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OIL AND GAS
Russian economic stumbles impact BP performance
by Daniel J. Graeber
London (UPI) Oct 28, 2014


Russian currency hits all-time low against the dollar
Moscow (UPI) Oct 24, 2014 - Moscow trading data for Friday show the Russian currency hit an all-time low against the U.S. dollar as the economy struggles under energy-related sanctions.

By midday in Moscow, the currency hit bottom with trade at 42 rubles to the U.S. dollar.

The Russian economy is burdened by Western sanctions targeting Russian energy companies. With oil trading below the $100 mark, sanctions were blamed for record inflation and a struggling ruble.

Igor Sechin, the head of Russian oil company Rosneft, said Thursday a lawsuit was filed in Luxembourg against the European Union in retaliation against sanctions.

"Our aim is to protect the interests of our shareholders," he said. "We will always protect their interests at any cost."

Sechin in August asked the Kremlin to use a national welfare fund to support its growing debt. The company's total production, meanwhile, is down to its lowest level in more than a year.

Sechin and the oil company he leads are targets of Western economic sanctions imposed in response to Russia's stance on crises in Ukraine, a former Soviet republic.

Russia's credit rating was downgraded last week by international ratings agency Moody's.

British energy company BP said Tuesday the depreciation of the Russian currency in part had a "significant impact" on third quarter results.

BP reported its third quarter profits were off 63 percent. Revenues for the third quarter dropped more than 3 percent year-on-year to $94.8 billion.

From its operations related to Russian oil company Rosneft, BP said net income for the quarter was $110 million compared with $808 million during the same period last year.

"The depreciation of the ruble against the dollar over the period had a significant impact on the result," the company said in its quarterly statement.

The Russian currency hit an all-time low last week, trading at 42 rubles to the dollar. Western sanctions on its energy sector imposed in response to crises in Ukraine, coupled with record-level inflation and low oil prices, have hit the Russian economy hard.

In its statement for the second quarter, BP warned any "future erosion" to its relationship with Rosneft or further economic pressure could have an adverse impact on business and strategic objectives in Russia.


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