OMV Courts Kazakh Gas Partners While Lifting 2026 Crude and Margin Assumptions
Published on 11/13/2026 at 15:11 | Editorial boerse-global.de
OMV representatives met with QazaqGaz and Ă–BAG to discuss potential cooperation in the gas business, with talks centering on field development, gas processing and underground storage, according to QazaqGaz. The parties agreed to continue with further expert-level discussions, a step that would follow the current exploratory exchange.
The stock traded at €73.35 on the day, up 0.6%.
Guidance Raised on Gas, Refining and Crude
The Vienna-based group lifted its outlook for 2026 on 29 October, raising the assumed average realized gas price to roughly €45/MWh. It also marked up its expectation for the European refinery reference margin to around USD 25/bbl. For Brent crude, OMV now bases its planning on a value above USD 95 per barrel.
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Those assumptions accompanied third-quarter 2026 results, in which the CCS operating result before special items climbed 68% year on year to €2.12 billion. Revenue from continuing operations came in at €8.96 billion.
Morgan Stanley Moves the Other Way
Not every observer read the update as a reason to turn bullish. A week before the guidance revision, Morgan Stanley downgraded OMV to "Underweight," according to media reports, while at the same time lifting its price target to €67 from €65.50 — a cut in rating that came without a reduction in the target.
Synthetic Fuels for the German Market
Separately, OMV said on 6 November that it will market eMethanol sourced from Denmark in Germany as a component for biodiesel. The synthetic fuel comes from Solar Park Kassø ApS, a joint venture of European Energy and Mitsui, per the company. OMV also published information on synthetic fuels alongside the announcement.
BlackRock Stake and a Refinery Incident
A stake notification in early November showed BlackRock holding a total of 5.00% of OMV voting rights including financial instruments, split between 4.53% in shares and 0.47% in instruments. On 27 October, repair work on an out-of-service tank at the Schwechat refinery caused smoke development, which OMV said was under control according to media reports. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution after experiencing breathing difficulties.
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