Stanlow ups Essar Energy earnings 18%
Power plant operator and oil refiner Essar Energy reported an 18 percent rise in core earnings for the first-half as the benefit of a contribution from its British Stanlow refinery offset its struggling Indian power business.
The company, which is 77 percent-owned by privately held Indian conglomerate Essar Group, said operational earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was $383 million for the six months ended Sept. 30.
The company, which recently changed its accounting period, reported operational EBITDA of $324 million in the six months to June 30, 2011.
Essar said Stanlow, the second largest UK refinery which Essar acquired from Royal Dutch Shell last year, had operational EBITDA of $132 million in the first half.
The company's power business continues to be hit by regulatory and coal supply issues in India, where it is struggling to obtain the permits it requires to mine the coal needed to fuel its stations.
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Essar Energy turns around Stanlow refinery
New Delhi: (PTI) London-listed Essar Energy plc has turned around UK's second largest refinery Stanlow within a year of taking it over from Royal Dutch Shell, posting a pre-tax profit of USD 197 million in six month to September 30.
"Current price EBITDA at Stanlow rose to USD 197.2 million, compared with USD 22.2 million in the first eight months of ownership to March 2012," the company said announcing its second quarter earnings.
Shell divested its refinery assets for not
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