UNIPETROL, a.s. hereby announces its estimates of the operating data for the first quarter 2008, as well as the overview of external environment for this period.
| Brent crude oil(USD/bbl) |
57,76 |
88,46 |
96,72 |
| Ural crude oil (USD/bbl) |
54,36 |
85,42 |
93,36 |
| Brent - Ural differentials(USD/bbl) |
3,41 |
3,04 |
3,36 |
| Model refining margin (USD/bbl)1) |
6,47 |
7,69 |
6,90 |
| Ethylene contract FD NWE (EUR/t) |
855,00 |
945,00 |
1023,00 |
| CZK/USD2) |
21,39 |
18,51 |
17,05 |
| CZK/EUR2) |
28,03 |
29,82 |
25,56 |
1) Calculated as: Products (95.5%) Rotterdam quotations and refinery setting for “ cracking refinery” vs. Brent Dtd (100%). Products contain Premium Unleaded (23.4%), Regular Unleaded (15.5%), Jet/Kerosene (8.3%), Diesel (33.3%), 1% Sulphur Fuel Oil (12.9%), Propane (1.5%), Butane (0.3%), Sulphur (0.4%), Source: REUTERS
2) Average foreign exchange rates according to CNB
Source: REUTERS, PLATTS, ICIS, CNB
| kt |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4=3/1 |
5=3/2 |
| Motor fuels wholesale 1) |
677 |
631 |
665 |
-2% |
+5% |
| Petrochemical sales 2) |
422 |
251 |
408 |
-3% |
+63% |
| Retail sales3) |
109 |
128 |
114 |
+5% |
-11% |
| Crude oil throughput 4) |
1070 |
910 |
1027 |
-4% |
+13% |
| Utilization ratio4) |
78% |
65% |
74% |
-4 p.p |
+9 p.p |
| Motor fuel yield 5) |
59% |
55% |
61% |
+2 p.p |
+6 p.p |
| White product yield 6) |
74% |
69% |
77% |
+3 p.p |
+8 p.p |
1) Gasoline, Diesel, Jet, Light heating oil
2) Excluding feedstock for petrochemical production
3) Gasoline, Diesel, LPG
4) 51.22% CESKA RAFINERSKA, 100% PARAMO
5) Gasoline, Diesel, Light heating oil, LPG (weighted average of UNIPETROL RPA and PARAMO yields)
6) Gasoline, Diesel, Light heating oil, JET (weighted average of UNIPETROL RPA and PARAMO yields)
You can find more details in the attached pdf file
All information published in this report are estimates and their values may differ from the values which are to be published on 15th May 2008 in UNIPETROL financial statements and presentation for the 1Q 2008.
In Prague, April 18, 2008.
UNIPETROL, a.s.
Reg.Announc. No. 006/2008