The company’s hydrocarbon output stood at 180,000 boe/day in the second quarter last year and at 184,000 boe/day in the first quarter this year.
On group level, Austrian OMV’s hydrocarbon output increased 3.4%, to 307,000 boe/day, from 297,000 boe/day in the same period last year. On a quarterly basis, the group’s output rose 1%, despite a halt in operations in Yemen and Libya.
OMV’s hydrocarbon output growth was driven by increases in Norway and New Zeeland.
Sales increased 9% in the second quarter compared to the first, due to large deliveries from Norway, Tunisia and New Zealand.
The group’s natural gas sales volumes decreased in the second quarter to 23.05 TWh, from 38 TWh in the first quarter and 26.85 TWh in the second quarter of 2014, while net electricity production decreased quarter-to-quarter due to lower output in Turkey and Romania.
Exploration spending increased by some EUR110 million, mainly due to activities in Romania, Norway and Austria.
The groups’ results were positively influenced by a rebound in oil prices and the euro/US dollar exchange rate.