A Saipem logo in seen on the bridge of the Saipem 10000 deepwater drillship in Genoa's harbour, Italy, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalosaid on Thursday its adjusted core earnings rose 65% in the first quarter to beat expectations driven by its offshore engineering and construction business and drilling.
Adjusted core earnings in the period were 145 million euros , above a Refinitiv consensus of 103 million euros. New orders rose to 2.36 billion euros from 1.59 billion euros. The results come a month after the contractor announced a 2 billion euro capital increase as part of a rescue plan scaling back green ambitions to focus more on its core oil and gas business.and Italian state lender CDP paid in 646 million euros of the future capital increase last month, Saipem said in a statement.
The contractor confirmed guidance provided on March 25 that sees adjusted core earnings of more than 500 million euros this year.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
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