PTTEP Sets US$24 Billion Investment Budget

PTTEP has set an investment budget of US$24.61 billion from 2020 to 2024.

 

The investment budget will comprise US$14.23 billion in capital expenditure (CAPEX) and US$10.38 billion in operating expenditure (OPEX), PTTEP revealed.

 

In 2020 alone, the company set a CAPEX budget of US$2.64 billion and an OPEX budget of US$1.96 billion.

 

In accordance with its latest investment plan, PTTEP expects its average petroleum sales volume to grow as follows:

 

  • 2020 – 388,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd)

 

  • 2021 – 403,000 boepd

 

  • 2022 – 450,000 boepd

 

  • 2023 – 464,000 boepd

 

  • 2024 – 467,000 boepd

 

“Based on the investment plan in 2020, PTTEP expects an increase of 11 percent of total petroleum sales volumes comparing to this year’s target, while the expected average volumes in the next five years are also growing steadily,” Phongsthorn Thavisin, PTTEP president and chief executive officer, said.

 

In its latest financial update, PTTEP reported a net income of US$1.18 billion during the first nine months of 2019, which marked a 39 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

 

PTTEP is a petroleum exploration and production company headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. The business traces its roots back to 1985.

 

Source: Rigzone