据5月12日CNBC网站消息：沙特阿美石油公司周二公布第一季度净利润下降25％，这家国有石油巨头正在艰难应对原油价格大幅下跌和全球需求下滑的局面。

在周二发布的新闻稿中，该公司表示，今年前三个月的净收入下滑至625亿里亚尔（合166亿美元），低于2019年同期的833亿里亚尔。“这主要反映了原油价格下跌、炼油和化工利润下降以及库存重新计量的损失。”该公司在一份声明中说。

尽管利润下滑，沙特阿美仍将支付第一季度187.5亿美元的股息。作为上市前向投资者宣传的一部分，该公司曾承诺在五年内每年向投资者派发750亿美元的股息，尽管资本支出有所削减，但该公司并没有收回这一承诺。

阿美公司表示，第一季度自由现金流为563亿里亚尔，低于去年同期的651亿里亚尔。

该公司总裁兼首席执行官Amin Nasser在新闻稿中说:“疫情危机不同于世界上近年来经历的任何危机，我们正在适应高度复杂和快速变化的商业环境。”

“沙特阿美在经济周期中表现出了韧性，并且由于强大的资产负债表和低成本结构，使该公司处于无与伦比的地位。”

冯娟 摘译自 CNBC

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco’s first-quarter profit slides 25% as the collapse in oil prices bites

Saudi Aramco reported a 25% fall in net income for the first quarter on Tuesday, as the state-owned oil giant battles with a dramatic slide in crude prices and cratering global demand.

In a release published Tuesday, the company said net income slid to 62.5 billion riyals ($16.6 billion) in the first three months of the year, down from 83.3 billion riyals over the same period in 2019. This was “primarily reflecting lower crude oil prices, as well as declining refining and chemicals margins and inventory re-measurement losses,” the company said in a statement.

Aramco said it would pay a dividend of $18.75 billion in the first quarter, despite the fall in profit. The company had pledged to issue a $75 billion dividend annually for five years as part of its pitch to investors before going public, and it does not appear to be rolling that back yet despite cuts to capital spending.

The company said free cash flow in the first quarter was 56.3 billion riyals, down from 65.1 billion riyals over the same period last year.

“The Covid-19 crisis is unlike anything the world has experienced in recent history and we are adapting to a highly complex and rapidly changing business environment,” Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser said in the release.

“Aramco has demonstrated resilience during economic cycles and has an unparalleled position due to a strong balance sheet and low-cost structure.”