Compared with the second quarter 2014, CCS earnings excluding identified items benefited from strong Downstream results reflecting steps taken by the company to improve financial performance and higher realised refining margins. In Upstream, earnings were impacted by the significant decline in oil and gas prices and decreased production volumes, partly offset by lower costs and depreciation.

Despite falling crude prices, Total managed to report a better result as its output for the quarter grew and cost cutting measures paid off. Crude oil prices have more than halved from their peaks last year. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil futures - the benchmarks for crude oil prices are currently trading at $47.86 per barrel and $53.07 per barrel respectively. During the quarter, oil traded around $60 per barrel.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) today reported net income of $90 million, or $0.66 per share, in the second quarter of 2015, compared to $90 million, or $0.65 per share, in the second quarter of 2014. Revenues in the second quarter of 2015 were $634 million, compared to revenues of $692 million in the second quarter of 2014.

Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) announced today a second quarter 2015 net loss of $109 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. Excluding the impact of certain items which would typically not be considered by analysts in published earnings estimates, second quarter 2015 adjusted income was $101 million, or $0.26 per diluted share. Discretionary cash flow was $461 million and net cash provided by operating activities was $424 million. Capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2015 totaled $799 million.

- Revenue of $4 billion for the quarter, down 33% year-over-year - GAAP net loss per diluted share of $0.43 for the quarter, includes adjusting items of $0.29 per diluted share - Free cash flow for the quarter of $413 million, increased $341 million year-over-year

Saudi Arabia is expected to raise prices for crude it sells to Asia in September due to a stronger Dubai benchmark, traders and analysts said on Monday, adding that the top oil exporter will be wary of a hike so big it would threaten its market share.

There are indeed compelling reasons for Gazprom to do a deal. First market developments are rendering Gazprom’s existing business model irrelevant and it is that business model which is being substantially challenged in the antitrust case. Secondly, the consequences of an actual published EU competition decision against the company would be devastating in terms of reputation and scale of liability. Both these factors provide compelling incentives for Gazprom to file draft Commitments to the Commission to provide a basis for a deal.

В Компании создается система учета потерь от применения незаконных санкций с зачислением их на внебалансовый счет. В дальнейшем сумма потерь будет предъявлена к возмещению в судебном порядке.

ОАО «НК «Роснефть» и Statoil ASA завершили буровые работы в рамках пилотных работ на пласте ПК1 Северо-Комсомольского месторождения. В течение 2015 года компании совместно пробурили две горизонтальные эксплуатационные скважины.

Во втором квартале и первом полугодии 2015 года выручка от реализации увеличилась на 27,0% и 27,6% соответственно по сравнению с аналогичными периодами 2014 года. Рост выручки в основном связан с увеличением объема и средней цены реализации жидких углеводородов в рублевом выражении. На среднюю цену реализации жидких углеводородов положительно повлияло увеличение объема реализации продуктов переработки газового конденсата с высокой добавленной стоимостью с комплекса в Усть-Луге, уменьшение экспортных пошлин и ослабление курса рубля по отношению к доллару США, что более чем компенсировало эффект от падения мировых цен на углеводороды.