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Helix Energy Solutions提高船舶利用率,進而提升收入

-- 海上能源服務公司Helix Energy Solutions (HLX)週四表示,旗下大部分業務板塊船舶利用率的提升推動了其第一季營收年增。 油井幹預業務板塊第一季船隊利用率達82%,其中巴西的船舶利用率達100%,墨西哥灣的船舶利用率為91%,北海的船舶利用率為47%。該板塊當季營收為2.094億美元,高於去年同期的1.984億美元。 該公司表示,Q7000型船舶在巴西完成部署和進塢後,於第一季實現了滿載運作。相比之下,該船去年同期僅營運了6天。 Helix Energy今年也重新啟動了Seawell項目,該項目原計劃於2025年完全停產。 在機器人業務板塊,船舶作業活動和遙控潛水器的使用率年增,第一季船舶作業總天數增至381天,增幅達79%,去年同期為244天,增幅為67%。該板塊第一季營收增至6,240萬美元,高於去年同期的5,100萬美元。 綜合船舶挖溝作業天數減少(從135天降至122天),部分抵銷了船舶作業天數的增加。 該公司也表示,淺水棄井作業板塊的船舶利用率從去年同期的31%上升至第一季的37%。這些數據不包括重型起重作業。該板塊第一季營收年增至2,120萬美元,高於去年同期的1,680萬美元。 此外,封井系統和連續油管系統的使用率從264天(11%)提高至369天(16%)。 同時,該公司表示,由於德羅什基油田的油氣產量下降,其生產設施在此期間的收入減少。該業務板塊第一季的營收為1,870萬美元,低於去年同期的1,980萬美元。 Helix預計德羅什基油田的產量將在全年持續下降,但雷鷹油田在4月成功完成修井作業後重啟生產,將帶來一定的提振。 該公司表示,今年剩餘時間裡,船舶利用率和運價將主要決定其業績展望,冬季季節性活動將對營運產生影響。

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