Group sales increased by 124 percent to EUR 30.6 billion, the CCS operating result before special items from EUR 2.169 billion to EUR 5.558 billion. The net income attributable to shareholders increased by 95 percent to EUR 2.493 billion, as the company announced on Thursday morning. Earnings per share also doubled in the first half of the year from EUR 3.90 to EUR 7.63.
In the second quarter, clean CCS Operating Income (adjusted for inventory effects) increased €1.64 billion to a record €2.94 billion, driven by better Exploration & Production and Refining & Marketing results. The clean operating result of Chemicals & Materials fell slightly to EUR 602 million (Q2/21: EUR 647 million), while the clean CCS operating result of Refining & Marketing increased significantly to EUR 745 million (Q2/21: EUR 166 million). . Euro). In Exploration & Production, the operating result before special items improved significantly to EUR 1.617 billion (Q2/21: EUR 512 million).
OMV expects an average Brent crude oil price of over USD 100 per barrel in 2022, up until now the price had been USD 95 and last year it averaged USD 71/barrel. The average gas price for this year is expected to be around EUR 45 per megawatt hour (MWh), after EUR 16.5 per MWh last year.
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