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中国石化新闻网讯 据海湾时报网站10月31日消息 随着石油价格和产量的攀升，沙特阿美公司的收益飙升，这使得该公司能够轻松地用自由现金流支付其187.5亿美元的季度股息。

该全球最大的原油生产商第三季度利润从去年的442亿里亚尔攀升至1141亿里亚尔（304亿美元）。自由现金流为287亿美元。

阿美石油公司及其大型石油竞争对手从全球经济复苏中获益，这有助于今年将原油价格推高约65%，达到每桶80美元以上。

在沙特阿拉伯结束了今年早些时候作为欧佩克+协议的一部分实施的单边供应减产后，这家国有企业产量也得到了增加。从7月到9月，沙特的原油日平均产量为960万桶，高于第二季度的850万桶。

阿美每年750亿美元的股息为全球最大的股息，是沙特阿拉伯的重要资金来源。拥有98%股份的政府正试图缩小预算赤字。去年，因新冠疫情，能源价格暴跌，预算赤字激增。

Dubai: Saudi Aramco's earnings soared as oil prices and production climbed, allowing the company to easily cover its quarterly dividend of $18.75 billion with free cash flow.

The world's biggest crude producer's third-quarter profit climbed to 114.1 billion riyals ($30.4 billion) from 44.2 billion riyals year ago. Free cash flow was $28.7 billion.

Aramco and its Big Oil rivals have benefited from the global economic recovery, which has helped push up crude prices by about 65% this year to more than $80 a barrel.

The state-controlled firm was also helped by higher output after Saudi Arabia ended unilateral supply cuts implemented as part of an OPEC+ deal earlier this year. The kingdom's crude production averaged 9.6 million barrels a day between July and September, up from 8.5 million in the second quarter.

Aramco's annual dividend of $75 billion, the world's largest, is a crucial source of funding for Saudi Arabia. The government, which owns 98% of the stock, is trying to narrow a budget deficit that ballooned last year as energy prices tanked with the spread of the coronavirus.