Tag Archives | Genel Energy

DNO Confirms KRG Tawke Payment

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported receipt of USD 13.46 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for February crude oil deliveries to the export and local markets from the Tawke field under the payment arrangement announced earlier this year. The funds, to be shared pro-rata by DNO and partner Genel Energy […]

Genel Energy Receives Payment for Taq Taq

By John Lee. Genel Energy plc has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $12.6 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil sales during February 2016. Genel's share of the gross Taq Taq payment is $6.9 million. As agreed with the KRG, sales into the local market […]

Genel announces "Dutch Auction" Bond Buy-Back Offer

Genel Energy has announcing a reverse tender offer to holders of Genel Energy Finance plc's USD 730 million GENEL01 PRO senior unsecured callable bonds (ISIN NO0010710882). The Company intends to offer one repurchase price at which all relevant Bonds are to be repurchased. The Repurchase Price will be determined through a reverse book-building ("Dutch auction"). […]

Glencore "Pre-Pays $300m" for Kurdish Oil

By John Lee. Anglo–Swiss commodity trader Glencore has reportedly paid Iraqi Kurdistan $300 million as an advance for oil shipments. Anonymous sources told Reuters that the company made a prepayment in recent days, and will start receiving crude from mid-year. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Monday it had received $100 million in February […]

Genel Losses Exceed $1bn

Genel Energy has announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2015, in which it declared its biggest-ever annual loss of $1.16 billion: Key figures 2015 revenue of $344 million, down 34% due to the fall in the oil price more than offsetting higher production volumes 2015 production of 84,900 bopd, an increase […]

Genel Shares Crash on Taq Taq Reserve Downgrade

By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy fell by more than 40 percent on Monday after the firm announced a 75 percent reduction in proven and probable (2P) reserves for its Taq Taq field, in which it has a 44 percent working interest. According to a statement from the company: The results of this internal […]

More Directorate Changes at Genel Energy

Genel Energy has announced that Jim Leng has indicated his intention to retire from the Board of Genel at the AGM in April 2016. Jim Leng has served over five years at Genel as Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director and as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Following his appointment in December 2015 as Non-Executive Chairman […]

Genel to Resume Drilling at Taq Taq

By John Lee. Genel Energy (GENL.L) will resume drilling at its Taq Taq oilfield in the coming weeks. Genel CFO Ben Monaghan told Reuters that the restart of drilling work will mark the first time in more than a year that Genel has drilled in the region. "It's a symbolic restart of our investments," he added. […]

Genel Energy Shares Up on KRG Payment

By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy were trading up 10 percent on Friday morning after the compay announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $16.3 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exported through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Turkey pipeline. Genel's share of the gross Taq Taq […]

KRG Clarifies Payments - Oil Shares Up Sharply

By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were up 28 percent on the London market this morning, after the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources clarified its export payment plan for foreign oil companies. Other companies with exposure to Iraqi Kurdistan, includingn Genel Energy and DNO, also saw their shares rise significantly. […]

KRG Ministers Speak at IBBC Business Forum

KRG Ministers and officials participated on Wednesday at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) London Business Forum on United Kingdom - Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Business Opportunities and Knowledge Transfer. The forum was organised by IBBC in collaboration with the Kurdistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce, and sponsored by Genel Energy and UB Group. The […]

Genel Energy Shares Slump on Trading Update

By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy were down 10 percent in early trading on Wednesday, after the company issued a trading and operations update in advance of the Company's full-year 2015 results, which are scheduled for release on 3 March 2016. Murat Özgül (pictured), Chief Executive of Genel, said: "2015 was a very challenging […]