Petrofac posts $73m profit as one-off charges bite February 25, 2020 Oilfield services giant Petrofac posted a $73m (£56.4m) profit last year as a number of exceptional charges limited the firm’s growth in 2019. Shares in the firm rose 1.1 per cent as marketts opened. The figures Reported profit was roughly 10 per cent higher year-on-year, increasing from $64m in 2018 to $73m last year. Net [...]
Petrofac shares drop as order book shrinks December 17, 2019 Petrofac shares fell over six and a half per cent today after the oilfield services company’s order book continued to shrink. New orders to date for the firm total $3bn (£2.3bn), down from nearly $5bn at the same time last year. Read more: Petrofac warns revenues will shrink after SFO prove hinders new work The [...]
Petrofac continue expansion with $120m contract wins November 20, 2019 Petrofac, a leading provider of oilfield services, today announced that it had won $120m (£92.9m) in new contracts as it continues its expansion into new geographies. The FTSE 250 company said that it had agreed to purchase US firm W&W Energy Services, a provider of production and infrastructures services to producers in Texas’ Permian basin. [...]
Petrofac warns revenues will shrink after SFO probe hinders new work August 28, 2019 Oilfield services giant Petrofac shares fell 1.97 per cent this morning as it warned revenues would dry up next year after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office caused it to lose out on contracts. In a glum first half financial report, the FTSE 250 company said the decline reflects a “low order intake in [...]
North Sea explorers get boost as US clamps down on Iran oil exports April 23, 2019 Toughened sanctions against Iran helped push up oil prices over the weekend, lighting a fire under London-listed exploration companies today. The cost of international standard Brent crude has risen 2.9 per cent over since Friday, hitting $74.68 per barrel – its highest point since October. Read more: FTSE 100 climbs to fresh six-month high as [...]
Stocks for a durable ISA portfolio in the Brexit years March 24, 2019 | City Talk By Edmond Jackson from interactive investor. With the Brexit outcome still uncertain, companies analyst Edmond Jackson picks five larger cap stocks and three AIM shares for a resilient ISA. Be aware how sentiment towards equities hinges currently on whether Brexit is "resolved" by way of "Soft" business-friendly outcome, or the UK leaves the EU without [...]
Petrofac workers to strike at BP oil rigs after disagreement over paid leave March 20, 2019 Union bosses have said Petrofac workers plan to walk out of all BP’s North Sea oil rigs amid a dispute over leave. Unite members had demanded three weeks paid leave, but today voted for industrial action at the platforms after only being offered two. Read more: Petrofac faces potential £400m lawsuit following bribery revelations Alternatively [...]
Petrofac faces potential £400m lawsuit following ex-employee’s bribery conviction February 11, 2019 Oil field services company Petrofac is facing a potential £400m lawsuit from angry investors after its shares crashed when one of its former executives pleaded guilty to bribery and corruption charges. The former global head of sales at Petrofac, David Lufkin, pleaded guilty last Thursday to offering corrupt payments in an attempt to secure contracts [...]
Former Petrofac sales executive pleads guilty to bribery over oil contracts February 7, 2019 A former Petrofac executive charged with using illicit payments to secure oil contracts in the Middle East has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of bribery, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said this morning. David Lufkin, 51, formerly the UK-headquartered oil and gas firm’s global head of sales, made the plea at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as [...]
Petrofac share price rises despite first half loss as Shetland Islands rack up August 25, 2015 Petrofac shares were up 2.3 per cent up in early morning trading, despite having posted a loss for the first half of 2015 thanks costs at its Laggan-Tormore project. The figures Having issued a profit warning last November, Petrofac reported revenues of $3.2bn (£2.1bn) for the six months to the end of June, 25 per [...]