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Genel Energy

Middle East

Genel Energy recoups payment

Genel Energy today confirmed the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $10.22million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during June 2017.

Markets

Genel Energy agrees to buy OMV’s stake in Kurdistan field

Genel Energy has struck a deal with Austrian producer OMV to acquire its stake in a field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company will acquire a 35% share in the Bina Bawi field with an upfront payment of $5million. Genel Energy said a contingent payment of $70million will be payable once gas production exceeds the agreed threshold volumes from the Miran and Bina Bawi fields.

Oil & Gas

Tony Hayward takes over as Genel Energy chairman after leadership reshuffle

Tony Hayward has stepped into Genel Energy’s chairman role after Rodney Chase tendered his resignation. Murat Özgül, previously president of Turkey and KRI, has since been promoted to chief executive and appointed to the board. Hayward said: "Rodney has been a driving force in the establishment of Genel Energy as a respected London-listed company. It has been a great pleasure working with him, and on behalf of the Board and the Company I would like to express my sincere gratitude for his leadership through the IPO and over the past four years, which has helped make Genel the company it is today.

Markets

Genel Energy hit by full-year loss

Genel Energy said it fell to a loss last year as it waited for money still owed from some of its fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company said its expects to receive regular repayments this year. The oil producer made a full-year loss of $312.8million, compared with a profit of $186.5million in 2013.

Oil & Gas

Genel Energy to reduce headcount

Genel Energy said it will be making job redundancies in a bid to reduce costs. The company said its capital expenditure guidance has been lowered for 2015 by 30% to between $200 and $250million. The move marks a reduction of 70% compared with expenditure last year. A spokesman for the company said: “Headcount reductions and other efficiency measures are expected to reduce administrative expenses by 40% year on year in 2015.”