Dateline 2021-10-30, The Edge:
Sapura Energy Bhd’s latest quarterly loss of RM1.52 billion was a big surprise to the market.
The company, which is 40%-owned by Permodalan Nasional Bhd, was expected to be better prepared having completed its RM10 billion debt refinancing in March. Oil prices doubled from last year to over US$80 (about RM331.28) per barrel. And the group even had a healthy order book of over RM7 billion.
Sapura Energy — arguably the largest Malaysia-listed oil and gas contractor — said that “the decrease was mainly contributed by provisions for foreseeable losses and higher project costs incurred for certain projects during the current quarter”.
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 