據OE網站8月8日報道，日本最大的油氣勘探公司Inpex周一將其全年凈利潤預期上調17%，由于石油和天然氣價格上漲提振了其上半年收益，同時日元走軟也提供了支撐。

疫情封鎖結束后，需求迅速復蘇，以及地緣政治沖突導致能源價格飆升，提振了全球能源公司的利潤。

Inpex目前預計其2022年凈利潤將達到3500億元（合26億美元），高于5月份預估的3000億元，但低于Refinitiv調查9位分析師預測的4080億元。

上半年的凈利潤為1840億日元，是去年同期的三倍多。

Inpex執行總裁Daisuke Yamada在新聞發布會上表示，該預測的上調是因為修正了對油價和外匯匯率的假設。

Inpex將今年的布倫特原油平均價格從每桶85美元上調至95美元，日元對美元匯率從120日元上調至125日元。

Yamada稱，由于天然氣價格上漲，其在澳大利亞的Ichthys液化天然氣項目將為其帶來超過2600億日元的利潤，比之前的計劃多200億日元。

盡管由于長期薪酬糾紛導致澳大利亞Prelude浮式液化天然氣設備產量下降，導致全年天然氣銷量預期下降了6%，但該公司的前景依然樂觀。

由于利潤豐厚， Inpex將年度股息預期從之前的每股54日元上調至60日元，同時宣布計劃在今年回購多達8.7%的股票。

郝芬 譯自 OE

原文如下:

Japan's Inpex Increases Full-year Profit Guidance on Stronger Oil, Gas Prices

Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp on Monday lifted its full-year net profit forecast by 17% as strong prices of oil and natural gas boosted its first-half earnings while a weaker yen also lent support.

A rapid recovery in demand after the end of pandemic lockdowns and a surge in energy prices, driven by the war, have boosted profits for energy companies worldwide. 

Inpex now predicts its 2022 net profit to reach 350 billion yen ($2.6 billion), against its May estimate of 300 billion yen, though it fell short of a 408 billion yen forecast in a Refinitiv poll of nine analysts.

Net profit for the first six months more than tripled from a year earlier to 184 billion yen.

"The forecast upgrade came as we revised assumptions of oil prices and forex rate," Daisuke Yamada, Inpex' managing executive officer, told a news conference.

Inpex revised its average Brent oil price for this year to $95 a barrel from $85, and yen's rate to 125 yen per U.S. dollar from 120 yen.

Thanks to higher gas prices, its Ichthys LNG project in Australia will contribute to its profit by over 260 billion yen, 20 billion yen more than its previous plan, Yamada said.

The rosy outlook came despite a 6% reduction in the full-year sales volume estimate of natural gas, hit by slower output at the Prelude floating LNG facility in Australia amid a long-running pay dispute. 

With bumper profits, Inpex boosted its annual dividend forecast to 60 yen a share from its previous plan of 54 yen, while announcing a plan to buy back up to 8.7% of its own shares this year.