Would be interesting to know projected profitability of CCS at this scale, and subsequent tax treatment, but irrespective will certainly help our ESG credentials.
Impressive performance yet again under AW’s leadership. Clearly been able to raise pricing and maybe ahead of inflation but hasn’t impacted upon sales and a welcome increase in Divi. SP should react positively.
RE: Was there news… oil shot up to $7617 May 2023 15:32
Only Traders catching up on yesterdays IEA Report predicting demand would outpace supply by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second half of the year. Tomorrow they’ll worry China is going into recession.
“Then why did he ever float on the stock market “ …..to mug investors at a ridiculously high price and in so doing make himself rather rich ….easy money.
RE: It is the right decision, IMHO12 May 2023 07:37
Just another Fund trying to get rich on the back of others hard work. Good decision, hopefully others will now realise MM isn’t quite the mug he’s painted by some.
Not forgetting the Management who must be viewing their latest Growth Plan SP hurdles as now pretty difficult to reach, but guess they’ll just all agree to pay themselves more instead.
RE: “Sunak Says UK Needs Fossil Fuels After Question on Equinor Plan”10 May 2023 16:56
Unfortunately it’s probably now fairly academic what Sunak/ Hunt do, if anything to support the Industry, as the chances are the new Administration will merely unpick the knitting. The Markets response to todays update is rather telling and fairly depressing !
We’re just seeing the true nature of Politicians currently playing to the populace with misleading ideas that the O&G sector can easily afford higher WFT’s to offset domestic energy bills. When in power they may discover a bit of a problem with that idea.
All those US Regional Banks seem more loved than us right now, not helped by headlines ( Daily Mirror) such as ‘Obscene’ profits by Shell & blaming them on ‘failure of Tories to increase WFT further ‘. Couldn’t blame AB now wanting early retirement and regretting his past Tory Party donations !
Give it a few months, I suspect sentiment will change once POO stabilises with help from the Cartel. The lack of BoD purchases at this level could indicate something in the wings but irrespective if this continues to fall further I will be a buying again.
I read that Keir Starmer is now calling for the Government to hit the Industry with what he calls a ‘proper’ windfall tax, on the back of BP’s Profits. Either complete naivety or just a wish to cripple a rather crucial Industry, I fear the latter.
See the latest comforting advice from the Bank of England is to just accept you’re now poorer which presumably applies to all those recently mugged by the Chancellor, and a likely indication they realise their Monetary policies ain’t working too well !