據7月27日Business Times Online報道，馬拉西亞常青石油及天然氣公司（RH Petrogas）表示，預計今年第二季度虧損將高于去年同期水平。

這家獨立的上游油氣公司還預計，2020年上半年將錄得虧損，而2019年上半年則實現了盈利。利潤指引是在對該公司2020年第二季度和2020年上半年未經審計的合并財務業績進行初步審查后發布的。

預計第二季度出現虧損的主要原因是該公司確認的收入減少，這是實際油價“大幅下跌”的結果。當季實際油價平均為每桶28美元左右，較一年前的69美元/桶下降約59%。

RH Petrogas表示，石油市場在本季度經歷了前所未有的波動，布倫特原油價格在4月底跌至21年低點，約為每桶9美元，隨后在接近收盤時回升至每桶43美元左右。

盡管如此，該公司預計在2020年上半年，利息、稅收、折舊、攤銷、勘探費用、減值和其他非經常性項目為正值，運營產生的凈現金流也為正。

王佳晶 摘譯自 Business Times Online

【編注】馬來西亞常青集團（RH Group 即 Rimbunan Hijau Group）創立于1975年5月，起步于木材制造業。自1988年，常青集團業務拓展到媒體、科技制造業、房地產開發、貿易旅游、石油與天然氣和礦業等眾多領域。

原文如下：

RH Petrogas warns of Q2, H1 loss on 'significantly lower' realised oil prices

RH Petrogas on Sunday said it expects to record a higher loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared with the loss reported a year ago.

The independent upstream oil and gas company also expects to record a loss for the first half of 2020, compared with a profit for the corresponding half-year period in 2019. The profit guidance follows a preliminary review of the unaudited consolidated financial results of the group for Q2 and H1 2020.

The expected Q2 loss is mainly due to lower revenue recognised by the group as a result of "significantly lower" realised oil prices which averaged around US$28 per barrel for the quarter, down about 59 per cent from US$69 per barrel a year ago.

The oil markets experienced unprecedented volatility during the quarter, with Brent crude oil prices "crashing to a 21-year low" of about US$9 per barrel in late April before recovering to around $43 per barrel towards late Jane, RH Petrogas said.

That said, the group expects to generate positive earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation, exploration expenses, impairment and other non-recurring items, as well as positive net cash flow from operations for H1 2020.