BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
| |
|
Q2 2011 |
Q1 2011 |
|
Q4 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q2 2010 Restated |
Q1 2010 Restated |
| Dated Brent assumption ($/bbl) |
|
117.36 |
104.97 |
|
86.48 |
76.86 |
78.30 |
76.24 |
| FX rate ($/£) |
|
1.63 |
1.59 |
|
1.58 |
1.53 |
1.49 |
1.59 |
| Henry Hub ($/mmbtu) |
|
4.31 |
4.11 |
|
3.79 |
4.38 |
4.09 |
5.30 |
| BG Group E&P production (mmboe) |
|
58.9 |
58.2 |
|
60.7 |
56.4 |
57.3 |
61.3 |
| – oil volume (mmboe) |
|
6.2 |
6.6 |
|
7.6 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
| – liquids volume (mmboe) |
|
8.8 |
8.7 |
|
8.9 |
7.7 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
| – gas volume (mmboe) |
|
43.9 |
42.9 |
|
44.2 |
42.2 |
41.4 |
44.4 |
| BG Group avg UK gas price pence per produced therm |
|
44.43 |
42.37 |
|
43.78 |
30.43 |
29.97 |
41.00 |
| BG Group avg UK gas price cents per produced therm |
|
72.46 |
67.32 |
|
69.25 |
46.58 |
45.16 |
65.22 |
| BG Group avg Int’l gas price cents per produced therm |
|
39.02 |
36.00 |
|
32.81 |
32.45 |
33.35 |
32.64 |
| Overall BG Group avg gas price cents per produced therm |
|
42.75 |
39.45 |
|
37.61 |
34.12 |
34.80 |
37.37 |
| BG Group avg oil price ($/bbl) |
|
117.95 |
108.58 |
|
82.69 |
74.88 |
75.86 |
76.45 |
| BG Group avg liquids price ($/bbl) |
|
98.32 |
83.32 |
|
67.52 |
66.88 |
66.43 |
62.81 |
| Total operating profit including share of pre-tax operating results from joint ventures and associates ($ million) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Exploration and Production |
|
1 420 |
1 258 |
|
1 067 |
761 |
746 |
1 192 |
| Liquefied Natural Gas |
|
553 |
570 |
|
550 |
725 |
541 |
633 |
| Transmission and Distribution |
|
167 |
145 |
|
190 |
197 |
184 |
140 |
| Other activities(2) |
|
12 |
(8) |
|
(5) |
(16) |
30 |
(10) |
| Total operating profit |
|
2 152 |
1 965 |
|
1 802 |
1 667 |
1 501 |
1 955 |
| Net finance income/(costs)(3) |
|
(59) |
(79) |
|
(48) |
(123) |
25 |
(10) |
| Profit before tax |
|
2 093 |
1 886 |
|
1 754 |
1 544 |
1 526 |
1 945 |
| Tax on profit on ordinary activities(4) |
|
(942) |
(1 044) |
|
(656) |
(520) |
(608) |
(822) |
| Profit for the period |
|
1 151 |
842 |
|
1 098 |
1 024 |
918 |
1 123 |
| Non-controlling interest |
|
(31) |
(23) |
|
(42) |
(46) |
(36) |
(26) |
| Earnings (BG Group shareholders) |
|
1 120 |
819 |
|
1 056 |
978 |
882 |
1 097 |
| Earnings per ordinary share |
|
33.1c |
24.2c |
|
31.2c |
28.9c |
26.1c |
32.5c |
| Net cash flow from operating activities |
|
2 031 |
982 |
|
1 432 |
1 132 |
1 864 |
1 958 |
| Net borrowings |
|
(9 468) |
(8 510) |
|
(6 973) |
(6 265) |
(5 047) |
(4 483) |
| Capital investment |
|
2 537 |
2 296 |
|
2 497 |
2 078 |
2 745 |
1 899 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
| Lifting costs ($/boe) |
|
5.83 |
5.24 |
|
4.89 |
4.88 |
4.91 |
4.48 |
| Opex ($/boe) |
|
8.93 |
7.99 |
|
7.32 |
7.08 |
7.77 |
6.95 |
| Development expenditure ($ million) |
|
1 541 |
1 195 |
|
1 432 |
1 314 |
1 006 |
607 |
| Gross exploration expenditure ($ million) |
|
318 |
615 |
|
459 |
230 |
1 218 |
435 |
| – capitalised |
|
238 |
514 |
|
360 |
132 |
1 126 |
341 |
| – other expenditure |
|
80 |
101 |
|
99 |
98 |
92 |
94 |