Petrofac (LON: PFC) has released its 2022 full-year results, which new CEO Tareq Kawash said are โseverely impactedโ by challenges in its engineering and construction (E&C) division.
But the North Sea firm also lamented the โfiscal uncertaintyโ created by the energy profits levy (EPL), confirming a $767m deferred tax charge as a result of the government policy.
Chinese NOC Sinopec expects to increase oil and gas production next year as the government looks to meet growing domestic demand following an end to Covid-19 lockdowns in December last year.
Longboat Energy (LON: LBE) is focusing on converting its โexploration success into reserves, production and cashโ after posting hefty losses for 2022.
Saudi Aramco unexpectedly increased its dividend and said it would hike spending as it looks to deploy an avalanche of cash generated by last yearโs surge in oil and gas prices.
In a Twitter thread, Greg Muttitt, who works for IISD Energy, accused the North Seaโs biggest producer of counting โall of its windfall tax payments for the next 5 years into this year's accountsโ.
Eni (NYSE: ENI) is toasting a set of โexcellent financial and operating resultsโ after a year in which it ensured โthe security and stability of energy suppliesโ to Europe.
Engie SA reported a jump in 2022 earnings and a planned 65% increase in its dividend thanks to an exceptional surge in the cost of power and gas last year.
Aker BP (OSLO:AKRBP) more than tripled its pre-tax earnings for full-year 2022, in its first annual results filings since the takeover of Nordic rival Lundin last year.
Aker Solutions (OSLO:AKSO) reported storming fourth quarter and full year results, as a wave of new Norwegian projects filled its books to a record high.
Climate campaigners intend to hold protests at the UK offices of energy giant Equinor (OSLO:EQNR) and the Norwegian embassy ahead of what are expected to be a further set of record profits.
BP (LON: BP) hit record profits in its 2022 results at a whopping $27.7bn, and announced it is slowing down the pace of its withdrawal from oil and gas.
New chief executive Wael Sawan is unlikely to be introduced to shareholders alongside another set of record profits, but Shell(LON: SHEL) will have continued to benefit from massively high energy prices in the last months of 2022.
Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies and BP reaped almost $200 billion collectively last year but fears of an economic slowdown, plunging natural gas prices, cost inflation and uncertainty over Chinaโs re-opening are dimming the outlook for 2023.