Shares fall as energy company expects huge writedown on German plant
BP is preparing to take a hit of almost $3bn hit in its results for April to June as lower demand for fuels leads to woes within the company’s oil refining business.warned investors that “significantly lower realised refining margins” could wipe between $500m and $700m from its earnings for the quarter.
It also expects to take a $2bn writedown resulting from a plan to scale back its refining operations at its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany by a third from next year in response to weaker demand.The looming financial hit comes amid wider pressures facing the global refining business. The US oil company ExxonMobil warned investors this week that lower refining margins would have a negative impact on second-quarter profit of between $1.1bn and $1.5bn.
BP added that its oil trading business “is expected to be weak”, while gas trading is expected to be “average”. The update caused BP shares to drop by more than 3.5% to 457.76p a share on Tuesday morning. On Monday it was reported that the company’s ousted former chief executive, Bernard Looney, has met senior figures in the United Arab Emirates in the hopes of securing private equity investment to fund a new oil venture.Company, and with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the UAE’s powerful national security adviser and businessman, according to the Financial Times.
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