易和优化措施的提高，第四季度调整后利润上升至98亿美元。
在同一季度，该公司收购了丹麦的可再生天然气生产商Nature Energy，赢得了Hollandse Kust (West) lot VI风力项目的招标，并完成了对美国壳牌中游合作伙伴的合并。
2022年，壳牌液化天然气业务带来了创纪录的60亿美元的收入。
该公司还宣布将第四季度的股息提高至15%，并计划在2023年第一季度完成400亿美元的回购计划。
在其强劲绿色能源投资组合的推动下，2022年壳牌在可再生能源上投入了约35亿美元，其总资本支出为248亿美元。
该公司2023年的资本支出预计在230亿美元至270亿美元之间。
壳牌2022年第三季度的利润为95亿美元。
郝芬 译自《能源年》
原文如下:
Shell posts record earnings in 2022
Shell has posted record earnings of USD 40 billion in 2022, the British energy giant announced in its fourth quarter report>Despite lower oil and gas prices and outages at LNG facilities, the company cited a rise in quarterly adjusted earnings to USD 9.8 billion in Q4 2022 owed to heightened LNG trading and optimisation initiatives.
In the same quarter the company acquired renewable gas producer Nature Energy in Denmark, won a tender for the Hollandse Kust (West) lot VI wind project and completed the merger of Shell Midstream Partners in the USA.
In 2022, Shell’s LNG segment brought in record earnings of USD 6 billion.
The company also announced a rise in dividends to 15% for the fourth quarter and a USD 4-billion buyback scheme that is expected to be completed within Q1 2023.
Under its drive to grow a robust green energy portfolio, Shell spent around USD 3.5 billion>The company’s capex in 2023 is expected to be between USD 23 billion and USD 27 billion.
Shell posted earnings of USD 9.5 billion in Q3 2022.
