Britain's EnQuest 削減するs loss and 発表するs $15 mln 株 buyback
March 28 (Reuters) - British North Sea-焦点（を合わせる）d oil 生産者 EnQuest 狭くするd its 年次の loss to $30.8 million last year, 負かす／撃墜する from a $41.2 million loss in 2022, it said on Thursday.
The company also 発表するd its first 株主 return in the form of a $15 million 株 buyback this year.
The company said it 地位，任命するd a loss after 税金 予定 to the energy 利益（をあげる） 徴収する (EPL) which was 延長するd by one year by British 大蔵大臣 Jeremy 追跡（する） earlier this month.
EnQuest has for years been 保護物，者d from UK 税金s as it could 相殺する 法案s against 報告（する）／憶測d 税金 losses, which stood at $2 billion at the end of 2023.
"The EPL has resulted in a number of 産業 関係者s 加速するing their 転換 in 焦点（を合わせる） away from the UK North Sea," said 大統領 Amjad Bseisu.
"Our 重要な 税金 loss position and the 衝撃 of the EPL on ごくわずかの 税金 率s means that the 移転 of 資産s to EnQuest 所有権 would 増加する their 親族 value to a 多重の of that in the 手渡すs of 存在するing owners."
In December last year, Enquest 任命するd Jonathan Copus as its 財政／金融 長，指導者 to 後継する Salman Malik, who will become the CEO of Veri Energy, its new energy and decarbonisation 部隊.
The 部隊 is managing work 事業／計画（する）s on the company's Sullom Voe 終点 that would "crystallise 重要な operating cost and 放出／発行 削減s in 2026 and beyond", EnQuest said.
EnQuest lowered its 逮捕する 負債 by 33% to $480.9 million as of end-2023, versus $717.1 million in 2022.
It 繰り返し言うd it 推定する／予想するd to 投資する about $200 million this year, with operating costs of $415 million and 閉鎖するing spending of $70 million.
Last month, EnQuest said it produced 43,812 バーレル／樽s of oil 同等（の） per day (boe/d) last year, in line with 指導／手引 of 42,000-46,000 boe/d, but 負かす／撃墜する from 47,259 boe/d in 2022.
The company 事業／計画（する）d 生産（高） between 41,000 and 45,000 boe/d this year. (報告（する）／憶測ing by 深い Vakil in Bengaluru; Editing by David Goodman and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
