據世界天然氣網站7月17日消息 芬蘭能源公司Gasum報告稱，今年前六個月的收入增長了6%。

Gasum在其報告中稱，收入達到6.325億歐元（7.091億美元），而2018年同期為5.975億歐元。

Gasum首席執行官Johanna Lamminen在對結果發表評論時表示：“上半年我們的財務表現符合我們的預期。”

天然氣消耗量為12.8太瓦時，低于2018年的13.6太瓦時，而液化天然氣消耗量為3.6太瓦時，高于2018年前六個月的3.2太瓦時。

Gasum表示，由于基準年年初寒冷時期引發的高耗氣量，天然氣消耗量同比增加。

Gasum預計未來天然氣的作用將增加，因此天然氣總銷量預計將增長。

Gasum表示，去年芬蘭天然氣消費量自2010年以來首次上升，2019年初生效的熱電聯產稅收變化也提高了天然氣的競爭力，尤其是是與煤炭相比。

Gasum表示，自2020年初起，其輸電業務和其他業務將經歷所有權拆分。此后輸電業務將在一個單獨的公司內開展。

吳恒磊 編譯自 世界天然氣

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.