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  • NOVATEK Announces Consolidated IFRS Results For Second Quarter and First Half 2017

    PAO NOVATEK today released its consolidated interim condensed financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended 30 June 2017 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

    IFRS Financial Highlights
    (in millions of Russian roubles)
    2Q 2017
    2Q2016
     
    12017
    1H 2016
    128,030
    126,463
    Oil and gas sales
    282,031
    264,674
    800
    925
    Other revenues
    1,427
    2,065
    128,830
    127,388
    Total revenues
    283,458
    266,739
    (94,033)
    (90,019)
    Operating expenses
    (203,397)
    (187,178)
    Net gain on disposal of interests in joint ventures
    73,072
    351
    (1,731)
    Other operating income (loss)
    625
    (760)
    35,148
    35,638
    Profit from operations
    80,686
    151,873
    43,798
    46,276
    Normalized EBITDA of subsidiaries*
    97,613
    97,099
    56,072
    59,507
    Normalized EBITDA including share in EBITDA of joint ventures*
    124,252
    121,643
    13,414
    74
    Finance income (expense)
    4,812
    990
    (33,768)
    19,623
    Share of profit (loss) of joint ventures,
    net of income tax
    9,858
    43,004
    14,794
    55,335
    Profit before income tax
    95,356
    195,867
    3,243
    45,934
    Profit attributable
    to PAO NOVATEK shareholders
    74,261
    161,851
    33,772
    29,610
    Normalized profit attributable
    to PAO NOVATEK shareholders**
    78,117
    66,509
    11.20
    9.81
    Normalized basic and diluted earnings per share** (in Russian roubles)
    25.89
    22.03
    * Excluding the effect from disposal of interests in joint ventures.
    ** Excluding the effects from the disposal of interests in joint ventures, as well as foreign exchange gains (losses).

    In the second quarter and first half 2017, our total revenues increased by 1.1% and 6.3%, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods of 2016. Our Normalized EBITDA, inclusive of joint ventures, amounted to RR 56.1 billion in the second quarter 2017 and RR 124.3 billion in the first half 2017, representing a decrease of 5.8% and an increase of 2.1%, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of 2016. The growth in our revenues and EBITDA in the first half 2017 was largely driven by the increase in natural gas sales volumes and higher liquids sales prices. Our EBITDA in the second quarter 2017 was significantly affected by lower average realized prices in Russian rouble terms for most of our liquid hydrocarbon products as well as the decrease in liquid hydrocarbons sales volumes.

    In the second quarter and first half 2017, profit attributable to NOVATEK shareholders decreased to RR 3.2 billion (RR 1.08 per share), or by 92.9%, and to RR 74.3 billion (RR 24.62 per share) or by 54.1%, as compared to the corresponding periods of 2016. Profit dynamics was mainly impacted by the closing in the first quarter 2016 of a transaction for the sale of a 9.9% equity stake in Yamal LNG and by the foreign exchange effect (including at the joint ventures level). Excluding these effects, normalized profit attributable to NOVATEK shareholders totalled RR 33.8 billion (RR 11.20 per share) in the second quarter 2017 and RR 78.1 billion (RR 25.89 per share) in the first half 2017, representing an increase by 14.1% and 17.5%, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods of 2016.

    Marketable Hydrocarbon Production and Purchased Volumes
    2Q2017
    2Q 2016
    1H2017
    1H 2016
    124.6
    134.1
    Total hydrocarbon production, million barrels of oil equivalent (boe)
    252.3
    273.6
    1.37
    1.47
    Total production, million boe per day
    1.39
    1.50
    15,323
    16,521
    Natural gas production including proportionate share in the production of joint ventures, million cubic meters (mmcm)
    31,044
    33,757
    10,600
    11,602
    including production by subsidiaries, mmcm
    21,521
    23,778
    2,356
    1,840
    Natural gas purchases from joint ventures, mmcm
    7,657
    4,589
    1,936
    1,939
    Other purchases of natural gas, mmcm
    3,796
    3,950
    14,892
    15,381
    Total natural gas production by subsidiaries and purchases, mmcm
    32,974
    32,317
    2,918
    3,119
    Liquids production including proportionate share in the production of joint ventures,
    thousand tons (mt)
    5,885
    6,327
    1,687
    1,809
    including production by subsidiaries, mt
    3,400
    3,664
    2,296
    2,450
    Liquids purchases from joint ventures, mt
    4,639
    4,981
    41
    13
    Other purchases of liquids, mt
    78
    44
    4,024
    4,272
    Total liquids production by subsidiaries and purchases, mt
    8,117
    8,689
     
    Hydrocarbon Sales Volumes
    2Q2017
    2Q 2016
    1H2017
    1H 2016
    14,380
    14,062
    Natural gas, mmcm
    33,132
    31,837
    13,780
    13,045
    including sales to end-users
    31,109
    29,139
    4,072
    4,139
    Liquids, mt
    8,185
    8,781
    including:
     
     
    1,763
    1,684
    Stable gas condensate products
    3,600
    3,565
    1,211
    1,157
    Crude oil
    2,283
    2,345
    645
    656
    Liquefied petroleum gas
    1,322
    1,359
    450
    639
    Stable gas condensate
    974
    1,507
    3
    3
    Other petroleum products
    6
    5

    Our natural gas sales volumes totalled 14.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the second quarter 2017 and 33.1 bcm in the first half 2017. Compared to the second quarter and first half 2016 the sales volumes increased by 2.3% and 4.1%, respectively, due to the increased demand for natural gas from end-customers resulted, among other factors, from weather conditions. As at the end of the first half 2017, the total amount of natural gas recorded as inventory totalled 0.6 bcm compared to 1.7 bcm as at the end of the first half 2016.

    In the second quarter 2017, liquid hydrocarbon sales volumes amounted to 4.1 million tons, representing a 1.6% decrease in volumes sold as compared to the second quarter 2016. In the first half 2017, liquid hydrocarbon sales volumes totaled 8,2 million tons, representing a 6.8% decrease as compared to the first half 2016. The decrease was due to a natural decline in gas condensate production volumes at mature fields of our subsidiaries and joint ventures. As at 30 June 2017, 699 mt of liquid hydrocarbons were in transit or storage and recognized as inventory.

    Selected Items of Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
    (in millions of Russian roubles) 
      
     
    30 June 2017
    31 December 2016
    ASSETS
     
     
    Non-current assets
    840,385
    831,074
    Property, plant and equipment
    334,318
    331,795
    Investments in joint ventures
    269,220
    259,650
    Long-term loans and receivables
    206,298
    209,145
    Total current assets
    134,117
    132,760
    Total assets
    974,502
    963,834
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
     
    Non-current liabilities
    184,162
    197,323
    Long-term debt
    144,404
    161,296
    Current liabilities
    77,962
    108,791
    Total liabilities
    262,124
    306,114
    Equity attributable to 
    PAO NOVATEK shareholders
     
    698,819
    648,350
    Non-controlling interest
    13,559
    9,370
    Total equity
    712,378
    657,720
    Total liabilities and equity
    974,502
    963,834
    The full set of consolidated interim condensed IFRS financial statements, the notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are available on the Company’s web site (www.novatek.ru).

    PAO NOVATEK is one of the largest independent natural gas producers in Russia. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company’s upstream activities are concentrated in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world’s largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia’s natural gas production and approximately 16% of the world’s gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. The Company’s shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».

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