May 2017

Iran said that it has plans to increase its crude oil production capacity by 3 million barrels per day.

Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Ali Kardor said Iran has so far recovered 1,060 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the supergiant South Pars Gas Field, adding the recovery has fetched Iran over 191 billion dollars in revenue.

Iran plans to strike $80 billion worth of oil contracts over coming two years as the country is set to implement newly-developed IPC contracts, a deputy head of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said

Group results  Adjusted operating profit: €1.83 billion, up by 215% or €1.25 billion, vs first quarter of 2016  Adjusted net profit: €0.74 billion (up by €0.74 billion vs the first quarter of 2016)  Net profit: €0.97 billion  Strong cash generation: €1.93 billion, up by 41% vs the first quarter of 2016; €2.60 billion before changes in working capital at replacement cost, up by 76%  Capex: €2.83 billion (€2.42 billion on a pro-forma1 basis), in line with our strategy to bring cashgenerative projects on stream in 2017  Disposals agreed in the first quarter of 2017 of €2.9 billion, approximately 60% of the minimum target planned for the 2017-2020 four-year period  Net debt: €14.9 billion, in line with the end of 2016  Leverage at March 31, 2017: stable at 0.28

К 17.01 МСК фьючерсы на нефть сорта Brent поднялись на 0,62 процента до $50,53 за баррель. Фьючерсы на американскую нефть WTI к этому времени торговались у отметки $47,63 за баррель, на 0,63 процента выше предыдущего закрытия.

Средняя цена нефти марки Urals по итогам января – апреля 2017 года составила $ 51,84 за баррель. В 2016 году средняя цена на Urals в январе – апреля составила $ 33,93 за баррель. Средняя цена на нефть марки Urals в апреле 2017 года сложилась в размере $ 51,11 за баррель, что в 1,28 раза выше, чем в марте 2016 года ($39,63 за баррель).

В Черном море началось строительство газопровода «Турецкий поток».

Russian state oil firm Rosneft is struggling to close its $12.9 billion acquisition of India's Essar Oil Ltd because six of Essar's Indian creditors have yet to approve the deal, sources close to the talks said.

Чистая прибыль, относящаяся к акционерам Компании, по итогам 1 кв. 2017 г. составила 13 млрд руб. (+8,3% к скорректированной чистой прибыли 1 кв. 2016 г.) при значительном негативном влиянии курсовых разниц от укрепления курса рубля.

TESCO reported a U.S. GAAP net loss of $13.7 million, or $(0.29) per share, in the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted net loss for the quarter was $13.4 million, or $(0.29) per share, excluding special items, consisting primarily of charges related to restructuring costs. This compares to a U.S. GAAP net loss of $20.1 million, or $(0.43) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2016, and a U.S. GAAP net loss of $56.8 million, or $(1.45) per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted net loss in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $13.3 million, or $(0.28) per diluted share, and in the first quarter of 2016 was $17.9 million, or $(0.46) per diluted share.