Austria's OMV profits up amid soaring energy prices
Austrian oil and gas group OMV said Friday it recorded a high third quarter profit due to soaring energy prices.
For the period from July to September, OMV recorded a net profit of 3.3 billion euros ($3.3 billion), compared to 279 million euros for the same quarter last year.
Revenue doubled year-on-year to 17.2 billion euros thanks to "significantly higher market prices", the company said in a press release.
OMV -- which worked closely with Russian giant Gazprom until the invasion of Ukraine -- said "the drop in production" linked to the war's consequences "has been more than offset by the rise in oil and gas prices".
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In the third quarter, OMV reported an average oil price increase of 42 percent year-on-year, while the price of natural gas has also "significantly increased" to a "historically high level".
Following European sanctions on Moscow, OMV froze its investments in Russia and has withdrawn from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
The Austrian flagship company said its strong performance prompted it to propose a special dividend of 2.25 euros per share.
Greenpeace and other activists have called for a protest outside the company's headquarters in Vienna, decrying the "immorally" high profits.
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For the period from July to September, OMV recorded a net profit of 3.3 billion euros ($3.3 billion), compared to 279 million euros for the same quarter last year.
Revenue doubled year-on-year to 17.2 billion euros thanks to "significantly higher market prices", the company said in a press release.
OMV -- which worked closely with Russian giant Gazprom until the invasion of Ukraine -- said "the drop in production" linked to the war's consequences "has been more than offset by the rise in oil and gas prices".
READ ALSO: ENERGY CRISIS: Will Austria have enough gas for winter?
In the third quarter, OMV reported an average oil price increase of 42 percent year-on-year, while the price of natural gas has also "significantly increased" to a "historically high level".
Following European sanctions on Moscow, OMV froze its investments in Russia and has withdrawn from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
The Austrian flagship company said its strong performance prompted it to propose a special dividend of 2.25 euros per share.
Greenpeace and other activists have called for a protest outside the company's headquarters in Vienna, decrying the "immorally" high profits.
READ ALSO: Reader question: Is travelling to Austria this winter worth it?
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