壳牌预计下游业务转型将提振利润

中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯3月22日消息，荷兰皇家壳牌集团周三称，公司旗下下游业务转型将推动公司盈利增长前景，预计2020年前下游业务内生性自由现金流将达到60亿-70亿美元。

这家石油公司还称，在油价位于每桶60美元的情况下，预计2025年前公司下游业务自由现金流将达到90亿-120亿美元。壳牌下游业务包括炼油和油气加工以及产品销售。

该公司称，预计到2025年旗下化工部门年利润将达到35亿-40亿美元，而营销部门则计划到2025年前利润增加逾25亿美元。

唐绍红 摘译自 道琼斯

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DJ Shell Forecasts Profit Drive on Downstream Transformation

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA.LN) said Wednesday that its transforming downstream business is driving a profitable growth outlook for the company, forecasting that organic free-cash-flow in the division will be in a range of between $6 billion and $7 billion by 2020.

The oil company also said it forecast free-cash-flow in its downstream business--which deals with the refining and processing of hydrocarbons before selling the resultant products--of between $9 billion and $12 billion by 2025, at a price of $60 a barrel.

The company said earnings from its chemicals division is expected to reach from $3.5 billion to $4 billion a year by 2025, while Shell's marketing arm plans to generate more than $2.5 billion in additional earnings by the same year.