Rosneft: Projects economically viable even if oil price slips further

Russia’s Rosneft, the world’s biggest listed oil producer by output, said the fall in oil prices was not critical for the company and it saw “no reason for concern”.

“The company’s projects remain economically viable at prices much lower than current levels,” Rosneft said.

Brent has lost more than 20 percent of its value since June and was dragged down by signals from key OPEC members that the group was unlikely to intervene.

Rosneft’s capital expenditure stood at around $17 billion for this year under an oil price of below $100 per barrel.

Rosneft, which accounts for around 40 percent of Russia’s total oil output, was earlier put on the Western sanctions list over Moscow’s role in Ukraine crisis.

The measures ban Rosneft from raising long-term Western financing and prevent Western companies from cooperating with the company in Arctic, shale oil or deep water exploration and production.