Repsol beats expectations in second quarter despite blackout hit
The April 28 blackout that caused traffic chaos in cities and left thousands stranded on trains and in elevators across the Iberian peninsula also cut power supply to Repsol's chemical plants and refineries.
Some of its facilities also suffered from external power supply issues on April 22 and June 16.
Since it can take one or two weeks for such plants to be fully operational after these events, the utilisation ratios fell significantly in the quarter.
"All businesses, both quarterly and half-yearly, have improved their results, except for Industrial, which was impacted by the general blackout on April 28 in Spain," Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz said in a statement.
The company said it was already considering potential legal action once responsibilities related to the outage are officially determined.
Spain's antitrust and energy watchdog is carrying out a probe into the blackout but hasn't said when it will release its findings.
Repsol booked a quarterly adjusted profit of 702 million euros, compared with 859 million euros a year earlier and a company-provided average forecast of 500 million euros.
Net profit fell to 237 million euros from 657 million euros a year earlier.
The Spanish firm also said that it is selling its 40% stake in U.S. renewables developer Hecate.
($1 = 0.8494 euros)
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