据路透社2月21日报道，澳大利亚最大的电力和天然气零售商Origin能源公司周四公布，由于油价上涨和澳大利亚太平洋液化天然气项目产量强劲，其上半年的潜在利润增长了52.6%。

截至去年12月31日的六个月中，持续运营的基础利润从一年前的3.88亿澳元上升到5.92亿澳元（合4.2399亿美元）。

推动上半年利润增长的是其综合天然气业务，该业务的利息、税收、折旧和摊销前收益（EBITDA）增长43%，达到9亿澳元。

Origin公司说，油价上涨和澳大利亚太平洋液化天然气（APLNG）项目的强劲产量是这一跃升的原因之一。

这家总部位于悉尼的公司在上月发布的季度产量更新报告中表示，在已实现的液化天然气价格上涨的推动下，该公司在APLNG项目中所持有的股份在第二季度的收益增加了45%。

詹晓晶  摘自  路透社

原文如下：

Australia’s Origin Energy HY profit jumps, boosted by higher oil prices

Origin Energy Ltd, Australia’s top electricity and gas retailer, on Thursday reported a 52.6 percent rise in its first-half underlying profit, helped by higher oil prices and robust production at its Australia Pacific LNG project.

Underlying profit from continuing operations for the six months ended Dec. 31 rose to A$592 million ($423.99 million) from A$388 million a year ago.

Driving the jump in profit during the half was its integrated gas business, which notched a 43 percent jump in underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to A$900 million.

Origin said higher oil prices and robust production from the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project contributed to the jump.

In its quarterly production update released last month, the Sydney-based company said its stake in the APLNG project reported a 45 percent rise in second-quarter revenue, boosted by higher realised LNG prices.​