The British oil company BP announced Tuesday a net loss of 6,480 million dollars in 2015, by the sharp drop in oil prices and the elimination of thousands of jobs more.
These results contrast with the 3,780 million dollars of profits made in 2014 by the group.
BP also announced a financial burden of $ 2,600 million in the fourth quarter, mainly by the depreciation in the exploration and production as well as restructuring costs.
The group said the “impact of the sharp drop in prices of oil and gas” to justify poor performance.
Like its competitors, the British group reduced its investments and effective against the collapse of oil prices.
This year, provides 4,000 jobs-and deletions anunciadas- well as other additional 3,000 by the end of 2017. This latest cut was announced internally and on Tuesday was communicated publicly.
“We are still moving quickly to adapt and rebalance BP,” said Bob Dudley, CEO of the group.
“We are making progress in managing and reducing our costs and our capital expenditures, while maintaining safe and reliable operations, “he said.
BP also continued paying the bill for the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The company had to supply 12,000 million dollars last year to pay the consequences of the disaster, which caused 11 deaths and massive oil spill.
BP shares were affected by the results, and lost 8% on the London Stock Exchange midmorning Tuesday, the sharpest fall in a company of the FTSE-100 index of top values.
The only plus point for investors was that dividends remain 1o pence per share in the fourth quarter.
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