Posted at 11/15/22, 6:05 PM Press releases

Rompetrol Rafinare’s financial results, in January - September 2022

Rompetrol Rafinare, a member company of the KMG International Group, recorded, in the first 9 months of the year, a consolidated gross turnover of approximately 4.87 billion dollars and an operational profit (EBITDA) of approximately 327 million dollars, as a result of higher market quotations compared to similar periods last year.

 

Consolidated indicators*

 

Q3 2022

Q3 2021

9 months 2022

9 months 2021

Gross turnover

USD

1,897,586,422

992,458.030

4,869,674,034

3,277,696,163

EBITDA

USD

152,604,757

18,121,388

326,996,614

86,944,665

Net result

USD

102,853,827

(34,971,953)

161,243,814

(57,796,460)

*Note: The consolidated and unaudited financial statements of Rompetrol Rafinare include the results of Rompetrol Rafinare S.A. and those of the subsidiaries Rompetrol Quality Control S.R.L., Rom Oil S.A., Rompetrol Downstream S.R.L., Rompetrol Logistics S.R.L. Rompetrol Gas S.R.L and Rompetrol Petrochemicals S.R.L.

Rompetrol Rafinare, a member company of the KMG International Group, recorded, in the first 9 months of the year, a consolidated gross turnover of approximately 4.87 billion dollars and an operational profit (EBITDA) of approximately 327 million dollars, as a result of higher market quotations compared to similar periods last year.

In the first 9 months of 2022, the European refining margin increased by 107.9 USD/MT and averaged 120.5 USD/MT. The indicators were mainly influenced by the continued recovery in demand for refined products.

"Rompetrol Rafinare continues to represent a factor of stability in the industry, at the local and regional level. The January - September 2022 period was a complex one, with challenges in the supply of raw material, with a successfully completed and in the proposed schedule turnaround, and with a complicated context in the Black Sea area. However, we have aligned our production and sales in order to support the increased demand in the country and we have focused on streamlining operational flows and maximizing performance, in safe conditions and environmental protection", said Felix Crudu - Tesloveanu, General Manager of Rompetrol Rafinare.

Between January and September 2022, Rompetrol Rafinare, through the Petromidia Năvodari, Vega Ploieşti and Petrochemical Division refineries, directed around a third of its obtained products to the external market. The total value of exports exceeded 1.27 billion dollars, amounting to more than 1.28 million tons sold.

Rompetrol Rafinare remained, in 2022, an important contributor to Romania's state budget, with a contribution of almost 440 million dollars in the third quarter of the year and more than 1.13 billion dollars in the first nine months of 2022.

The significant shareholders of Rompetrol Rafinare SA are KMG International (54.63% - directly and indirectly) and the Romanian State through the Ministry of Energy (44.7%).
 

Refining segment*

   

Q3 2022

Q3 2021

9 months 2022

9 months 2021

Gross turnover

USD

1,596,921,222

739,904,074

4,159,133,413

2,628,471,462

EBITDA

USD

143,810,651

(6,363,761)

343,730,989

5,898,779

Net result

USD

116,936,453

(39,583,395)

235,190,711

(81,903,501)

Operational

         

Raw materials processed - Petromidia

Kt

1,507

600

3,817

3,326

Raw materials processed - Vega

Kt

105

38

268

227

Gasoline production

Kt

398

74

1,003

776

Diesel and Jet production

Kt

774

467

1,971

1,845

Fuel sales - internal

Kt

677

513

1,756

1,735

Fuel sales - export

Kt

439

77

1,030

818

*The refining activity includes the results of the Rompetrol Rafinare company regarding the Petromidia and Vega refineries. Rompetrol Rafinare calculates the gross refining margin as follows - (Sales of petroleum products – Cost of raw materials)/Sales volume. Net refining margin is operational profit (EBITDA) divided by sales volume.

The refining segment's gross turnover reached almost 1.6 billion dollars in Q3 2022, respectively 4.16 billion dollars in the first 9 months of 2022, and an operational profit (EBITDA) of about 343 million dollars, in the January - September 2022 period.

In the first 9 months of the year, the Petromidia Năvodari refinery processed more than 3.8 million tons of raw materials, achieving a production of approximately 1 million tons of gasoline and 1.97 million tons of diesel and Jet A1 fuels. More than 60% of fuel sales were concentrated on the domestic market.

In the third quarter of the year, the degree of utilization of the refining capacity was at the maximum level, 100%, with a total of 1.5 million tons of raw materials. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, the Petromidia refinery had a degree of utilization of around 85%. The increased raw material processing rate, correlated with the favorable market for petroleum products, supported the achievement of good results in the Petromidia Năvodari refinery.

Thus, in the first nine months of the year, a yield of white products of 85.68%wt and an energy intensity index of 97.61% were recorded.

Regarding the Vega Ploiesti refinery, the only domestic supplier of bitumen for the Romanian market and the only national producer of hexane, the total processing, in the first 9 months of the year, was 267.7 thousand tons, increasing by approximately 20% compared to the first 9 months of 2021.

Also, the degree of utilization of the refining capacity increased by more than 16%, which allowed recording a technological loss of only 0.63% and an energy consumption of 2.32 GJ/t.

The Ploiesti refinery is in perfect synergy with the Petromidia Năvodari refinery - the largest in Romania and one of the most modern in the Black Sea region. Thus, Petromidia fully provides the refinery in Ploieşti with the finished/semi-finished materials necessary to obtain special products with a high benefit.


Petrochemicals segment*

   

Q3 2022

Q3 2021

9 months 2022

9 months 2021

Gross turnover

USD

46,657,859

31,200,653

166,399,887

146,292,930

EBITDA

USD

(28,138,933)

(4,346,939)

(46,342,459)

9,961,551

Net result

USD

(34,428,289)

(9,892,600)

(63,026,088)

(5,481,550)

Operational

         

Processed propylene

kt

34

2

92

74

Processed ethylene

kt

8

3

31

27

Polymer production

kt

31

5

94

73

Total sales

kt

38

18

106

89

*The petrochemical segment includes the petrochemical activity of the company Rompetrol Rafinare and the activity of the company Rompetrol Petrochemicals SRL.
 

In the first 9 months of 2022, the total polymer production of the Petrochemical Division was 94 thousand tons, up 28% compared to the same period last year. The segment's sales registered an increase of almost 20%, and product deliveries were concentrated, in proportion to 60%, on the domestic market.

The strategy of the Petrochemical segment ensures the company a competitive position on the domestic market, but also on the regional one - the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, Central and Eastern Europe, aiming to maintain the competitive advantage, once the market stabilizes.

The petrochemical segment is the only producer of polypropylene and polyethylene in Romania, constantly managing to increase its market share in secondary product categories as well.


Distribution segment*

   

Q3 2022

Q3 2021

9 months 2022

9 months 2021

Cifra de afaceri brută

USD

1,139,463,663

811,352,972

2,939,231,216

2,325,668,918

EBITDA

USD

19,921,833

28,386,607

41,420,508

70,687,078

Net result

USD

3,615,314

14,218,180

1,680,405

29,578,926

Operaţional - vânzări

         

Carburanţi retail

Kt

283

276

721

700

Carburanţi en-gros

Kt

271

246

732

856

Cantităţi GPL vândute

Kt

93

45

253

230

*The distribution segment includes the results of the subsidiaries Rompetrol Downstream, Rom Oil, Rompetrol Quality Control, Rompetrol Logistics and Rompetrol Gas

The consolidated gross turnover for the distribution segment was 2.93 billion dollars in the first 9 months of the year. The operational profit (EBITDA) recorded a value of 41.4 million dollars in January - September 2022, while the net result was a positive one, of about 1.7 million dollars.

In the first 9 months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, the average Platts quotations (FOB Med Italy), expressed in dollars (the reference currency), recorded an increase of 92% for diesel, respectively an increase of 60% for gasoline.

Also, against the background of the approximately 13% depreciation of the RON against the dollar (average 9 months 2022 vs. average 9 months 2021), the international quotation of diesel fuel increased in the national currency by 117%, and the international quotation of gasoline increased in the national currency by 81%, compared to the same period in 2021.

The total quantities of fuel sold by Rompetrol Downstream in the January - September period were 1.7 million tons, down in wholesale sales, but with a 3% increase in the retail segment.

At the end of September 2022, Rompetrol Downstream's distribution segment comprised 1,235 sales points, including the network of own stations, partner stations and mobile stations (expres, internal bases of 9 and 20 cubic meters), increasing by 56 units from the number recorded at the end of September 2021.

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