Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
- H1 2024 HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION AMOUNTED TO 131.3 MLN TOE
- H1 2024 LIQUID HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION EQUALED 92.8 MLN TONS
- H1 2024 GAS PRODUCTION TOTALLED 46.8 BCM
- H1 2024 EBITDA AMOUNTED TO RUB 1,650 BLN
- H1 2024 NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ROSNEFT SHAREHOLDERS AMOUNTED TO RUB 773 BLN
- H1 2024 FREE CASH FLOW AMOUNTED TO RUB 700 BLN
- NET DEBT/EBITDA AT THE END OF H1 2024 WAS LESS THAN 1X
- H1 2024 UNIT LIFTING COSTS AMOUNTED TO $2.7/BOE
Rosneft Oil Company (hereinafter – Rosneft, the Company) announces its results for H1 2024, prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
| |
H1
2024 |
H1
2023 |
% change |
| |
RUB bln (except for %) |
| Revenues from sales and equity share in profits of affiliates and joint ventures |
5,174 |
3,880* |
33.4% |
| EBITDA |
1,650 |
1,401 |
17.8% |
| Net income, attributable to Rosneft shareholders |
773 |
609** |
26.9% |
| CAPEX |
696 |
599 |
16.2% |
| Adjusted free cash flow |
700 |
434 |
61.3% |
* Adjusted for royalty effect in the Sakhalin-1 project.
** Revised due to completion of the 2022–2023 acquisition price allocation in 2023.
Operating performance
Exploration and production
H1 2024 liquid hydrocarbons production amounted to 92.8 mln tons (3,796 th. bpd). The indicator performance is primarily driven by the production cap in compliance with the decisions of the Russian Government.
H1 2024 gas production amounted to 46.8 bcm (1,566 th. boepd). Greenfield projects in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District commissioned in 2022 account for over a third of the Company’s gas production.
As a result, the Company’s H1 2024 hydrocarbon production amounted to 131.3 mln toe (5,362 th. boepd).
H1 2024 production drilling footage exceeded 5.9 mln meters. Rosneft commissioned over 1.4 th. new wells, 71% of which were horizontal.
In H1 2024, Rosneft conducted 1.2 th. sq. km of 2D seismics and 4.7 th. sq. km of 3D seismics onshore Russia. The Company completed testing of 15 exploratory wells with a success rate of 87%.
Vostok Oil Project
As part of the flagship Vostok Oil project, in H1 2024 the Company completed 0.7 th. linear km of 2D seismics and 0.6 th. sq. km of 3D seismics. Rosneft carried out successful testing of one well, completed drilling of two wells with two more wells being tested.
Pilot development of the Payakha, the Ichemminskoye and the Baikalovskoye fields is in progress: production drilling footage amounted to 42 th. meters, six production wells were completed in H1 2024.
Work is underway at the ‘Vankor – Payakha – Sever Bay’ trunk oil pipeline. As of the end of H1 2024, over 65 th. piles had been mounted; over 280 km of pipeline had been welded, including 78 km long two-piped section. The Company completed the main pipeline crossing across the Yenisei River is finalizing the trench backfilling, and has started bottom dredging for laying a backup pipeline.
The Company has completed most of activities on two cargo berths and one berth for the port fleet at the Sever Bay Port terminal, continues construction of an oil loading berth, and is working on construction of a crude oil delivery and acceptance point. Construction of logistics infrastructure, building of hydraulic structures, shore reinforcement, expansion of coastal and berthing infrastructure is underway.
The Company completed winter-spring cargo delivery, and over 830 th. tons of property and equipment were delivered to the project’s production facilities via the Northern sea route and winter roads. Compared to the previous period, the volume of transported cargo increased by 32%.
Refining
H1 2024 refining volume in Russia amounted to 40.9 mln tons.
The Company has been consistently developing domestic technologies and import substitution. In particular, Rosneft provides Company refineries with proprietary catalysts, which are essential for production of high-quality motor fuel. In H1 2024, Rosneft produced 1,130 tons of catalysts for hydrotreatment of diesel fuel and gasoline fractions, as well as protective layer catalysts. Rosneft subsidiaries also produced over 100 tons of gasoline reforming catalysts and 185 tons of catalysts for hydrogen production, petrochemicals and adsorbents. 630 tons of coked catalysts for hydrotreatment of diesel fuel were regenerated.
Sustainable supply of high-quality motor fuel to Russian consumers is one of Rosneft’s key priorities. In H1 2024, the Company sold 21.6 mln tons of petroleum products on the domestic market, including 6.4 mln tons of gasoline and 8.8 mln tons of diesel fuel.
The Company is an active participant of trading activities at the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX). In H1 2024, Rosneft sold 5.0 mln tons of gasoline and diesel fuel on the exchange, which is twice the required volume. The Company’s share in the total volume of exchange sales of gasoline and diesel fuel amounted to 38%.
Financial performance
Operating performance and the current macroeconomic environment combined with management decisions determined the trend of the Company’s key financial indicators.
In H1 2024, the Company’s revenue1 amounted to RUB 5,174 bln, representing an increase of 33.4% year-on-year. EBITDA reached RUB 1,650 bln, which is 17.8% higher year-on-year. EBITDA margin amounted to 32%. At the end of H1 2024, the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio was 0.96x.
H1 2024 unit lifting costs amounted to USD 2.7/boe.
H1 2024 net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders increased to RUB 773 bln, a growth of 26.9%, which was mainly driven by the EBITDA growth.
H1 2024 capital expenditure amounted to RUB 696 bln, which was 16.2% higher year-on-year and was due to the scheduled implementation of activities in the Upstream segment. At the same time, Rosneft’s free cash flow2 in the reporting period reached RUB 700 bln, which is 61.3% higher than in H1 2023.
The Company is taking measures to reduce its ruble-denominated debt burden against the backdrop of high interest rates.
In addition to the increase in interest rates, the outstripping growth of tariffs of natural monopolies negatively affects the Company’s performance. In particular, since 2020 increase in tariffs for cargo transportation by rail has exceeded the inflation rate by 17%.
ESG
In the reporting period, the Company continued to implement measures to achieve sustainable development goals under the ‘Rosneft-2030: Reliable Energy and Global Energy Transition’ strategy.
Rosneft applies advanced technologies and state-of-the-art production methods to create a safe working environment and minimize the risk of occupational injuries and occupational illness. In H1 2024, while the overall LTIF (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate) remained unchanged, the Lost Work Injury Frequency Rate (LWIS) dropped by 34%.
In H1 2024, there were no gas, oil and water shows (release of oil, gas or water to the surface) during drilling operations at Company facilities. As part of efforts to minimize oil and petroleum product spills, measures were taken to replace field pipelines.
In H1 2024, the Company processed more than 30 th. tons of legacy oily waste under the program on liquidation of environmental legacy.
Active implementation of circular economy principles is one of the Company’s strategic development areas. In April 2024, Rosneft headed the waste management rating of RAEX, Russia’s largest non-credit rating agency, of 160 Russian companies. The Company’s leadership was acknowledged on the basis of the quality of corporate waste management policies and programs, gross and unit indicators of waste generation, as well as the share of waste reuse.
Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, said:
“Despite external pressure and challenges including production restrictions under the OPEC+ agreement, outstripping growth of tariffs of natural monopolies, increasing tax burden and interest rates, the Company continues to achieve strong financial results thanks to its high level of operational efficiency.
In the first half of 2024, Rosneft’s key financial indicators – revenue, EBITDA, net income, cash flow – demonstrated stability. Unit lifting costs remained at a low level of USD 2.7/boe. As the country’s largest taxpayer, Rosneft paid RUB 2.8 trln in taxes in the first half of 2024.
The ongoing growth of the tax burden has a negative impact on the oil industry. Its high level is confirmed by the calculations based on the data of Russia’s Federal Tax Service and Ministry of Finance – for 2019-2023, the tax burden in the oil industry amounted to 75%. By comparison, the burden in other industries for the same period is much lower: in the banking sector – 27%, in mining and metallurgy – 35%, in mining of diamonds and precious metals – 31%, in the gas industry – 62%.
Such a level of tax burden undermines the very economic model of the industry and violates the rights of investors, including individual shareholders, of which Rosneft has over 1.3 mln people.
In August 2024, for the benefit of shareholders and in full compliance with the dividend policy, the Company completed payment of final dividends approved by the Annual general shareholder meeting totaling over RUB 307 bln (29.01 per share).The total amount of dividends for 2023 is RUB 59.78 rubles per share or RUB 634 bln, which is a record high in the Company’s history”.
1 Includes revenues from sales and equity share in profits of affiliates and joint ventures.
2 Adjustment for prepayments under long-term oil supply contracts, including accrued interest payments thereon, net change in operations of subsidiary banks, and operations with trading securities.
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Rosneft Oil Company
August 29, 2024
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