據阿納多盧新聞8月5日消息稱，英國能源巨頭英國石油（BP）周二發布的財務業績報告稱，由于新型冠狀病毒（COVID-19）對石油市場的負面影響，該公司在2020年第二季度虧損168億美元。

這一數字明顯低于今年第一季度44億美元的凈虧損，也低于2019年第二季度18.2億美元的凈利潤。

根據財務業績，2020年第二季度的虧損使該公司今年上半年的總虧損擴大至212億美元。

BP首席執行官Bernard Looney表示，2020年4 - 6月期間“非常具有挑戰性”，并稱公司重新定義了長期價格假設和勘探沖銷費用。

盡管布倫特原油的平均價格為每桶40美元，但英國石油說，它估計該國際基準油價在2021年和2025年將達到每桶50美元，然后在2030年和2040年升至每桶60美元的平均水平。

聲明稱:“新冠肺炎疫情在2020年第二季度繼續蔓延，英國石油公司現在看到了對全球經濟造成持久影響的前景，能源需求可能在一段時間內持續下降。”

曹海斌 摘譯自 阿納多盧新聞

原文如下：

BP posts $16.8 billion loss in second quarter of 2020

British energy giant BP reported a $16.8 billion loss in the second quarter of 2020 due to the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the oil market, according to its financial results statement released on Tuesday.

The figure is significantly down from a net loss of approximately $4.4 billion recorded in the first quarter of this year, and also from a net profit of $1.82 billion that was saw in the second quarter of 2019.

The loss in the second quarter of 2020 widened the firm's total loss for the first half of this year to $21.2 billion, according to the financial results.

BP CEO Bernard Looney said the April-June period of 2020 was "very challenging," adding the company redefined its long-term price assumptions and exploration write-off charges.

While the price of Brent crude averaged $40 per barrel, BP said it estimates the international benchmark to average $50 a barrel in 2021 and 2025, and then increase to an average of $60 a barrel in 2030 and 2040.

"With the COVID-19 pandemic having continued during the second quarter of 2020, BP now sees the prospect of an enduring impact on the global economy, with the potential for weaker demand for energy for a sustained period," the statement said.