MOL: Croatian Unit INA To Invest HRK20 Billion, 2011-2015
December 02 2011 - 8:17AM
Dow Jones News
Hungarian oil and gas firm MOL Nyrt.'s (MOL.BU) Croatian arm
INA-Industrije Nafte d.d. (INA.ZG) plans to invest 20 billion
Croatian kuna ($3.6 billion) between 2011 and 2015, MOL said
Friday.
MAIN FACTS:
-The 2011-2015 investment plan is subject to available
financing, MOL said in a stock exchange filing, adding that around
two-thirds of the planned investments are planned in Croatia.
-In the firm's exploration and production segment--the primary
growth driver--INA plans to pursue an exploration-led growth
strategy by developing existing projects and possibly by "potential
inorganic steps," it said, likely referring to future
acquisitions.
-INA targets maintaining production at a level of at least
70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
-INA aims to raise efficiency in refining and marketing by
targeting improvement in earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization of $250 million by 2015.
-Further investments at INA's refinery system will be focused on
technology for residue conversion at the Rijeka refinery; and
maintenance and safety investments at the Sisak refinery;
developing a pipeline connection between the two refineries.
-MOL was up 0.6% or HUF100 at HUF18,000 at 1236 GMT.
-By Budapest Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +36-1-267-0622;
budapest@dowjones.com