據美國鉆井網站2020年6月30日報道，荷蘭皇家殼牌公司周二（30日）透露，該公司預計今年第二季度的稅后減值支出總額將在150億至220億美元之間。

據殼牌公司所說，該公司的綜合天然氣部分預計將在減值支出中占80億至90億美元。殼牌公司強調，這些減值支出將主要發生在澳大利亞，將包括澳大利亞領先的煤層氣勘探開發公司QGC和Prelude浮式液化天然氣設施等資產價值的部分減值。

殼牌公司的上游部分預計將在減值支出中占到40億至60億美元，主要涉及巴西和北美的頁巖，而其石油產品業務預計將在減值支出中占到30億至70億美元。

殼牌公司指出，這些減值預計將對殼牌公司產生200億至270億美元的稅前影響。殼牌公司強調，其第二季度確認減值的范圍和時間尚不確定，并指出評估目前正在進行中。

殼牌公司在其網站上發布的一份公司聲明中表示：“今年第二季度，殼牌公司已經修改了其中長期價格和煉油利潤率前景，以此來反映疫情、相關宏觀經濟以及能源市場供求基本面的預期影響。”

殼牌公司補充說：“這導致殼牌公司對其上游、綜合天然氣和煉油有形和無形資產的很大一部分進行了審查。”

殼牌公司預計，今年布倫特原油的平均價格將達到每桶35美元，2021年將達到每桶40美元，2022年將達到每桶50美元，2023年將達到每桶60美元。

6月早些時候，殼牌公司的同行英國石油公司透露，該公司預計第二季度非現金減值支出和沖銷總額將在130億至175億美元之間。

李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

原文如下：

Shell Expects Up To $22B 2Q Impairment Charge

Royal Dutch Shell plc revealed Tuesday that it expects aggregate post-tax impairment charges in the range of $15 billion to $22 billion in the second quarter of this year.

The company’s integrated gas segment is anticipated to account for between $8 billion and $9 billion of the impairment charges, according to Shell, which highlighted that these would be primarily in Australia and would include a partial impairment of the QGC and Prelude asset values.

Shell’s upstream segment is expected to account for between $4 billion and $6 billion, largely in Brazil and North America shales, and the company’s oil products business is expected to account for $3 billion to $7 billion across the refining portfolio.

These impairments are anticipated to have a pre-tax impact in the range of $20 billion to $27 billion, Shell outlined. The company highlighted that the range and timing of the recognition of impairments in the second quarter are uncertain and noted that assessments are currently ongoing.

“In the second quarter 2020, Shell has revised its mid and long-term price and refining margin outlook reflecting the expected effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and related macroeconomic as well as energy market demand and supply fundamentals,” Shell said in a company statement posted on its website.

“This has resulted in the review of a significant portion of Shell’s upstream, integrated gas and refining tangible and intangible assets,” Shell added.

Shell expects Brent to average $35 per barrel in 2020, $40 per barrel in 2021, $50 per barrel in 2022 and $60 per barrel in 2023.

Earlier this month, Shell’s fellow oil and gas major BP plc revealed that it expected non-cash impairment charges and write-offs in the second quarter in the aggregate range of between $13 billion and $17.5 billion post-tax.