据OE网站8月8日报道，日本最大的油气勘探公司Inpex周一将其全年净利润预期上调17%，由于石油和天然气价格上涨提振了其上半年收益，同时日元走软也提供了支撑。

疫情封锁结束后，需求迅速复苏，以及地缘政治冲突导致能源价格飙升，提振了全球能源公司的利润。

Inpex目前预计其2022年净利润将达到3500亿元（合26亿美元），高于5月份预估的3000亿元，但低于Refinitiv调查9位分析师预测的4080亿元。

上半年的净利润为1840亿日元，是去年同期的三倍多。

Inpex执行总裁Daisuke Yamada在新闻发布会上表示，该预测的上调是因为修正了对油价和外汇汇率的假设。

Inpex将今年的布伦特原油平均价格从每桶85美元上调至95美元，日元对美元汇率从120日元上调至125日元。

Yamada称，由于天然气价格上涨，其在澳大利亚的Ichthys液化天然气项目将为其带来超过2600亿日元的利润，比之前的计划多200亿日元。

尽管由于长期薪酬纠纷导致澳大利亚Prelude浮式液化天然气设备产量下降，导致全年天然气销量预期下降了6%，但该公司的前景依然乐观。

由于利润丰厚， Inpex将年度股息预期从之前的每股54日元上调至60日元，同时宣布计划在今年回购多达8.7%的股票。

郝芬 译自 OE

原文如下:

Japan's Inpex Increases Full-year Profit Guidance on Stronger Oil, Gas Prices

Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp on Monday lifted its full-year net profit forecast by 17% as strong prices of oil and natural gas boosted its first-half earnings while a weaker yen also lent support.

A rapid recovery in demand after the end of pandemic lockdowns and a surge in energy prices, driven by the war, have boosted profits for energy companies worldwide. 

Inpex now predicts its 2022 net profit to reach 350 billion yen ($2.6 billion), against its May estimate of 300 billion yen, though it fell short of a 408 billion yen forecast in a Refinitiv poll of nine analysts.

Net profit for the first six months more than tripled from a year earlier to 184 billion yen.

"The forecast upgrade came as we revised assumptions of oil prices and forex rate," Daisuke Yamada, Inpex' managing executive officer, told a news conference.

Inpex revised its average Brent oil price for this year to $95 a barrel from $85, and yen's rate to 125 yen per U.S. dollar from 120 yen.

Thanks to higher gas prices, its Ichthys LNG project in Australia will contribute to its profit by over 260 billion yen, 20 billion yen more than its previous plan, Yamada said.

The rosy outlook came despite a 6% reduction in the full-year sales volume estimate of natural gas, hit by slower output at the Prelude floating LNG facility in Australia amid a long-running pay dispute. 

With bumper profits, Inpex boosted its annual dividend forecast to 60 yen a share from its previous plan of 54 yen, while announcing a plan to buy back up to 8.7% of its own shares this year.