據OE網站4月22日報道，周四，澳大利亞天然氣生產商桑托斯（Santos Ltd）公布第一季度收入增長9.2%，得益于全球經濟從去年新冠疫情的低點復蘇，大宗商品市場走強，并預測第二季度液化天然氣(LNG)價格將走強。

　　去年在新冠疫情爆發使能源市場遭受重創后，過去幾個月，放松限制和能源需求增加，提振了大宗商品價格。今年1月，LNG價格創歷史新高。

　　該公司首席執行官首席執行官Kevin Gallagher表示，大宗商品價格上漲和低自由現金流盈虧平衡油價使企業受益。盡管與石油相關的液化天然氣價格滯后了三個月，第二季度的價格應該會走強。

　　然而，該季度液化天然氣的銷售均價從一年前的8.88美元/百萬英熱單位(mmBtu)降至6.12美元/百萬英熱單位。

　　桑托斯表示，該公司在此期間生產了2480萬桶油當量(mmboe)，高于去年的1790萬桶油當量，略高于RBC估計的2440萬桶油當量。

　　該公司的收入從上年同期的8.83億美元增至9.64億美元，但未達到RBC估計的10.5億美元。

　　郝芬 譯自 OE

　　原文如下：

　　Santos Posts 9% Revenue Rise, Sees Higher LNG Prices in Q2

　　Australian gas producer Santos Ltd on Thursday posted a 9.2% rise in first-quarter revenue, helped by firmer commodity markets as global economies recover from last year's pandemic lows, and forecast stronger liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices for the second quarter.

　　Easing curbs and increasing energy demand in the last few months have lifted commodity prices after the COVID-19 outbreak battered energy markets in 2020. LNG prices hit a record high in January this year.

　　"Business benefited from higher commodity prices and a low free cash flow breakeven oil price. This was despite the three-month lag in oil-linked LNG prices, which should see stronger prices in the second quarter," CEO Kevin Gallagher said.

　　However, average sales prices for its LNG during the quarter fell to $6.12 per metric million British thermal units (mmBtu) from $8.88 per mmBtu a year earlier.

　　Santos said it produced 24.8 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) during the period, up from 17.9 mmboe last year, narrowly beating the RBC estimate of 24.4 mmboe.

　　The company's revenue rose to $964 million from $883 million a year earlier but missed an RBC estimate of $1.05 billion.