Record increase in revenue for oil giants
In 2022, when oil prices hit record highs due to supply concerns sparked by the Russia-Ukraine war, total revenues for the world’s 8 largest publicly traded oil companies rose nearly 50% compared to with the previous year, exceeding 2.4 trillion dollars.
The oil market entered a turbulent period after the Russia-Ukraine war, which broke out at a time when supply and supply problems emerged after the Covid-19 epidemic and world economies were battling high inflation.
While the energy crisis, which has deepened with Western states’ sanctions, restrictions and price-cap practices on Russian oil exports, has reached a critical level with concerns that counterattacks from Russia would disrupt global supplies, it has also sparked sudden increases in oil prices.
HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008
The price of a barrel of Brent oil, which is accepted as an international reference, exceeded 139 dollars on March 7 of last year, a figure that was registered as the highest since July 2008.
On February 23, 2022, the day before the start of the war, the price of a barrel of Brent oil traded at the highest level of $98.71.
The price of a barrel of Brent oil, which registered a record increase in the first half of the year, fell back in the second half of the year, as concerns about increased demand in world markets outweighed concerns about supply. The price of a barrel of Brent oil fell to $75.64 on December 9, 2022.
While price fluctuations were reflected as high profits on company balance sheets, the oil giants’ announced targets for energy transformation were also scrutinized.
According to data compiled by the AA correspondent from company balance sheets, revenues for oil giants such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, TotalEnergies, Royal Dutch Shell, bp, Eni, Equinor and Saudi Aramco increased by roughly 50 percent in 2022. compared to the previous year and exceeded $2.4 billion.
Revenues from these companies were estimated at $1.6 trillion in 2021.
ARAMCO’S REVENUES EXCEED 604 BILLION DOLLARS
During this period, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Aramco, was the company that generated the most revenue.
The company’s revenue topped $604 billion last year, an increase of more than 50 percent over the prior year.
ExxonMobil increased its revenue by 44.8% compared to the prior year to approximately $413.7 billion, while Shell increased its revenue by 41.6% to $386.2 billion.
On the other hand, TotalEnergies increased its revenues 42.6 percent to $263.3 billion, and Eni dollars increased 53 percent to $140.8 billion. (AA)