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ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY FIRST QUARTER 2025 IFRS RESULTS
Rosneft Oil Company (hereinafter – Rosneft, the Company) publishes its results for Q1 2025, prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | % change | |
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RUB bln | |||
Revenues from sales and equity share in profits of associates and joint ventures | 2,283 | 2,494 | (8.5)% |
EBITDA | 598 | 708 | (15.5)% |
Net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders | 170 | 158 | 7.6% |
Capex | 382 | 390 | (2.1)% |
Costs and expenditures | 1,927 | 2,038 | (5.4)% |
Igor Sechin, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft, noted:
“In the reporting period, the Company operated in the context of continuous deterioration of the macroeconomic environment that included lower prices and wider discounts for Russia’s Urals crude oil, new sanction restrictions, as well as a stronger ruble.
The Bank of Russia independently sets the exchange rate of the national currency, considering, primarily, the realities of the financial system. The use of such exchange rate thus does not take into account the economic conditions of the Company's operations leading to incremental costs associated with the calculation of the tax base, currency conversion, understating the value of oil in rubles and so on.
In the first quarter of 2025, the Company’s EBITDA was under the additional pressure from rising transportation expenses due to the tariff indexation by the natural monopolies. For example, Transneft oil transportation tariffs have gone up by 9.9% since January 2025, while petroleum product transportation tariffs and freight railroad transportation expenses have increased by 13.8% since the end of 2024.
Most natural monopolies tariffs, including even the tariffs imposed by the Russian Post, rise outstripping inflation: since early 2024, the price of sending an ordinary postal card has increased by 20%. Electricity tariffs were raised by 9.1% from July 2024 and are scheduled to be indexed by another 11.6% in July 2025.
Moreover, in accordance with the updated socio-economic development forecast, in 2025, indexation of regulated gas prices, electricity tariffs, and tariffs of grid companies is planned to exceed the forecast inflation rate, accelerating cost inflation.
In these circumstances, cost control remains our constant priority. In the first quarter of 2025, upstream lifting costs amounted to $3/boe in line with our strategic goal.
Net income increased quarter-on-quarter but declined year-on-year against the growing key interest rate. For instance, interest expenses on loans and borrowings went up 1.8 times year-on-year.
Shareholders’ interests remain a top priority for Rosneft. On April 25, the Board of Directors recommended that the General Shareholders Meeting make a resolution on paying a final dividend of RUB 14.68 per share. In this way, the total amount of dividends attributable to shareholders and based on last year results will amount to RUB 51.15 per share”.
Operating Performance
Exploration and Production
In Q1 2025, liquid hydrocarbon production amounted to 44.6 mln tons (3,681 th. bpd) on the back of challenging weather conditions in Central Russia, and oil production cap in compliance with the decisions of the Russian Government.
In Q1 2025, the Company's gas production amounted to 20.2 bcm (1,366 th. boe/day). Greenfield projects in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District commissioned in 2022 account for around a third of the Company’s gas production.
As a result, in Q1 2025, the Company's hydrocarbon production amounted to 61.2 mln toe (5,047 th. boe/day).
In Q1 2025, production drilling footage exceeded 2.8 mln meters. Rosneft commissioned over 0.6 th. new wells with horizontal wells accounting for 76% of that amount.
Vostok Oil Project
The Company continues pilot development of the Payakhskoye, Ichemminskoye and Baikalovskoye fields: in Q1 2025, production drilling footage exceeded 30,000 meters, while 4 production wells were completed. The Company launched pilot production at the Payakhskoye and Ichemminskoye fields with produced oil transported by trucks.
Work is underway at the Vankor – Payakha - Sever Bay trunk oil pipeline. As of the end of Q1 2025, 104,000 piles were installed, about 450 km of the pipeline were laid, including a 171 km long two-piped section. Most of the work on laying the backup pipeline crossing the Yenisei River was completed.
The Company completed most of the work on the construction of two cargo berths and a berth for the port fleet at the Sever Bay Port terminal. Construction of the first oil loading berth is in progress as well as preparatory work for the second berth. Construction of a crude delivery and acceptance point at Sever Bay Port terminal and the Suzun oil pumping station is underway. The Company continues the construction of logistics infrastructure and hydraulic engineering installations, shore reinforcement, and expansion of onshore and berth infrastructure.
Refining
In Q1 2025, the refining volumes amounted to 19.5 mln tons, demonstrating a quarter-on-quarter decrease. The refining volume trend is attributable to optimization of refinery utilization in view of the current pricing environment and demand, and the need for maintenance and repair works. The refining depth increased to 75.9%, while the light product yields reached 59.9%.
Sustainable supply of high-quality motor fuel to Russian consumers is one of Rosneft key priorities. In Q1 2025, the Company sold 9.8 mln tons of petroleum products on the domestic market, including 3.2 mln tons of gasoline and 3.8 mln tons of diesel fuel.
The Company is an active trader at the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX). In the reporting period, Rosneft sold 2.2 mln tons of gasoline and diesel fuel on the exchange that is 1.7 times higher than the required volume.
Financial Performance
Operating performance and the current macroeconomic environment combined with management solutions determined the dynamics of the Company’s key financial indicators.
In Q1 2025, the Company’s revenue1 amounted to RUB 2,283 bln, down 8.5% quarter-on-quarter against lower Urals prices in rubles. At the same time, the rate of costs savings and expense reductions lagged behind the revenue dynamics, with one of the reasons being indexation of tariffs imposed by the natural monopolies. As a result, Q1 2025 EBITDA decreased to RUB 598 bln, with an EBITDA margin of 26%.
In Q1 2025, unit upstream lifting costs amounted to $3/boe.
In Q1 2025, net income attributable to Rosneft shareholders grew quarter-on-quarter, reaching RUB 170 bln.
In Q1 2025, capital expenditure amounted to RUB 382 bln due to the scheduled implementation of the investment program mainly at Upstream assets.
As of the end of Q1 2025, the net debt / EBITDA ratio amounted to 1.36x that is significantly below the minimum covenant under the loan agreements.
ESG
In the reporting period, the Company proceeded with activities aimed at achieving sustainable development goals under the 'Rosneft-2030' strategy.
Rosneft applies advanced technologies and state-of-the-art production methods to create a safe working environment and minimize the risk of occupational injuries and occupational illnesses. In Q1 2025, the Lost Workday Injury Severity (LWIS) went down by 68%.
Incident prevention measures resulted in a lower number of process safety events at the Company subsidiaries in Q1 2025. In particular, the frequency of incidents related to loss of containment of equipment with severe consequences of Tier 1 (PSER-1) reduced by 13% against Q1 2024, while the frequency of Tier 2 incidents (PSER-2) decreased by 19%.
In the reporting period, no oil, gas or water shows (release of oil, gas or water to the surface) were registered during well drilling operations at the Company sites. The Company continued with pipeline replacement as part of its efforts to minimize oil and petroleum product spills.
The Company leadership in sustainable development received independent external recognition. In April 2025, Rosneft became one of the leaders in the ESG ranking for the quality of personnel management according to RAEX, Russia's largest non-credit agency.
Department of Information and Advertising
Rosneft Oil Company
May 30, 2025
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