???? 據世界天然氣網站2月17日消息 純天然氣運輸公司Flex LNG周三公布季度利潤大幅增長。
????該公司指出，去年第四季度的利潤達到2580萬美元，高于上一季度的380萬美元。
????這一時期的收入為6740萬美元，高于去年第三季度的3310萬美元。
????第四季度，平均定期租船當量達到73.712美元/天。相比之下，上一季度為46.569美元/天。
????該公司首席執行官?ystein Kalleklev在評論業績時表示：“在2020年最后一個季度至2021年期間，由于寒冷天氣和經濟復蘇，亞洲需求強勁，導致液化天然氣和運輸液化天然氣的船只短缺，液化天然氣市場明顯好轉。”
????并補充稱，在Covid-19流感大流行后，LNG價格同步走低，亞洲LNG價格上漲18倍，從2020年4月的低點反彈至2021年1月的高點。
????隨著亞洲的拉動和到2021年北歐相對寒冷的開局，歐洲的天然氣庫存已經耗盡。歐洲的天然氣庫存在秋季達到了最高水平，這使得未來的天然氣價格更加堅挺，因為春季和夏季將需要補充庫存。
????他預計，由于補貨需求，美國貨物取消的情況不會重演。?ystein Kalleklev還指出，預計年內液化天然氣出口將呈現穩定增長。
????他說：“我們還能夠以正常的速度預訂第一季度87%的收入，因此，我們預計收入將從2020年第四季度的6700萬美元增長到2021年第一季度的8000-9000萬美元。”
????王磊 摘譯自 世界天然氣
????原文如下：
????Flex LNG posts profit jump
????Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, reported a significant jump in its quarterly profit on Wednesday.
????The company noted its profit for the fourth quarter of last year hit $25.8 million, up from $3.8 million reported in the quarter prior.
????Revenues for the period amounted to $67.4 million, up from $33.1 million during the third quarter of last year.
????The average Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) hit $73.712/day during the period under review. This compares to $46.569/day during the previous quarter.
????Commenting on the results, the company’s CEO, ?ystein Kalleklev, said, “During the last quarter of 2020 and into 2021, the LNG market improved markedly driven by strong demand from Asia due to a combination o cold weather and economic recovery, which resulted in a shortage of both LNG and ships to transport it”.
????He added that LNG prices, which hit synchronized lows following the Covid-19 pandemic, rebounded with an 18 times price increase of Asian LNG from the low in April 2020 to the highs in January 2021
????“With the pull from Asia and a relative cold start to 2021 in Northern Europe, gas inventories in Europe, which hit tank tops in the autumn, have been depleted. This has firmed up future gas prices, as restocking will be required during spring and summer months,” Kalleklev said.
????He does not expect a repeat of US cargo cancellations due to the restocking demand. Kalleklev also noted that LNG exports are expected to show a steady growth during the year.
????“We have also been able to book 87 per cent of the first quarter at healthy rates and we, therefore, expect our revenues to grow from $67 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to between $80 and $90 million in the first quarter of 2021”, he said.
