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サントス社、第1四半期の生産量増加を記録、2026年の業績見通しを維持

-- オーストラリアに拠点を置くエネルギー企業サントスは木曜日、第1四半期の業績を発表し、生産量が前年同期の2,190万バレル相当から3%増の2,250万バレル相当となったことを明らかにした。 LNGプラント向けガス生産量は65.8ペタジュールで、前年同期の66.1ペタジュールからわずかに減少した。国内ガス販売量は第1四半期に51.8ペタジュールとなり、前年同期の45.6ペタジュールから増加した。 原油生産量は減少し、前年同期の154万バレルから104万バレルに落ち込んだ。 コンデンセート生産量は第1四半期に約105万バレルでほぼ横ばいとなり、前年同期の106万バレルから減少した。一方、LPG生産量は第1四半期に2万4,500トンと、前年同期の2万4,000トンからわずかに増加した。 石油・ガス探査・生産会社であるサントスは、生産量全体の増加は、当四半期に初出荷を行ったバロッサ・ガス・プロジェクトの稼働開始によるものだと説明した。 声明によると、この増加は、サイクロン・ナレルによる西オーストラリア州の生産量減少と、局地的な悪天候によるクーパー盆地の生産量減少によって部分的に相殺された。 「アジア市場に近い場所に位置する当社の高品質LNG資産ポートフォリオは、この地域における堅調かつ増加するLNG需要を満たす上で有利な立場にある」と、サントスのマネージングディレクター兼CEOであるケビン・ギャラガー氏は述べた。 サントスは、2026年の生産量と販売量を1億100万バレル相当から1億1100万バレル相当の範囲と予測している。

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