石油设备网讯 据世界天然气网站5月24日消息 马来西亚液化天然气航运巨头马来西亚国家石油公司旗下的马来西亚航运公司（MISC）表示，与2018年第一季度相比，今年前三个月的收入大幅增长。
该集团收入达到22亿马来西亚林吉特（5.438亿美元），比2018年同期报告的20亿马来西亚林吉特高出12.7%。
然而，与2018年第四季度相比，收入下滑了4.6%。MISC指出，收入的减少部分被液化天然气部门收入的增加所抵消。
液化天然气收入达到6.254亿马来西亚林吉特，比去年同期报告的数字高出7%，这主要是由于本季度营运船舶数量增加所致。
MISC补充说，由于冬季需求减少和新吨位交付量减的少，在2018年底创下历史性的冬季高峰之后，液化天然气市场的即期租船费率在2019年第一季度有所下降。
2019年下半年，预计油轮交付速度将放缓，新的液化能力将有助于保持费率浮动。2018年底和2019年初，两家新的液化天然气运输公司加入了MISC的船队，为该部门的收入增长提供了来源。
吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Malaysia’s MISC reports rise in Q1 revenue
Malaysian LNG shipping giant MISC, a unit of Petronas, said its revenue for the first three months of the year jumped in comparison to Q1 2018.
Group revenue reached 2.2 billion Malaysian ringgit ($543.8 million) was 12.7 percent above the 2 billion Malaysian ringgit reported in the corresponding quarter of 2018.
However, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018, the revenue slipped 4.6 percent. MISC did note that the reduction in revenue is partially negated by higher revenue in the LNG segment.
LNG revenue reached 625.4 million Malaysian ringgit 7 percent above the figures reported in the corresponding quarter of last year, mainly due to a higher number of operating vessels in the current quarter.
MISC added that spot charter rates in the LNG market have eased off in the first quarter of 2019 on the back of diminishing winter demand and new tonnage delivery, after a historical winter peak towards the end of 2018.
In the second half of 2019, tanker deliveries are expected to slow and new liquefaction capacity will likely help keep rates afloat. Two new LNG carriers have joined MISC’s fleet at the end of 2018 and early 2019, providing a source of income growth for the segment.
