据海湾新闻迪拜报道，沙特国有石油巨头沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司（沙特阿美）近日公布的最新统计数据显示，沙特阿美今年7月初至9月底共获得了118亿美元的净利润，沙特阿美同时确认其第三季度将再向股东支付187.5亿美元的股息。
据路透社报道，受原油价格下跌和冠状病毒疫情危机抑制需求导致原油销售量下降的影响，沙特阿美第三季度获得的净利润比去年同期下降了44.6%。此外，炼油和化工业务利润率下滑也影响了沙特阿美第三季度的净利润。
但沙特阿美表示，三季度仍有一些积极因素。沙特阿美总裁兼首席执行官阿敏·纳赛尔说，“尽管全球能源市场面临逆风，但由于经济活动的改善，我们在第三季度看到了经济复苏的早期迹象。”“沙特阿美与沙特基础工业公司（萨比克）的整合正在按计划进行。”
纳赛尔说，“我们独特的规模、低上游碳强度和低生产成本支撑了我们的抗逆力。由于全球经济和社会格局的演变，这些优势以及我们降低温室气体排放的持续努力意味着，我们时下正处于有利地位，完全能够满足全球经济复苏对能源的需求。”
李峻 编译自 海湾新闻
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Saudi Aramco records $11.8 in third-quarter 2020 net income, declares $18.75b dividend
The Saudi oil giant Aramco recorded a net income of $11.8 billion between July and end September, while confirming that it will be paying another $18.75 billion as third quarter dividends.
This represents a 44.6 per cent drop from a year ago, dented by lower crude oil prices and volumes sold as the coronavirus crisis choked demand, according to Reuters. Weaker refining and chemicals margins also hit the company's net profit.
But the company says the third quarter still offered some positives. “We saw early signs of a recovery in the third quarter due to improved economic activity, despite the headwinds facing global energy markets," said Amin H. Nasser, Aramco President and CEO. "Aramco’s integration with SABIC is proceeding as planned.
"Our resilience is supported by our unique scale, low upstream carbon intensity and low production costs. As the global economic and social landscape evolves, these strengths and our continued drive to lower GHG emissions mean we are well positioned to support the energy needs of the global economic recovery."