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Petrofac

June 2011

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  • Epic Code:
  • PFC
  • Price:
  • 1528p
Petrofac has released a positive trading and AGM statement, which noted that trading continues in line with expectations, with net profit expected to rise at least 15% this year. Cash balances have ballooned from US$1.1bn. to US$1.7bn. The order intake was US$2bn in the year to date, thanks to major awards in Algeria, Iraq and Malaysia, with the group order backlog rising from US$11.7 bn. to US$12.3 bn. In its largest division, Engineering & Construction, Petrofac has made a good start to the second phase of the South Yoloten project in Turkmenistan, while it also expects to bid on a number of projects in Iraq in the coming months. Meanwhile, in the operations & training side Petrofac noted significant improvement in train ...

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