据8月12日offshore energy消息：总部位于安特卫普的油轮航运公司Euronav报告称，2021年第二季度“充满挑战”，最终出现9000万美元的赤字。
今年第二季度，该公司净亏损8970万美元，合每股0.44美元，而去年同期该公司净亏损2.596亿美元(合每股1.21美元)。
同期的息税折旧摊销前利润(EBITDA)为2260万美元，低于去年同期的3.621亿美元。
Euronav上一季度亏损7100万美元后，本期亏损扩大至9000万美元左右，因此今年上半年的整体净亏损为1.6亿美元。2020年同期赤字为4.85亿美元。
Euronav第二季度的业绩预计将受到冠状病毒引发的供应链中断的影响。
作为世界上最大的油轮公司之一，Euronav表示，新冠肺炎的限制措施抑制了对原油的需求，为了提高运价，原油需求和供应动态需要恢复正常模式。然而，时机仍然不确定。
此外，该公司指出，原油需求的改善和欧佩克+减产的缓和尚未转化为运价的恢复。到目前为止，人们期待已久的石油产量增长尚未转化为全球原油出口的可持续增长。
为了应对第一季度末的亏损，Euronav签署了8000万欧元(约9300万美元)的无担保循环贷款。
这一被大量超额认购的新贷款是与一系列商业银行签订的。该贷款的最短期限为3年，有两个1年的延期选项。
该油轮公司还对新一代船舶进行了反周期投资，其中包括八艘新型生态船。
Euronav去年的财务表现最佳，利润为4.73亿美元，较2019年报告的1.12亿美元大幅反弹。
冯娟 摘译自 offshore energy
原文如下：
Euronav suffers $89.7M loss in “challenging” Q2
Antwerp-based tanker shipping company Euronav has reported a “challenging” second quarter of 2021 which ended in a $90 million deficit.
For the second quarter of 2021, the company posted a net loss of $89.7 million or $0.44 per share, compared to the second quarter of 2020 when the company suffered a net loss of $259.6 million (or $1.21 per share).
Proportionate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the same period was $22.6 million, down from $362.1 million a year earlier.
Euronav’s loss for the period widened to around $90 million after $71 million in the previous quarter, so the overall net loss for the first half of the year was $160million. In 2020, the deficit for the same period was $485 million.
Euronav’s second-quarter performance is expected to have been affected by coronavirus-induced supply-chain disruptions.
One of the largest tanker companies in the world said COVID-19 restrictions were depressing demand for crude oil and for freight rates to gain traction, crude demand and supply dynamics will need to go back to their normal pattern. However, the timing remains uncertain.
Furthermore, the firm noted that improving crude demand and the tapering of OPEC+ production cuts have yet to translate into freight rate recovery. So far, the long-awaited oil production rises have not translated into sustainable increases in global crude exports.
To cope with the losses at the end of Q1, Euronav signed €80 million (around $93 million) unsecured revolving credit facility.
This new facility, which was significantly oversubscribed, was concluded with a range of commercial banks. The facility will have a minimum duration of 3 years, with two 1-year extension options.
The tanker company has also made counter-cyclical investments in a new generation of ships including eight new eco-vessels.
Euronav reported its best financial performance last year with a profit of $473 million, a major rebound from $ 112 million reported in 2019.