OMV boss rejects Libya pull-out appeals

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OMV chief Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer has made clear a retreat from Libya is not on the firm’s agenda.The Austrian company is one of a few firms which are still getting oil from the North African country where the troops of political leader Muammar al-Gaddafi are combating opposition groups calling for democracy.Ruttenstorfer said yesterday (Weds) OMV would […]

OMV head acquitted

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OMV boss Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer has been found not guilty of insider trading.The former Social Democratic (SPÖ) state secretary faced three years in jail over suspicions he benefited from insider knowledge in a controversial stock purchase.Ruttenstorfer, who has headed the oil and gas company since 2002, acquired 26,500 OMV stakes worth 632,000 Euros in March 2009. […]

OMV bags rival’s Tunisian oil and gas business

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Austrian oil and gas giant OMV has taken over a competitor’s exploration activities in Tunisia.The Vienna-based company announced today (Thurs) it has transferred 610 million Euros to American firm Pioneer Natural Resources to take over its operations in the north African country. OMV said the executive board of its Tunisian subsidiary company signed contracts earlier […]

OMV boss to exit Roche supervisory board

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Austrian businessman Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer has decided not to reapply for a place on the supervisory board of Swiss healthcare company F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche).Ruttenstorfer, who has headed Vienna-based oil and gas group OMV for eight years, entered Roche’s supervisory board in 2007. The Swiss health industry giant will decide on who will follow the […]

OMV 2010 earnings beyond €2bn, says CEO

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OMV will earn more than two billion Euros this year, according to firm chief Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer.Asked whether the oil and gas company’s earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) will take the two-billion-Euro hurdle this year, Ruttenstorfer said today (Thurs) that there was “no doubt” about it. The internationally operating firm’s Ebit in the first three […]

High-profile support for indicted OMV chief

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A group of leading businessman has publicly backed OMV boss Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer who faces legal action for alleged insider trading.The entrepreneur, who has headed the oil and gas company since 2002, will be in court in January after the state prosecution decided to press insider dealing charges.Ruttenstorfer acquired OMV stakes worth 632,000 Euros in March […]

OMV earnings bubble over

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OMV managed to raise earnings and turnover in the first half of this year.The Vienna-headquartered oil and gas firm said today (Weds) turnover soared by 31 per cent to 11,015 billion Euros compared to the first six months of 2009. Analysts expected the company’s turnover to increase by just 25 per cent year on year.The […]

OMV chief expects much better results this year

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Austrian oil and gas producer OMV’s chief Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer has said he expects his firm to have much better results this year than in 2009.Ruttenstorfer said today that predictions were difficult at present, especially given the recent sharp decline in the price of OMV’s stock, but said the plunging Euro would be “positive” for the […]

OMV profit falls by more than half

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Austrian oil and gas producer OMV reported today (Thurs) that its net profit had declined by 58 per cent year on year to 572 million Euros in 2009.Turnover fell by 30 per cent year on year to 17.92 billion Euros last year. Analysts had expected a decline of 26.5 per cent in turnover and 65.2 […]