Statoil reports profits surge to record on high oil prices

February 12, 2007 Filed Under: Mining Services, Mining Stocks, Oil and Gas  

Statoil, the leading Norwegian oil and gas group, has reported record profits for 2006 owing to high prices for hydrocarbons and despite a fall of production. Net profit surged by 32.0 percent to 40.615 billion kroner (4.98 billion euros, 6.47 billion dollars) from 30.73 billion kroner in 2005. Sales rose by 10.0 percent to 423.5 billion euros. Chief executive Helge Lund said Monday: “Annual...