芬兰能源公司上半年财务表现符合预期

据世界天然气网站7月17日消息 芬兰能源公司Gasum报告称，今年前六个月的收入增长了6%。

Gasum在其报告中称，收入达到6.325亿欧元（7.091亿美元），而2018年同期为5.975亿欧元。

Gasum首席执行官Johanna Lamminen在对结果发表评论时表示：“上半年我们的财务表现符合我们的预期。”

天然气消耗量为12.8太瓦时，低于2018年的13.6太瓦时，而液化天然气消耗量为3.6太瓦时，高于2018年前六个月的3.2太瓦时。

Gasum表示，由于基准年年初寒冷时期引发的高耗气量，天然气消耗量同比增加。

Gasum预计未来天然气的作用将增加，因此天然气总销量预计将增长。

Gasum表示，去年芬兰天然气消费量自2010年以来首次上升，2019年初生效的热电联产税收变化也提高了天然气的竞争力，尤其是是与煤炭相比。

Gasum表示，自2020年初起，其输电业务和其他业务将经历所有权拆分。此后输电业务将在一个单独的公司内开展。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

Gasum’s revenue up is first half of 2019

Finish energy company Gasum reported a 6 percent rise in revenue during the first six months of the year.

Revenue figures reached €632.5 million ($709.1 million) which compares to €597.5 million in the corresponding period of 2018, Gasum said in its report.

Commenting on the results, Gasum’s CEO Johanna Lamminen said, “our financial performance was in line with our expectations during the first half.”

Natural gas consumption was 12.8 TWh, down from 13.6 TWh in 2018 while LNG consumption was 3.6 TWh, up from 3.2 TWh in the first six months of 2018.

Gas consumption increased year on year because of higher gas consumption volumes triggered by a cold period at the beginning of the reference year, Gasum said.

Going forward, Gasum expects the role of gas to increase and total sales volumes of gas are anticipated to grow.

Last year saw a rise in natural gas consumption in Finland for the first time since 2010 and the tax change in combined heat and power production entering into force at the start of 2019 also improved the competitiveness of gas especially compared to coal, Gasum said.

Gasum said its transmission operations and other businesses will undergo ownership unbundling as from the beginning of 2020. Following that, the transmission business will operate in a separate company.