英国森特里卡把勘探投资预算削减4亿英镑造纸设备

据海外媒体2月22日伦敦报道，英国最大的公用事业公司、英国天然气公司（BG）的母公司森特里卡日前在伦敦表示，在疲软的能源价格压低了全年无花果利润以后，森特里卡已把2015-2016期间的勘探和投资预算大幅削减了4亿英镑（6.18亿美元）。

森特里卡日前公布的统计数据显示，该公司去年调整以后的营业利润同比大幅下降了35%，较低的能源价格侵蚀了其生产和供应部门获得的收益。

森特里卡早在去年11月份就已宣布一项更紧缩的2015年资本支出计划，森特里卡当时曾提醒投资者，由于天气暖和以及核电厂产量下降，今年的收入可能低于2014年。

自那以后，低油价已对森特里卡的上游业务产生了连锁反应。

李峻 编译

原文如下：

Britain's Centrica cuts spending as weak energy prices bite

LONDON Feb 22- Britain's largest utility Centrica has cut its 2015-2016 exploration and investment budget by 400 million pounds ($618 million) after weak energy prices drove down full-year profit.

The FTSE 100 company reported a 35 percent fall in气动阀 2014 adjusted operating profit, with the lower energy prices eating into earnings at both its production and supply units.

The firm had already announced a tighter 2015 capital expenditure programme in November, when it also prepared investors for 榨油设备lower than expected 2014 earnings due to mild weather and lower output at nuclear plants.

Since then, low oil prices have had a knock-on effect on Centrica's upstream business, which mainly produces gas.