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Annual Report 2021

The energy for a better life.

At a Glance 

Five-year summary 

Sales revenues1 
Operating Result 
Profit before tax 
Taxes on income and profit 
Net income for the year 
Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent 
Clean CCS Operating Result2 
Clean CCS net income2 
Clean CCS net income attributable to stockholders of the parent2 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

2019 

2018 

2017 

  35,555 
5,065 
4,870 
(2,066)   
2,804 
2,093 
5,961 
3,710 
2,866 

  16,550    23,461 
3,582 
3,453 
(1,306)   
2,147 
1,678 
3,536 
2,121 
1,624 

1,050   
875   
603   
1,478   
1,258   
1,686   
1,026   
679   

  22,930 
3,524 
3,298 
(1,305)   
1,993 
1,438 
3,646 
2,108 
1,594 

  20,222 
1,732 
1,486 
(634) 
853 
435 
2,958 
2,035 
1,624 

Balance sheet total 
Equity 
Net debt excluding leases 
Net debt including leases 
Average capital employed 

Cash flow from operating activities excl. net working capital effects 
Cash flow from operating activities 
Capital expenditure 
Organic capital expenditure3 
Free cash flow before dividends 
Organic Free cash flow before dividends4 

Return On Average Capital Employed (ROACE) 
Clean CCS ROACE2 
Return On Equity (ROE) 
Equity ratio 
Gearing ratio exluding leases 
Leverage ratio 

Earnings Per Share (EPS) 
Clean CCS EPS2 
Cash flow per share5 
Dividend Per Share (DPS)6 
Payout ratio 
Employees as of December 31 

Production 
Production cost 
Fuels and other sales volumes Europe7 
Natural gas sales volumes 
Polyolefin sales volumes7 
Utilization rate steam crackers Europe7 

Lost-Time Injury Rate (LTIR) 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

  53,798 
  21,996 
4,771 
5,962 
  29,366 

  49,271    40,375 
  19,899    16,863 
3,632 
4,686 
  21,555    19,923 

8,130   
9,347   

  36,961 
  15,342 
1,726 
2,014 
  16,850 

  31,576 
  14,334 
1,713 
2,005 
  15,550 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in % 

in % 

in % 

in % 

in % 

in % 

8,897 
7,017 
2,691 
2,650 
5,196 
4,536 

10 
13 
13 
41 
22 
21 

2,786   
3,137   
6,048   
1,884   
(2,811)   
1,273   

4,264 
4,056 
4,916 
2,251 
(583)   
2,119 

4,223 
4,396 
3,676 
1,893 
1,043 
2,495 

8   
5   
9   
40   
41   
32   

11 
11 
13 
42 
22 
22 

12 
13 
14 
42 
11 
12 

3,871 
3,448 
3,376 
1,636 
1,681 
1,862 

6 
14 
6 
45 
12 
12 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in % 

6.40 
8.77 
21.47 
2.30 
36 
  22,434 

3.85   
2.08   
9.60   
1.85   
48   

5.14 
4.97 
12.42 
1.75 
34 
  25,291    19,845 

4.40 
4.88 
13.46 
1.75 
40 
  20,231 

1.33 
4.97 
10.56 
1.50 
113 
  20,721 

in kboe/d 

in USD/boe 

in mn t 

in TWh 
in mn t 

in % 

in mn hours 

worked 

486 
6.67 
16 
196 
5.93 
90 

463   
6.58   
15   
164   
5.95   
73   

487 
6.61 
19 
137 
5.59 
93 

427 
7.01 
18 
114 
5.27 
94 

348 
8.79 
18 
113 
5.06 
86 

0.57 

0.32   

0.34 

0.30 

0.34 

1 Sales revenues excluding petroleum excise tax 
2 Adjusted for special items and CCS effects; further information can be found in Note 4 – Segment Reporting – of the Consolidated Financial Statements 
3 Organic capital expenditure is defined as capital expenditure including capitalized Exploration and Appraisal expenditure excluding acquisitions and contingent considerations. 
4 Organic free cash flow before dividends is cash flow from operating activities less cash flow from investing activities excluding disposals and material inorganic cash flow components 

(e.g., acquisitions) 

5 Cash flow from operating activities 
6 2021: as proposed by the Executive Board and confirmed by the Supervisory Board, subject to confirmation by the Annual General Meeting 2022 
7 As of Q1/21 the Downstream segment was split in Refining & Marketing and Chemicals & Materials. For comparison only, figures for the previous years are shown in the new structure.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fields of Activity

Exploration & Production

In Exploration & Production, OMV explores, develops, and produces 
oil and gas in its four core regions of Central and Eastern Europe, 
the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and Asia-Pacific and 
produces gas in a JV in Russia1. In 2021, daily production was 486 
kboe/d (equal to 177.5 mn boe). While natural gas accounted for 
59% of total production, oil and NGL flows made up 41%. At year-
end 2021, proven reserves amounted to 1,295 mn boe.

Central and 
Eastern Europe2

Middle East
and Africa

North Sea

Asia-Pacific2

Russia1

Austria
Romania

Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Libya
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Exploration & Production Presence2

Norway

Austria

Tunisia

Romania

Kurdistan
Region
of Iraq

Libya

Norway

Malaysia
New Zealand

Russia1

Production and oil and gas split
In %

49

149
kboe/d

51

86
kboe/d

18

82

Central and
Eastern Europe

Middle East
and Africa

47

21

89
kboe/d

53

67
kboe/d

79

59

North Sea

Asia-Pacific

96
kboe/d

Russia

100

41

486
kboe/d

Total hydrocarbon
production

Yemen

United
Arab
Emirates

Malaysia

 Oil and NGL 

 Natural gas

New Zealand

Central and Eastern Europe

Middle East and Africa

North Sea

Asia-Pacific

Russia1

1  OMV decided to not pursue any future investments in Russia. As a result, Russia is no longer considered one of OMV's core regions.
2  In addition, OMV holds participations in exploration licenses in Bulgaria, Georgia, Australia, and Mexico.

Refining & Marketing

OMV’s Refining & Marketing business refines and markets fuels 
and natural gas. It operates three inland refineries in Europe and 
holds a strong market position in the areas where its refineries are 
located, serving a strong branded retail network and commercial 
customers. In the Middle East, it owns 15% of ADNOC Refining 
and ADNOC Global Trading. The processing capacity of its  
refineries amounted to around 500 kboe/d.

Fuels & Gas

Fuels

Austria
Germany1
Hungary
Romania

Refining & Marketing presence

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Moldova
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia2
United Arab Emirates

Netherlands

Belgium

Germany1

303

Austria

434

Slovenia2

119

Serbia

Bulgaria

63

94

Gas

Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey

141

Czech 
Republic

100

Slovakia

204

Hungary

561

Romania

69

Moldova

OMV 
refineries

Number of 
filling stations

Gas-fired
power plant

LNG
terminal

Equity
gas

CEGH

Gas
storage

Turkey

United
Arab
Emirates

1  OMV has agreed to sell 285 filling stations to EG Group. The closing of this transaction is expected in 2022.
2  OMV has agreed to sell its business in Slovenia to MOL Group. The closing of this transaction is expected in 2022. 

Chemicals & Materials

In Chemicals & Materials, OMV, through its subsidiary Borealis, 
is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and circular 
polyolefin solutions with total polyolefin sales of 5.9 mn t in 2021, 
and a European market leader in base chemicals, fertilizers and 
plastics recycling. The company supplies services and products to 
customers worldwide through Borealis and its two important joint 
ventures: Borouge (with ADNOC, based in the UAE and Singapore) 
and Baystar™ (with TotalEnergies, based in the US). 

Chemicals & Materials presence1

United Kingdom

Germany

Austria

France

Spain

Finland

Sweden

Netherlands

Belgium

Russia

Poland

Czech Republic
Slovakia

Hungary
Romania
Croatia
Serbia
Bulgaria

Italy

Greece

Turkey

United
States

Mexico

Morocco

Egypt

China

Japan

South
Korea

Singapore

Vietnam
Malaysia

Thailand

India
Indonesia

South Africa

United
Arab
Emirates

Colombia

Brazil

Chile
Argentina

1  Chemicals & Materials presence comprises OMV’s petrochemicals presence as well as the production plants, sales offices, and logistics hubs of Borealis and Borouge.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR 

April 8, 2022   Trading Update Q1 2022 

April 29, 2022   Results January–March 2022 

July 8, 2022   Trading Update Q2 2022 

July 28, 2022   Results January–June and Q2 2022 

October 10, 2022   Trading Update Q3 2022 

October 28, 2022   Results January–September and Q3 2022 

▸ This financial calendar represents only 

an extract of the planned dates in 2022.  
The complete financial calendar and  
confirmation of the dates can be found at:  
www.omv.com/financial-calendar 

▸ The HTML version of this annual report can be found here: 

www.reports.omv.com/en/annual-report/2021 

▸ The PDF version of this annual report can be found here: 

www.omv.com/annual-report-2021 

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Contents 

9  1 — TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS 

10 
14 
16 
20 

Interview with the Chairman of the Executive Board
OMV Executive Board 
Report of the Supervisory Board 
OMV on the Capital Markets 

25  2 — DIRECTORS’ REPORT 

26 
27 
35 
40 
43 
46 
56 
62 
68 
75 
76 
80 

About OMV 
Strategy  
Sustainability 
Health, Safety, Security, and Environment 
Employees 
OMV Group Business Year 
Exploration & Production 
Refining & Marketing 
Chemicals & Materials 
Outlook 
Risk Management 
Other Information 

85  3 — CONSOLIDATED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT 

97  4 — CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES 

98 
108 
109 
110 
112 
114 
115 

Auditor’s Report 
Consolidated Income Statement for 2021 
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for 2021 
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2021 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for 2021 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2021 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

227  5 — FURTHER INFORMATION 

228 
236 
239 

Consolidated Report on the Payments Made to Governments 
Abbreviations and Definitions 
Contacts and Imprint  

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TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS 
9 – 24 

10 — Interview with the Chairman of the Executive Board 
14 — OMV Executive Board 

16 — Report of the Supervisory Board 
20 — OMV on the Capital Markets

OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 

“Transformation through Innovation” 

A conversation with Alfred Stern, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of OMV 
▸ More information is available in the video by Alfred Stern in our online report 

www.reports.omv.com/en/annual-report/2021 

Mr. Stern, we are conducting this interview in difficult and sorrowful times. As we speak, war is being 
waged in Ukraine. 
This saddens me and our employees as well. The war in Ukraine is a tragic and threatening situation that means 
great suffering for many people. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all who are directly or indirectly victims of this 
war. We reject all forms of violence and war and are deeply convinced that freedom and wellbeing for people can 
only exist in peace. 

OMV has had business relations with Russia for a long-standing period. How are you dealing with it now? 
We have carefully considered our involvement in Russia and then made a clear decision that from now on Russia 
is no longer a core region for OMV. This means that we will no longer pursue any future investments in Russia. 
For this reason, we have also immediately ended all negotiations regarding a potential participation in blocks 
4A/5A of the Achimov-Formation in the Urengoy gas and condensate field. Furthermore, we have initiated a strate-
gic review of our existing stake in the Yuzhno Russkoye gas field in Western Siberia. Here we will consider all op-
tions, including a divestment or exit. In addition we recognize for this asset, as well as for our receivables from 
Nord Stream 2 AG, a value adjustment. 

Mr. Stern, if we turn to the topic of further development and take a look into the future. The mission of 
companies like OMV has always been to supply energy. What is OMV’s future mission? 
OMV will continue to develop and grow, and in doing so, pursue the clear goal of becoming a leader in sustainable 
fuels and chemicals as well as high-quality materials. That means that the OMV of tomorrow will be an innovative 
company that provides people with the circular resources needed for a better life in these modern times. And even 
further in the future, OMV will be a company with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a goal we aim to achieve by 
2050 at the latest. 

To restate the question, how long can OMV afford to keep pursuing the same business model? 
Not a single day, if you look at it rationally. Even though we cannot radically change our business model immedi-
ately, we must act today and push it in the right direction. The new OMV Strategy 2030 is our first step toward 
more sustainability. We will implement this strategy quickly so that we can benefit optimally from the opportunities 
offered by the energy and sustainability transition. I am certain that this transformation of our Company will meet 
with positive feedback from shareholders, the capital market, customers, and, last but not least, our employees. 

If you first look back and then into the future – what kind of OMV do you see? 
Looking back, I see a successful company that has performed very well over many decades in the market and has 
also prepared very well for the future recently. Looking forward, I see an innovative company that is actively driv-
ing the shift toward more sustainability. I see a company that provides circular resources and products essential 
for our prosperity and a better life for all of us.   

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 

» 

The OMV of tomorrow 
will be an innovative 
company that provides 
people with the circular 
resources needed for a 
better life in these 
modern times.  

ALFRED STERN 
Chairman of the Executive Board 

What does “very well prepared for the future” mean specifically? 
The past fiscal year underscores the financially and technologically strong position we have built. In 2021, we gen-
erated record earnings. This was thanks to first-rate performance by the Exploration & Production business, to sta-
ble earnings in Refining & Marketing, and especially to robust growth in Chemicals & Materials. The figures speak 
for themselves: We are taking the right approach. In addition, we consistently carried out the divestment program 
we announced in connection with the Borealis acquisition. We have successfully sold our shares in Gas Connect 
Austria, the E&P business in Kazakhstan, oil fields in Malaysia, and our 25-percent interest in the Wisting oil field 
in Norway. With this move and the support of our strong results, we were able to reduce our leverage to 22 per-
cent in the past year.  

And OMV’s technological strength? 
At its core, it is our employees’ extensive knowledge of working with hydrocarbons as well as renewable raw mate-
rials and recyclates. We are able to find the best solutions along the entire value chain, a major asset for the fu-
ture. And, to name just one innovation, OMV and Borealis were early adopters with the foresight to begin gaining 
experience in the mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics. This enabled us to establish a very strong jump-
ing-off point for a future leadership position in the circular economy, which will play a key role going forward. The 
circular economy makes it possible to protect the environment and continue to enjoy the advantages of high-qual-
ity plastics at the same time. And that is precisely what will be needed. After all, plastics are essential, particularly 
during the energy transition. Think about heavy-duty cables, solar panels and wind turbines, and capacitors and 
semiconductors – none of these would be possible without high-quality plastics. It is exactly for this purpose that 
we offer tailored solutions as a global technological leader in this field. 

How would you describe OMV in 2030 in one sentence? OMV is ... 
... a leader in innovative sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials, heading toward net zero and leveraging the 
energy transition as a business opportunity for sustained growth. In the area of sustainable fuels and chemicals as 
well as high-quality materials and the circular economy in particular, we will be entering a new successful phase of 
our company history and acting as a role model for transformation in the industry. 

OMV must also have a vision for 2040. 
Yes, that is correct. By 2040, we hope to have established a sustainable, circular business model in the Group. 
And we are thinking beyond that as well. By 2050, we want to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. That 
also means that we are pursuing the goal of no longer producing oil and gas as an energy source by 2050. 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 

How do you envision the road to OMV 2030? 
Of course, this will mean changes in all of our businesses. In Exploration & Production, we have to incrementally 
move toward lower-carbon business activities. That means we will increase the share of natural gas in our portfolio 
as a transition fuel, but at the same time pursue sustainable energy solutions in which we can leverage our exper-
tise and assets. These include geothermal energy as well as technologies for storing and utilizing CO2 and other 
gases. 

OMV already has refineries that count among the most advanced and efficient in Europe. What direction 
will they take? 
Our motto is “sustainable fuels.” In the Refining & Marketing business, we will first focus more intensely on using 
biogenic components in fuels and for chemical feedstock. We will also work on synthetic fuels and raw materials in 
the longer term. As of 2023, a pilot plant at our Schwechat refinery in Austria will use a catalyst we developed in-
house to produce propanol from formerly unused glycerin, a waste product. We already supply wholesale custom-
ers with EcoMotion diesel, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 20 to 25 percent thanks to its renewable 
content. Along with Austrian Airlines, we will cut carbon emissions by more than 80 percent with sustainable jet 
fuel. These are all key steps on our path toward a more sustainable business model. 

And in Chemicals & Materials? 
After expanding the crackers at our Burghausen site in Germany, we will produce additional ethylene and propyl-
ene for the Bavarian Chemical Triangle starting in the third quarter of 2022. We are already successfully operating 
a new ISO C4 plant in Burghausen, in which we manufacture high-purity isobutene for the production of adhesives 
and vitamin C. Our propane dehydration plant in Kallo, Belgium, in which Borealis is investing around EUR 1 bil-
lion, will go online next year with a capacity of 750,000 tons. 

We also see strong growth in Chemicals & Materials internationally in the future. This year, Borealis plans to work 
with TotalEnergies to increase the polyethylene capacity of our US joint venture Baystar to 1 million tons. In the 
United Arab Emirates, we were able to announce the successful commissioning of our fifth polypropylene plant 
recently. Borouge 4, a further project of our subsidiary Borealis and our partner ADNOC, involves investments of 
USD 6.2 billion in a polyolefin production complex. The facility has an annual capacity of 1.4 million tons. This 
plant aims to meet the growing demand for energy, infrastructure, and advanced packaging in the Middle East, 
Africa, and Asia by the end of 2025. 

OMV’s future in many parts of the world will depend on chemicals. Is that realistic? 
We have given this a lot of thought and taken this road intentionally. Everything we have seen so far confirms the 
correctness of this decision. This approach is a logical expansion of our value chain to include the opportunity to 
use our entire range of expertise to help shape a sustainable circular economy. We will expand geographically and 
add new, appealing products to our portfolio. The extent to which OMV is profiting from developments in the chem-
ical market is demonstrated not least by our recent results. 

The factory of the future will look different than a chemical factory does today. It will close the raw material loop 
and will therefore require a combination of various process technologies. Many of these will be a combination of 
what we are already doing today – in our refineries on the one hand and in our chemical production facilities on 
the other. For this reason, I am confident that we are well prepared for the future and will be able to utilize our ex-
pertise optimally to our advantage. 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 

In technological terms, plastics recycling is in its infancy. However, the fight against plastic waste is likely 
to be increasingly fierce. How will you approach this? 
As for the technology, we are at the forefront in mechanical as well as chemical recycling, including fields such as 
Design for Recycling. The early interest shown by OMV and Borealis in this topic gives us a clear advantage out of 
the blocks in various ways, such as access to plastic waste. It is also clear that we cannot let up. For this reason, 
we are making every effort to work with partners to develop these technologies and processes and making sub-
stantial investments to do so.  

In terms of chemical recycling, OMV will convert 16,000 tons of plastic waste per year into valuable synthetic feed-
stock for the chemical industry at a ReOil® demo plant at the Schwechat refinery starting in 2023. The next step 
will kick off in 2026 with a commercially viable, full-scale industrial plant with a processing capacity of 
200,000 tons. We already produce some 100,000 tons of circular materials and chemicals. 

According to research, the circular plastics business will have a market potential of USD 40 to 60 billion 
by the middle of this decade. Will OMV capture a healthy portion of this market? 
The circular economy is one of the main pillars of our future business model. At the start, it will only represent a 
small fraction of our total production volume. However, the actual success of innovations cannot be seen until the 
future, of course. I am optimistic that OMV can and will play a key role in the supply of raw materials if the market 
and general economic conditions develop as expected and we diligently pursue our goals. 

What you are describing might well be the most far-reaching change in OMV’s history. How will you make 
this shift happen? And what does it mean for OMV’s employees? 
Naturally, this will result in some changes and challenges for our employees but will also provide many opportuni-
ties for development. We cannot forget that OMV has always continued to develop in recent decades and has al-
ways been open to progress. We will create the framework necessary and implement the measures required so 
that everyone who wants to can also take advantage of these opportunities. 

Let me again come back to our results from the past fiscal year. Our employees generated these absolute record-
high earnings under never-before-seen conditions. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have put enormous 
strain on each and every one of us, but we nonetheless delivered this impressive performance. We can continue 
to achieve great things with this team in the future. I have already expressed my thanks for this on many occa-
sions – let me do it here once again. 

What factors will decide OMV’s success going forward? 
Success always comes down to several factors. This certainly includes the Company’s financial strength. But the 
key factor is innovation. And for this, we need our employees, their creativity, and their openness to looking at 
change and seeing opportunities for new businesses. 

Vienna, March 9, 2021 

Alfred Stern m.p. 

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OMV Executive Board

Johann Pleininger
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board 
and Executive Officer 
Exploration & Production

Alfred Stern
Chairman of the Executive Board, 
Chief Executive Officer and 
Executive Officer Chemicals & Materials

Elena Skvortsova
Executive Officer Marketing & Trading

Reinhard Florey
Chief Financial Officer

Martijn van Koten
Executive Officer Refining

OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  REPORT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 

Dear Shareholders, 

The past year was marked by numerous uncertainties despite economic growth. The societal effects of new coro-
navirus variants as well as supply bottlenecks and higher raw material costs put somewhat of a damper on the 
global economic upswing, particularly in the second half of the year. In addition we faced increasing geopolitical 
tensions which unfortunately culminated in the invasion of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2022. 

In this challenging environment, the strength and robustness of OMV’s diversified portfolio and the advantages of 
the expanded value chain including chemical products once again proved their value, and we were able to gener-
ate record earnings. This is only partially due to the rise in oil and gas prices. Well over half of this result stems 
from the Refining & Marketing and especially the Chemicals & Materials businesses, which do not profit from high 
oil and gas prices. At its core, this success is attributable to the commitment and expertise of our employees, who 
optimally leveraged the many and varied market conditions – for oil and gas as well as our refinery and chemical 
products. 

This remarkable success and OMV’s still extremely stable financial position are also reflected in the proposed pro-
gressive dividend of EUR 2.30 per share, by means of which you, dear shareholders, partake in OMV’s suc-
cesses.  

In the following, I would like to inform you about the Supervisory Board’s work during the 2021 financial year: 

Composition of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board 
On April 1, 2021, the reorganization of OMV Group approved by the Supervisory Board in February 2021 took ef-
fect. This entailed the former Refining & Petrochemical Operations business being divided into Refining on the one 
hand and Chemicals & Materials on the other hand. The Executive Board team welcomed a new member on April 
1, 2021: Alfred Stern, responsible for Chemicals & Materials, including our circular economy activities. He joins 
OMV as a manager with extensive international experience in the chemical industry who not only ensured the ex-
cellent market positioning of Borealis’ polyolefin business but also furthered the company’s circular economy ef-
forts in recent years. Thomas Gangl, OMV’s Executive Board member responsible for Refining & Petrochemical 
Operations, took the position of CEO of Borealis AG as of April 1, 2021. 

The Refining business had been under the interim leadership of Elena Skvortsova, Executive Officer Marketing & 
Trading, up to June 30, 2021. On July 1, 2021, Martijn van Koten took over this position as Executive Board mem-
ber. Van Koten possesses extraordinarily broad international management expertise in the refinery and chemical 
business and, along with the Executive Board team, will pursue the transformation of OMV’s refinery activities. 

On April 26, 2021, former Executive Board Chairman and CEO, Rainer Seele, announced that he would not ex-
tend his Executive Board contract past June 30, 2022.  

In its meeting on June 1, 2021, the Supervisory Board appointed Alfred Stern as his successor in the position of 
Executive Board Chairman and CEO effective September 1, 2021. Rainer Seele stepped down on August 31, 
2021, by mutual agreement. On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Rainer Seele for his 
service to OMV and the further development of the Company. Rainer Seele and his Executive Board team were 
instrumental in reorganizing OMV’s portfolio, significantly increasing the Company’s profitability, and therefore put-
ting in place good conditions for the transformation of OMV. At the same time, he spearheaded the Borealis deal, 
taking the first major, strategic step in this transformation process. In recruiting Alfred Stern, we succeeded in 
bringing on board as our new Executive Board Chairman and CEO an international chemical industry executive 
with substantial experience and knowledge in circular economy innovation. 

In 2021, some changes were also made to the Supervisory Board. Mansour Mohamed Al Mulla stepped down ef-
fective at the end of the Annual General Meeting on June 2, 2021, and Saeed Al Mazrouei was elected his suc-
cessor serving as Second Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Following Thomas Schmid’s resignation, 
Christine Catasta was elected to the Supervisory Board at the extraordinary General Meeting on September 10, 
2021. She holds the position of First Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board. 

There were changes on the part of the employee representatives in 2021 as well. Effective January 18, 2021, Ni-
cole Schachenhofer and Hubert Bunderla were nominated as new members of the Supervisory Board. Herbert 
Lindner stepped down as of August 31, 2021, and Alexander Auer was appointed to the Supervisory Board as his 
successor as of September 1, 2021. 

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» 

In this challenging economic 
environment, the strength 
and robustness of OMV’s 
diversified portfolio and the 
advantages of the expanded 
value chain including 
chemical products once 
again proved their value. 

MARK GARRETT 
Chairman of the Supervisory Board 

Supervisory Board activities 
The Supervisory Board carried out its activities during the financial year with great care and in accordance with the 
law, the Company’s Articles of Association, and the Internal Rules. It oversaw the Executive Board’s governance 
of OMV and advised it in decision-making processes on the basis of detailed written and verbal reports as well as 
constructive discussions between the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board. 

The EUR 2 billion divestment program begun by OMV in 2021 continued successfully in this year: The program 
involves the sale of our shares in Gas Connect Austria GmbH, our retail and commercial business in Slovenia, and 
our filling stations in Germany, as well as the sale of our E&P business in Kazakhstan, oil fields in Malaysia, and 
our 25-percent interest in the offshore Wisting oil field in Norway. The divestment of the Wisting oil field under-
scores OMV Exploration & Production GmbH’s strategy of increasing the share of gas over oil to reduce the car-
bon intensity of the product portfolio. Moreover, the final investment decision was made in 2021 to build a chemi-
cal recycling demo plant based on OMV’s patented ReOil® technology. This was another step in the development 
of a full-scale commercial plant and an important milestone toward a circular economy and reducing CO2 emis-
sions. 

In December, the Supervisory Board and Executive Board of OMV agreed the basic points of the Strategy 2030. 
The details are being worked out and will be presented in the first quarter of 2022. The strategy’s aim is for OMV 
to continue to grow as an integrated energy, fuel, and chemical company while becoming more sustainable and 
focusing on the circular economy, ultimately achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. 

On November 1, 2021, the Supervisory Board established a new Sustainability and Transformation Committee. 
The Sustainability and Transformation Committee will hold its first formal meeting in 2022 and address all issues 
relevant to ESG considerations, particularly the challenges of climate change. The Committee serves to support 
and monitor OMV’s transformation process and transition to a more sustainable business model. 

The Supervisory Board, and especially I as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, attach great importance to an in-
tensive exchange with investors. In November and December, I therefore worked with Investor Relations to hold a 
number of discussions with our major institutional investors and a proxy advisor as part of our governance road-
show, which took place virtually this time due to COVID-19.  

As in the past, trainings specifically designed for the Supervisory Board took place in 2021. The Supervisory 
Board’s annual self-assessment, based on surveys, was supported by an external consultant. The results are 
used to help decide which issues and activities to prioritize in 2022. 

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Activities of Supervisory Board committees 
The Presidential and Nomination Committee placed particular focus on the preparation of the decisions regard-
ing the Executive Board mandates for the Chemicals & Materials and Refining businesses, and the position of Ex-
ecutive Board Chairman and CEO. Furthermore, it focused on the issue of long-term Executive Board succession 
planning. 

In 2021, the Remuneration Committee handled issues concerning the appropriateness of the amount and struc-
ture of Executive Board remuneration in line with regulatory requirements and market practice. In particular, the 
contract terms for the new Executive Board members and separation agreements with the Executive Board mem-
bers stepping down were discussed and agreed. 

Shareholders were for the first time presented the Remuneration Report revised to reflect the new provisions of 
stock corporation law for approval at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. Since 2020, non-financial/ESG compo-
nents have been included in the variable remuneration system; their weighting was increased further in 2021. The 
Remuneration Report presents an even more transparent overview of Executive Board and Supervisory Board 
remuneration than before, and includes a comparison with the relative development of the Company’s income and 
employee salaries. 

In 2021, the Audit Committee looked at important topics related to accounting processes, the internal audit pro-
gram, risk management, and the Group’s internal control system. The current auditor of OMV Group, Ernst & 
Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H., participated in each of the Audit Committee’s meetings. 

Meetings of the Portfolio and Project Committee are held regularly prior to the meetings of the Supervisory 
Board. The committee used its meetings in 2021 to prepare decisions regarding key investment and M&A projects 
on the basis of extensive information and intensive discussions.  

Further details regarding the activities of the Supervisory Board and its committees can be found in the (Consoli-
dated) Corporate Governance Report. 

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Annual financial statements and dividend 
Following a comprehensive audit and discussions with the auditor during meetings of the Audit Committee and the 
Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board has approved the Directors’ Report and the Consolidated Annual Re-
port pursuant to section 96(1) of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act as well as the Annual Financial Statements 
and the 2021 Consolidated Annual Financial Statements pursuant to section 96(4) of the Austrian Stock Corpora-
tion Act. Both the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Annual Financial Statements for 2021 re-
ceived an unqualified opinion from the auditing company Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H. 
The Supervisory Board also approved the (Consolidated) Corporate Governance Report audited by both the Su-
pervisory Board and the Audit Committee as well as the (Consolidated) Report on Payments Made to Govern-
ments. The Supervisory Board found no issues during the audits. Following the audit, the Supervisory Board ac-
cepted the Executive Board’s suggestion to jointly propose in the Annual General Meeting distributing a dividend 
of EUR 2.30 per share, which corresponds to an increase of EUR 0.45 over the previous year. The remaining 
amount of the net profit after the distribution will be carried forward to new account. The Supervisory Board will 
audit the separate consolidated non-financial report (Sustainability Report) individually, and this report will be pub-
lished separately and after the Annual Report together with the corresponding Supervisory Board report. 

On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I would like to thank the Executive Board and all employees for their 
commitment and extremely successful work in the difficult 2021 financial year, which was marked by so much un-
certainty. I would like to give special thanks to OMV’s shareholders for their continued trust as well as to all of 
OMV’s customers and partners. 

Vienna, March 9, 2022 

For the Supervisory Board 

Mark Garrett m.p.

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OMV on the Capital Markets  

While the COVID-19 pandemic and new virus variants heightened price volatility on stock markets in 
2021, the year was also characterized by strong investor optimism about the resilience of the economy, 
which fueled a recovery movement throughout the year. In line with the Brent oil price benchmark, OMV’s 
stock price strongly outperformed both the sector and the wider European market and ended the year at 
EUR 49.95.   

Financial markets  

With the MSCI World Index and STOXX 600 up by 21% 
and 22% in 2021 respectively, it was a good year for 
global and European equities. Growth was mainly 
driven by recovering economic activity and improving 
company earnings. With rising inflation failing to incite 
central banks to raise interest rates, investors were 
compelled to raise their risk appetite in search of higher 
returns: away from fixed income, and into equities. 

While the introduction of anti-COVID-19 vaccines in the 
industrialized world early in 2021 eased some of the 
pandemic-induced concerns about global economic 
development, repeated infection surges during the year 
kept influencing markets. Particularly the emergence of 
the Omicron variant of the virus in November renewed 
demand uncertainty, causing a price slump. However, 
as with every dip during 2021, ample excess liquidity 
and a “there-is-no-alternative” mindset among investors 
quickly put equities back on a growth trajectory towards 
the end of the year. 

At a glance 

As a consequence of the sharply rising underlying 
energy prices, the energy sector was among the top 
performing sectors during 2021, in Europe as well as in 
the United States. 

Energy prices increased not only on the crude oil side, 
but quite remarkably also on the natural gas side. 
Benchmark spot prices at European natural gas trading 
hubs hit record highs several times during the year’s 
second half. The reason for this increase was a combi-
nation of factors, including: low local storage levels af-
ter a longer-than-usual previous heating season, de-
clining domestic European natural gas production, lim-
ited supplies via pipeline from Russia, and intensifying 
competition for LNG deliveries between European and 
Asian consumers. The time lag between natural gas 
benchmark prices in some European markets and hub-
based spot prices is the reason why the spot price 
surge at the hubs did not fully ripple through to all local 
European markets until early 2022. 

Number of outstanding shares1 
Market capitalization1 
Volume traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange 
Year’s high 
Year’s low 
Year end 
Earnings Per Share (EPS) 
Book value per share1 
Cash flow per share2 
Dividend Per Share (DPS)3 
Payout ratio 
Dividend yield1 
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)4 

in mn 

in EUR bn 

in EUR bn 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in EUR 

in % 

in % 

in % 

2021 

327.0 
16.3 
10.4 
55.00 
32.74 
49.95 
6.40 
47.41 
21.47 
2.30 
36 
4.6 
57 

2020 

2019 

2018 

2017 

327.0   
10.8   
9.3   
50.76   
16.33   
33.00   
3.85   
42.02   
9.60   
1.85   
48   
5.6   
(29)   

326.9 
16.4 
8.2 
54.54 
39.32 
50.08 
5.14 
39.80 
12.42 
1.75 
34 
3.5 
36 

326.7 
12.5 
9.1 
56.24 
37.65 
38.25 
4.40 
36.44 
13.46 
1.75 
40 
4.6 
(25)   

326.5 
17.3 
8.8 
54.14 
32.37 
52.83 
1.33 
34.35 
10.56 
1.50 
113 
2.8 
61 

1 As of December 31 
2 Cash flow from operating activities 
3 2021: as proposed by the Executive Board and confirmed by the Supervisory Board; subject to confirmation by the Annual General Meeting 2022 
4 Assuming reinvestment of the dividend 

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OMV share performance  

OMV’s share price markedly outperformed both the 
sector and the wider European equity market, closing 
the year up 51%. Assuming dividend reinvestment, the 
total shareholder return was 57%. OMV’s share price 
started the year at EUR 33.00, with the bearish influ-
ence of COVID-19 still present. However, early 2021 
saw the start of a wide-spread anti-COVID-19 vaccina-
tion effort in Europe. It sparked the optimism in the 
market that helped share prices embark on a recovery 
trajectory lasting throughout the year. OMV’s share 
price thus never returned to the level seen in the first 
week of the year, making the January 4, 2021 close of 
EUR 32.74 the year’s low. Repeated lockdowns in re-
sponse to surging COVID-19 cases slowed the recov-
ery several times during the year, but none of the pre-
scribed measures exerted a similarly negative effect on 

OMV’s share price as the first lockdown of March 2020. 
The share reached its high for the year of EUR 55.00 at 
the end of October 2021, almost in time for the first an-
niversary of the Borealis takeover. News about the 
Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in November 
caused the most severe price drop of the year -13% in 
a span of 9 trading days. However, just as with the 
other declines of 2021, this slump was soon made 
good within a few weeks, in the latter case by early 
January 2022. OMV closed the year at EUR 49.95, up 
51%, broadly in line with the benchmark price develop-
ment of OMV’s main underlying commodity, that of 
crude oil. The average daily trading volume of OMV 
shares in 2021 was 451,538 shares (2020: 621,393). At 
year-end, OMV’s total market capitalization stood at 
EUR 16.3 bn, compared to EUR 10.8 bn at the end of 
2020. 

OMV share price performance 2021 
In EUR

OMV’s share price outperformed the sector as well as 
the wider market. The FTSEurofirst E300 Oil & Gas in-
dex and the FTSE Eurotop 100 global industry bench-
mark gained 21% and 23%, respectively, and the Aus-
trian ATX improved by 39%. Measured over a five-year 
period, the return generated by OMV shares strongly 

outperformed index returns. A EUR 100 investment in 
OMV stock at year-end 2016 with continuous dividend 
reinvestment in further OMV stock would have grown 
by an average annual return rate of 13% to EUR 183 at 
year-end 2021. 

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OMV shares: long-term performance compared with indexes 
Average annual increase with dividends reinvested1 

1 Source: Bloomberg. The annualized return for the holding period is assuming dividends are reinvested at spot price. 

OMV shareholder structure  

OMV’s shareholder structure remained relatively un-
changed in 2021 and was as follows at year-end: 
43.1% free float, 31.5% Österreichische Beteiligungs 
AG (ÖBAG, representing the Austrian government), 
24.9% Mubadala Petroleum and Petrochemicals Hold-
ing Company (MPPH), 0.4% employee share pro-
grams, and 0.1% treasury shares. 

Shareholder structure 

In %

Proposed dividend of EUR 2.30 per 
share for the business year 2021 

On June 2, 2021, OMV’s Annual General Meeting ap-
proved a dividend of EUR 1.85 per share for 2020 as 
well as all other agenda items including the new Remu-
neration Policy for the Executive Board and Supervi-
sory Board, the Long Term Incentive Plan 2021, the 
Equity Deferral 2021. Supervisory Board elections were 
also held. The Executive Board will propose a dividend 
of EUR 2.30 per share for 2021 at the next ordinary An-
nual General Meeting on June 3, 2022, an increase of 
24% over the previous year. The dividend yield, based 
on the closing price on the last trading day of 2021, 
amounts to 4.6%. 

Dividend policy  

OMV is committed to delivering an attractive and pre-
dictable shareholder return through the business cycle. 
According to its progressive dividend policy, OMV aims 
to increase dividends every year or at least to maintain 
the level of the respective previous year. 

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An analysis of our shareholder structure carried out at 
the end of 2021 showed that institutional investors held 
30.6% of OMV’s shares. At 33%, investors from the 
United States made up the largest regional group of in-
stitutional investors. The proportion of investors from 
the United Kingdom amounted to 19%, while German 
and French shareholders made up 11% and 7%, re-
spectively. The share of investors from Austria was 6%, 
and Norwegian investors represented 4%. 

Geographical distribution of institutional investors 

In %

OMV Aktiengesellschaft’s capital stock amounts to 
EUR 327,272,727 and consists of 327,272,727 no-par-
value bearer shares. At year-end 2021, OMV held a to-
tal of 261,326 treasury shares. The capital stock con-
sists entirely of common shares. Due to OMV’s adher-
ence to the one-share, one-vote principle, there are no 
classes of shares that bear special rights. A consortium 
agreement between the two major shareholders, ÖBAG 
and MPPH, contains arrangements for coordinated ac-
tion and restrictions on the transfer of shareholdings. 

Environmental, Social, and Governance 
(ESG) performance 

OMV continued to be rated as best in class in various 
ESG ratings in 2021. OMV received an AAA, the high-
est score, in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment for the 
ninth year in a row. This places OMV among the best 
10% of oil and gas companies. OMV also maintained 
its Prime Status in the ISS ESG rating with a score of 
B–. This ranks us among the 5% best oil and gas com-
panies in terms of ESG performance. In the Sus-
tainalytics ESG Risk Rating, OMV scored a 26.7 (me-
dium risk), putting us in the top 5th percentile of oil and 
gas producers. In 2021, OMV received a Platinum 
medal in the annual EcoVadis rating for the first time, 
placing OMV among the top 1% of all 75,000 compa-
nies rated globally by Ecovadis. OMV was also recog-
nized by CDP with a score of A– (Leadership) in the 
Climate Change category, earning us a place among 
the 20 best oil and gas companies in this ranking.  

Besides these outstanding achievements, OMV has 
maintained its inclusion in several ESG indexes. Most 
notably, OMV was included in the Dow Jones Sustaina-
bility™ Index (DJSI World and DJSI Europe) for the 
fourth year in a row as the only Austrian company in 
the index. OMV attained a score in the 94th percentile 
in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment 
(CSA), the basis of the DJSI, in 2021. The DJSI World 
represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies 
in the S&P Global Broad Market Index based on long-
term economic, environmental, and social factors. OMV 
was included in several other S&P indexes, such as the 
S&P Europe 350®, which is based on the SAM CSA 
(like the DJSI). OMV is included in many MSCI indexes, 
such as the prestigious ACWI ESG Leaders Index and 
the ACWI Low Carbon Leaders Index. Furthermore, 
OMV maintained its position in the FTSE4Good Index 
Series, which is used by a wide variety of market partic-
ipants to create and assess responsible investment 
funds. OMV was additionally included in the Euronext 
V.E Eurozone 120 index (based on its ratings by V.E, 
an affiliate of Moody’s) and maintained its inclusion in 
the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders index (based on 
OMV’s assessment by Sustainalytics). 

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Solid credit ratings 

Investor Relations activities 

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring active, 
candid dialogue with the capital market remains a top 
priority at OMV. Running investor meetings virtually via 
video conference has become a standard by now. By 
mastering this innovation, the Investor Relations de-
partment fulfilled its mission to provide comprehensive 
insight into OMV’s strategy and business operations to 
all capital market participants, thereby guaranteeing 
equal treatment of all stakeholders. In this way, OMV’s 
Executive Board was able to continue the constant dia-
logue with investors and analysts in Europe, North 
America, and Asia throughout 2021, regardless of the 
restrictions imposed to control the pandemic.

OMV Group is evaluated by rating agencies Moody’s 
and Fitch. On July 7, 2021, Moody’s confirmed OMV’s 
A3 issuer rating while raising the outlook to stable on 
the back of recovering refining activity, following the 
easing of COVID-19-induced mobility restrictions. On 
March 13, 2020, Fitch confirmed OMV’s rating of A– 
and revised the outlook to negative. Fitch confirmed 
this rating in August 2020. 

Analyst coverage 

At the end of 2021, OMV was covered by 21 sellside fi-
nancial analysts who regularly publish research reports 
on the Company. This ensures OMV good visibility in 
the financial community. While the share of “sell” rec-
ommendations remained 0%, the share of “buy” recom-
mendations decreased sightly to 62%, compared to 
68% at year-end 2020. This is mainly due to the strong 
performance of the share price during 2021. A “hold” 
recommendation was issued by 38% of analysts. Fol-
lowing the share price development, the average target 
price for OMV increased to EUR 59.83 at the end of 
2021, from EUR 34.49 per share a year earlier. 

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25 — 84 

26 — About OMV 
27 — Strategy 
35 — Sustainability 
40 — Health, Safety, Security, and Environment 
43 — Employees 
46 — OMV Group Business Year 
56 — Exploration & Production 
62 — Refining & Marketing 
68 — Chemicals & Materials 
75 — Outlook 
76 — Risk Management 
80 — Other Information

    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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About OMV 

OMV produces and markets oil and gas as well as chemical products and solutions in a responsible way 
and develops innovative solutions for a circular economy. In 2021, Group sales amounted to EUR 36 bn. 
With a year-end market capitalization of around EUR 16 bn, OMV is one of Austria’s largest listed 
industrial companies. The majority of its roughly 22,400 employees work at its integrated European sites. 

In Exploration & Production, OMV explores, develops, 
and produces oil and gas in its four core regions of 
Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Af-
rica, the North Sea, and Asia-Pacific and produces gas 
in a JV in Russia1. Daily production was 486 kboe/d in 
2021 (2020: 463 kboe/d). While natural gas accounted 
for 59% of total production, liquids amounted to 41%. 

In Refining & Marketing, OMV operates three refineries 
in Europe, Schwechat (Austria) and Burghausen 
(Germany), both of which feature integrated 
petrochemical production, and the Petrobrazi refinery 
(Romania). In addition, OMV holds a 15% share in 
ADNOC Refining and in ADNOC Global Trading. 
OMV’s total global processing capacity amounts to 
around 500 kbbl/d. Fuels and other sales volumes in 
Europe were 16.3 mn t in 2021 (2020: 15.5 mn t) and 

the retail network consists of around 2,100 filling 
stations2. The natural gas sales volume was 196.4 TWh 
in 2021 (2020: 164.0 TWh). OMV owns gas storage 
facilities with a capacity of 30 TWh, holds a 65% share 
in the Central European Gas Hub (CEGH), and 
operates a gas-fired power plant in Romania. 

In Chemicals & Materials, OMV, through its subsidiary 
Borealis, is one of the world’s leading providers of 
advanced and circular polyolefin solutions with total 
polyolefin sales of 5.9 mn t in 2021 (2020: 5.9 mn t), 
and a European market leader in base chemicals, 
fertilizers3 and plastics recycling. The Company 
supplies services and products to customers worldwide 
through Borealis and its two important joint ventures: 
Borouge (with ADNOC, based in the UAE) and 
Baystar™ (with TotalEnergies, based in the US). 

Our value chain 

1 OMV decided to not pursue any future investments in Russia. As a result, Russia is no longer considered one of OMV's core regions. 
2 On December 14, 2020, OMV and EG Group reached an agreement for the acquisition of 285 filling stations in Germany by EG Group. The transaction is sub-

ject to required regulatory approvals and the closing is expected in 2022. On February 4, 2021, OMV announced its intention to sell its business in Slovenia. The 

closing of this transaction is expected in 2022. 

3 On February 2, 2022, Borealis received a binding offer from EuroChem for the acquisition of its nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine and technical 

nitrogen products. 

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Strategy 

OMV will transform from an integrated oil, gas, and chemicals company into a leader in innovative 
sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials, leveraging opportunities in the circular economy. The Group 
aims to become a net-zero emissions company by 2050 for all three scopes of greenhouse gas emissions. 
By taking this path, OMV expects to deliver an operating cash flow excluding net working capital effects of 
around EUR 6 bn by 2025 and at least EUR 7 bn  by 2030, a ROACE of at least 12%, and will continue its 
progressive dividend policy.

Market outlook 

Toward the end of the last decade, global warming and cli-
mate change took center stage as some of the most 
pressing global challenges of our times. In addition, the 
COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the energy 
markets in 2020. The disruption of supply and demand dy-
namics has led to the current energy price escalation. It 
has also accelerated the emergence of sustainability as a 
mega trend to tackle the challenges of climate change 
and, consequently, the energy transition. The ultimate ob-
jective of the energy transition is to reduce the greenhouse 
gas (GHG) footprint of the global energy system to 
achieve net-zero emissions and limit the global tempera-
ture rise to no more than 1.5°C by 2050.  

The goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 has 
emerged as a global consensus and is poised to become 
the new norm and license to operate for corporations. A 
total of 136 countries representing more than 77% of 
global carbon emissions and 80% of GDP have made 
some form of net-zero commitment as of November 2021. 
Businesses around the world have reacted and pledged to 
achieve net-zero by 2050. These include leading oil and 
gas, and chemical companies. The European Union is 
committed to transforming its net-zero objective into the 
EU’s Climate Law.  

The demand for fossil-based commodities will change dra-
matically due to the restructuring of the global economy 
and the adaptation of consumer behavior to the net-zero 
path. While fossil-based energy products will face decline, 

new business and growth opportunities will open up in ad-
jacent areas, as demand will increase for solutions that 
can reduce GHG emissions. These are, for example, natu-
ral gas as a transition energy source, renewable energy, 
biofuels, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization & storage, 
or CCU/S, geothermal, value chain extension toward more 
valuable products such as chemicals and polymer solu-
tions, and growing developments toward a circular econ-
omy. This expected shift to novel solutions demands in-
vestment in low-GHG-emissions technologies, and circular 
economy solutions, where great potential is assumed even 
though the business models are still uncertain. 

Despite all the efforts aimed at reducing GHG emis-
sions and generating strong growth in renewables, the 
oil and gas sector is anticipated to remain the main 
source of primary energy in the next decade. Based on 
the International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook 
(IEA WEO) 2021, total energy supply grows by 1.3% 
per year from 2020 to 2030 in the IEA Stated Policies 
Scenario (STEPS), reaching 670 exajouls (EJ) by 
2030, whereas oil and gas demand growth compared 
to renewables is roughly split equally. The IEA STEPS 
assumes a fossil fuels share of 75% in the global en-
ergy mix in 2030, and 66% in 2050. This expected 
growth trajectory might change, if current announce-
ments regarding emissions targets materialize, leading 
to a decline of fossil fuel demand and supply. This 
trend is in accordance with the IEA Sustainable Devel-
opment Scenario (SDS) of the WEO 2021, showing a 
potential path toward fulfillment of the UN climate 
goals, factoring in high political ambitions. 

Note: The financial targets for 2025 are based on the following market assumptions: Brent oil price of USD 65/bbl, THE (Trading Hub Europe) gas price of 

EUR 22/MWh, refining indicator margin Europe of USD 4.3/bbl, ethylene/propylene indicator margin Europe of EUR 430/t, polyethylene/polypropylene indicator 

margin Europe of EUR 420/t. The financial targets for 2030 are based on the following market assumptions: Brent oil price of USD 70/bbl, THE (Trading Hub 

Europe) gas price of EUR 24/MWh, refining indicator margin Europe of USD 4.3/bbl, ethylene/propylene indicator margin Europe of EUR 500/t, polyethylene/poly-
propylene indicator margin Europe of EUR 480/t. 

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World total primary energy supply 

In EJ

Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2021 

While oil consumption is expected to decline in mature 
markets such as North America and Europe, global 
growth beyond 2030 will stem from Asia, the Middle 
East, and Africa. Peak oil demand is anticipated in the 
coming decade. Natural gas, on the other hand, which 
leads to 10–30% lower GHG emissions compared to oil 
products, will provide a reliable and resilient fuel choice 
for the energy transition. This will lead to an increase in 
its demand, with strong momentum from industry and, 
in particular, the construction sector. 

Given the above-mentioned trends, the refining busi-
ness model in Europe will face declining fossil fuel de-
mand, triggered by the decarbonization of road trans-
portation. Consequently, this sector will have to re-
spond strategically to this circumstance. The retail seg-
ment will be resilient but will shift increasingly from fuel 
to EV charging, hydrogen, and convenience. The share 
of biofuels, and especially advanced biofuels, an addi-
tional enabler for meeting net-zero targets, is expected 
to increase sharply until 2030. This will be triggered by 
regulations and end-users, especially in hard-to-elec-
trify segments, such as marine, aviation, and heavy-
duty transport. 

Oil demand for chemical production is expected to in-
crease, primarily originating from rising demand in 
emerging markets and closely linked to GDP develop-
ment. Approximately 80% of chemical and plastic de-
mand growth will be concentrated in emerging markets, 
mainly Asia, until 2030 and beyond. This region repre-
sents most of the global population growth and the cor-
responding potential for improving living standards. Av-
erage oil demand for chemical products in emerging 
markets is expected to expand at the rate of above 1% 
above global GDP growth until 2030. 

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For mature markets such as Europe, North America, 
and Japan, demand growth is anticipated to remain 
healthy in the long term, in line with economic develop-
ment, but growth rates are expected to slow.  

Polyolefins are the largest market segment in produc-
ing plastic goods. Demand for virgin polyolefins contin-
ues to grow at a rate above global GDP until 2030, 
driven by the Asian market. Polyolefins remain essen-
tial for various industries, including packaging, con-
struction, transportation, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, 
and electronics. 

The key success factor for medium- to long-term sus-
tainable business models is growth in renewable feed-
stocks, bioplastics, and the development of circular so-
lutions. Recycled polyolefin demand is expected to 
grow at a rate significantly above global GDP until 
2030, with Asia having the largest share.  

Over the next decade, key focus areas for the plastics 
industry will be continued improvement in waste collec-
tion, the redesign of plastics and their applications for 
increased recyclability, and improvements in recycling 
technologies . Global recycling rates are projected to 
increase from 17% today to 20% by 2030, while Europe 
is expected to see even higher recycling rates. 

Based on the market development outlook, as de-
scribed above, OMV developed two forward-looking en-
ergy market frameworks. OMV’s base case scenario is 
built on the IEA Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS) 
taken from the World Economic Outlook and adjusted 
based on an assumption that the EU, the United 
States, China, Japan, and South Korea (with a two-
year delay for political alignment and measuring effec-
tiveness) follow the IEA Sustainable Development Sce-
nario (SDS) and meet the Paris Agreement targets. 
OMV’s stress case is built on the IEA SDS Scenario, 
where the entire world reaches the Paris Agreement 
commitment of net-zero by 2070. The SDS is used for 
downside sensitivity analysis to generally understand 
how the existing and future portfolio will perform in this 
business scenario. In this scenario, global oil markets 
will start a continuous downward production trend, with 
a significant gradient toward 2040, and natural gas 
markets will peak in 2030 with a strong decline thereaf-
ter. European gas demand is expected to decline by 
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Strategic cornerstones 

OMV will transform from an integrated oil, gas, and 
chemicals company into a leader in innovative sustain-
able fuels, chemicals, and materials, leveraging oppor-
tunities in the circular economy. An integral part of the 
Group’s strategy is its ambition to become a net-zero 
emissions company by 2050 for Scope 1, 2, and 3 
emissions. In view of the ongoing transformation in the 
energy industry and a global goal of net-zero emis-
sions, OMV builds on its strengths and seizes opportu-
nities to position itself competitively.  

2030 strategic priorities 

▸ Become a net-zero emissions company by 2050; 

solutions 

reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% and 
Scope 3 emissions by 20% by 2030 

economy solutions 

▸ Develop into a global leader in specialty polyolefin 
▸ Establish a global leadership position in circular 
▸ Become a leading European producer of sustaina-
▸ Reduce fossil production and shift to gas  
▸ Enhance OMV’s shareholder value: deliver growth 

ble fuels and chemical feedstocks 

with strong financials and continue the progressive 
dividend policy 

The Chemicals & Materials business will be the core 
growth engine of the Group. OMV aims to become a 
global leader in specialty polyolefin solutions, with a 
significantly stronger position in the Middle East, Asia, 
and North America. The Group will strengthen its exist-
ing polyolefins business, while also building a strong 
and diversified chemicals and materials portfolio, by ex-
panding into adjacent businesses and new product 
groups. To achieve this, OMV will target investments 
and initiatives that improve its returns and carbon foot-
print. Moreover, OMV will expand its geographical 
reach, pursuing high-growth markets, such as Asia and 
North America. This will be achieved through in-market 
investments and partnerships based on differentiated 
technologies and application portfolios. Furthermore, 
the Company will diversify its presence beyond polyole-
fins by entering into specialty chemicals and materials 
to build leadership positions.  

An important pillar of OMV’s strategy is the ambition to 
become a leader in renewable and circular chemicals 
and materials. The Group will capture the potential of 
emerging renewable and circular markets by leveraging 
its integrated technology platform and end-to-end 

position to develop innovative products and new busi-
ness models. The circular economy is crucial for a long-
term sustainable chemical business. Thus, a transfor-
mation toward an economically viable commercial scale 
is needed. In this context, the Group’s target is to de-
liver around 2 mn t of sustainable C&M products by 
2030.  

OMV also aims to become a leading, innovative pro-
ducer of sustainable fuels and chemical feedstocks. As 
a result, the Western European refineries will reduce 
their crude distillation throughput by 2.6 mn t and shift 
to an increased chemical feedstock share of 24% by 
2030. The plan is to increase production of renewable 
fuels and sustainable feedstocks to approximately 1.5 
mn t instead. In Marketing, OMV aims to become the 
first choice of our customers for energy, mobility and 
convenience, focusing on the sale of sustainable avia-
tion fuels, building an EV recharging network, and 
growing its non-fuel retail business.  

In the Exploration & Production business, OMV is fo-
cusing on maximizing the value and harvesting cash. 
E&P will reduce gradually its fossil production to below 
400 kboe/d by 2030, with an overweight on gas. In the 
same time, OMV will make significant investments into 
the low-carbon solutions, namely in around 10 TWh re-
newable energy (e.g., geothermal) and around 5 m t 
p.a. of CCS capacity by 2030 to reduce its GHG foot-
print. The E&P business will act as a cash engine for 
the Group and will support the transformation. 

The gas sales and logistics business excluding OMV 
Petrom will be consolidated in the E&P business start-
ing 2022. Toward the end of the decade, equity gas 
contribution to the Gas Sales business portfolio will de-
crease due to natural fields decline, and will be pre-
dominantly replaced by primarily traded green gas 
products in order to reduce the carbon intensity of the 
product portfolio.  

OMV is committed to becoming a net-zero emissions 
company by 2050 (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) and has set in-
terim targets for 2030 and 2040, with well-defined ac-
tions to meet the targets by 2030. By 2030, OMV aims 
to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% and its 
Scope 3 emissions by 20%. The Group also aims to re-
duce its intensity in energy supply by 20% by 2030. 
This will be achieved by decreasing fossil fuel sales, in-
creasing zero-carbon energy sales, increasing polyole-
fins recycling and sustainable feedstocks and products, 
as well as using neutralization measures such as CCS.  

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This path will enable OMV to deliver operating cash 
flow excluding net working capital effects of around 
EUR 6 bn by 2025 and at least EUR 7 bn by 2030, a 
ROACE of at least 12% in the mid- and long term, and 
continuation of its progressive dividend policy. These 
are supported by sound capital allocation priorities and 
a strong balance sheet, with a mid/long-term leverage 
ratio of below 30%. 

Building on its current strengths and a vision of leader-
ship in technology and innovation, OMV will be well po-
sitioned to thrive sustainably in a world with low GHG 
emissions. This strategy enhances OMV’s shareholder 
value, as its transformation path allows for a sustaina-
ble growth business model, showing the Group’s com-
mitment to cutting GHG emissions, delivering strong fi-
nancials, and maintaining its progressive dividend pol-
icy. 

Chemicals & Materials 

solutions 

2030 strategic priorities   

North America and Asia 

▸ Develop into a global leader in specialty polyolefin 
▸ Grow in attractive markets with a particular focus on 
▸ Grow sustainable polyolefin production to up to 
▸ Establish a leading position in renewable and circu-
▸ Diversify portfolio by entering adjacent products 

~40% of total polyolefin production in Europe 

lar economy solutions 

and new product groups 

Demand for chemical products will continue to grow 
ahead of global GDP, even in a low GHG emission 
world. Virgin polyolefin demand is expected to grow 
slightly above GDP with a CAGR (2021–2030) of 3.6%. 
The majority of this demand growth stems from high-
growth markets in Asia and is associated with a variety 
of different end-user markets and applications, provid-
ing a natural hedge against the volatility of individual in-
dustries. Recycled polyolefins are projected to grow 
with a CAGR (2021–2030) of 11.7%, significantly 
above GDP, thanks to strong end-market commitments 
especially in the consumer goods sector, increasing 
regulatory pressure, and the need for end-of-life solu-
tions for plastic waste.   

Polyolefins play a critical role as eco-efficient enablers 
for a sustainable future, e.g., making lighter weight au-
tomotive solutions and packaging that reduces food 
waste and increases shelf life possible. The current lin-
ear value chain in polyolefins faces significant chal-
lenges: mismanaged and unmanaged waste, environ-

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mental pollution, unnecessary emissions, and micro-
plastic accumulation. Turning the value chain from a 
linear to a circular model will be one of the priorities for 
a sustainable chemicals business going forward. How-
ever, this requires a profound transformation to enable 
scale at attractive profitability. Current feedstock acces-
sible directly from recycling is limited. For this reason, 
tapping into up- and downstream feedstocks, primarily 
through partnerships, is critical to ensuring sufficient 
access to plastic waste. Partnerships with brand own-
ers and retailers ensure attractive long-term offtake 
agreements with green product premiums. In addition, 
the future operating model needs to be set up to rapidly 
respond to changing customer and regulatory de-
mands, with a primary focus on the advanced Euro-
pean landscape but also on the ability to quickly roll out 
successful blueprints globally.   

OMV aims to strengthen its polyolefins business by 
building on existing strengths and capabilities and fully 
exploiting competitive advantages to grow into adjacent 
markets, targeting investments and initiatives that im-
prove returns and decreases the Group’s carbon foot-
print. 

Chemicals & Materials has a strong pipeline of organic 
growth projects in Europe, Middle East and North 
America.  

plant, 2023) 

Key growth initiatives include: 

▸ Expansion of propylene capacities in Europe (Kallo 
▸ Expansion of the Burghausen naphtha-based 
▸ Expansion of Borouge JV through Borouge 4 – 

steam cracker (2022) 

building an ethane-based steam cracker of 1.5 mn t 
and polyolefin plants with a capacity of 1.4 mn t. 
Steam cracker and polyolefin plants expected to 
start at the end of 2025. 

▸ Expansion of North American footprint through Bay-

star JV, building a 1 mn t ethane-based cracker and 
expanding the polyethylene plants capacity to 1 mn 
t annual capacity. The steam cracker and the poly-
olefin plants expected to start in 2022. 

Chemicals & Materials business targets to strengthen 
its polyolefin and specialty product portfolio, securing 
attractive margins. The business aims to grow in Asia 
and aims to strengthen its North American footprint via 
organic and inorganic investemnts. In addition, to fur-
ther broaden its portfolio, Chemicals & Materials aims 
to tap into adjacent pockets of value creation and de-
velop a broader diversified chemicals leadership posi-
tion, primarily through M&As.  

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Key growth initiatives include: 

▸ Build polypropylene position in North America 
▸ Grow in differentiated specialty products 
▸ Grow in Asia in specialty polyolefins and circular 

solutions 

In addition to overall market attractiveness, strategic fit, 
and value creation, key investment criteria for potential 
diversification opportunities are sustainability and geo-
graphical footprint. A continued focus on innovation will 
be essential to maintaining technology leadership. 

OMV aims to become a leader in renewable and circu-
lar chemicals and materials. To reach this goal, the 
Group plans to capture emerging renewable and circu-
lar market potential by leveraging its integrated technol-
ogy platform and end-to-end position to establish new 
products and novel business models. 

The aim is to deliver approximately 2 mn t p.a. of sus-
tainable products by 2030 to reduce product carbon 
footprint and meet OMV’s emission targets. This will be 
accomplished by accelerating ongoing (advanced) me-
chanical and chemical recycling initiatives in Europe as 
well as by using bio feedstocks. The sustainable prod-
ucts will be the result of the increasing use of bio-feed-
stocks for polyolefins and the broader chemicals portfo-
lio, and leveraging the close integration with OMV’s Re-
fining & Marketing business. Building on its European 
sustainability leadership, Chemicals & Materials will uti-
lize its global footprint to expand circular economy solu-
tions globally with existing joint ventures, new growth 
platforms, and additional partnerships across Asian and 
North American assets. 

OMV’s C&M business will be the major growth engine 
of the group. With a portfolio of various growth initia-
tives, it will balance sustainability, risk, and returns and 
strengthen resilience against market dynamics. The 
C&M strategy has significant growth and value creation 
potential. 

Total organic investments in Chemicals & Materials will 
average EUR 0.9 bn p.a., EUR 0.3 bn p.a. of which will 
be allocated to sustainable and CO2 emissions reduc-
tion projects.  

Refining & Marketing  

2030 strategic priorities  

▸ Reduce crude distillation throughput by 2.6 mn t 

while growing the production of renewable mobility 
fuels and sustainable chemical feedstocks to ap-
proximately 1.5 mn t 

▸ Produce and market at least 700,000 t of sustaina-
▸ Invest in a EV charging network and significantly in-

ble aviation fuels  

crease margin contribution from Retail non-fuel 
business  

▸ Significantly reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 

emissions  

Going forward, R&M is reshaping its product portfolio, 
building on renewable mobility fuels and sustainable 
chemical feedstocks. The company is focusing on safe, 
innovative, and ecologically and economically sustaina-
ble operations. As a result, R&M will enable transfor-
mation to low-carbon operations and sales while main-
taining strong profitability. 

European fossil refining market potential will decrease 
significantly up to 2030, as both volumes and refining 
margins are expected to be under pressure driven by 
the pace of the energy transition in Europe. In the same 
time horizon, strong growth will materialize for renewa-
ble mobility fuels as well as sustainable chemical feed-
stocks. Refining will proactively decrease crude oil dis-
tillation throughput in the Schwechat and Burghausen 
refineries, from 12.9 mn t in 2019 to approximately 
10.3 mn t in 2030, in line with changing demand pat-
terns. This adaptation will significantly reduce heating 
oil and diesel product output by 2030, while increasing 
the chemical yield to around 24% for the Western refin-
eries. To leverage the opportunities of the ongoing en-
ergy transition, the refining division is developing a sus-
tainable production portfolio for renewable fuels and 
sustainable chemical feedstocks, such as the co-pro-
cessing of biogenic feedstocks in Schwechat, reaching 
approximately 1.5 mn t in total by 2030. In this context, 
the sourcing of bio-feedstocks will be a critical success 
factor.  

OMV will optimize the interface between oil and chemi-
cals with a focus on the integrated Schwechat and 
Burghausen sites by reconfiguring plants and sites to 
maximize high-value fossil resources and a growing 
share of sustainable feedstocks for chemicals produc-
tion. OMV will continue to operate its three European 
refineries in Austria, Germany, and Romania as one in-
tegrated system, optimizing asset utilization and max-
imizing margins. Furthermore, the company is imple-
menting energy and operational efficiency measures 
within the existing refinery assets to maintain a leading 
cost position in Europe.  

OMV’s goal with its international, non-operated refining 
positions in UAE (ADNOC Refining) and Pakistan 
(PARCO) is to improve their commercial performance. 
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excellence as well as performance culture at each asset. 
In the mid- to long-term, OMV will evaluate commercial 
options for the production of sustainable mobility fuels 
and assess strategic options for capital reallocation.  

The Marketing & Trading activities in Europe secure 
OMV’s customer and market access. In line with chang-
ing demand patterns, as well as regulatory obligations, 
OMV will gradually transform its product portfolio to in-
clude more sustainable fuels and services by 2030, 
thereby increasing the resilience of its product mix. 
OMV will build a growing business for sustainable avia-
tion fuels (SAF) in central Europe by establishing new 
market positions in the vicinity of planned production 
sites, such as in Belgium and in Romania. OMV Mar-
keting & Trading will market at least 700,000 tons of 
SAF by 2030. OMV will aim to grow SAF sales volumes 
significantly beyond the planned regulatory framework 
and will target the growing voluntary compliance mar-
ket. Simultaneously, Marketing & Trading will sustain its 
position of bitumen and marine fuel oil to safeguard re-
finery utilization, while continuing to evolve these prod-
ucts to lower GHG emissions.  

In Retail Mobility & Convenience, OMV intends to further 
develop existing market potential by significantly growing 
the non-fuel business sector. New gastronomy and ser-
vice concepts, as well as cooperation in the food logistics 
sector, are expected to significantly increase the volume 
and margin of the non-fuel business by 2030. In parallel, 
the company will further increase its premium fuel share 
to more than 30% as a differentiator and significant mar-
gin generator by 2030. OMV Retail Mobility & Conven-
ience will expand into e-mobility, building a leading posi-
tion in out-of-home Electric Vehicle (EV) charging loca-
tions such as highway and transit refilling stations, as 
well as convenience hubs. With a total investment in this 
segment of more than EUR 400 mn by 2030, OMV will 
grow the profitability of the retail business as well as 
monetize the value of its assets.  

Total organic investments in the R&M business will av-
erage at EUR 1 bn p.a. in 2022–2030, EUR 0.5 bn p.a. 
of which will be allocated to sustainable and carbon 
emissions reduction projects.  

With this new strategy, OMV will accelerate attainment 
of its goal of lowering GHG emissions by reducing fos-
sil fuels, stepping up the production and marketing of 

renewable fuels and sustainable chemical feedstocks, 
as well as implementing energy efficiency measures.  

Exploration & Production  

2030 strategic priorities  

▸ Portfolio managed as a robust cash generator to 
▸ Production of at least 450 kboe/d is expected by 

support the Group’s transformation 

2025 and below 400 kboe/d by 2030, with an over-
weight on gas1 

▸ Production cost below USD 7/boe 
▸ Low-carbon business solutions developed, with 

around 10 TWh in renewable energy (e.g., geother-
mal) and 5 mn t p.a. CCS, to significantly reduce 
absolute and relative GHG emissions  

▸ Portfolio optimization measures will be evaluated 

In the context of the ongoing energy transition and to 
support OMV Group’s transformation, E&P will be man-
aged as a robust cash generator and will focus on fur-
ther upgrading its competitive asset portfolio, concen-
trating on the four core regions: Central and Eastern 
Europe, the North Sea, Middle East and Africa, and 
Asia Pacific. The shift of the hydrocarbon portfolio to 
gas will continue, with further divestment of non-core 
positions to improve efficiency, while the low-carbon 
business will be ramped up to achieve a material contri-
bution by the end of the decade.  

Boosting value delivery and cash generation are the 
main goals and criteria for managing and developing 
the portfolio of oil and gas assets, with a strong empha-
sis on gas. The delivery over the mid-term of key pro-
jects in the portfolio such as the Neptun Development 
in Romania, Jerun in Malaysia, and Umm Lulu SARB 
Phase 2 plateau extension in the UAE will support 
strong cash generation by and beyond 2025. With the 
current portfolio, OMV expects to maintain production 
levels of at least 450 kboe/d, with around 60% gas by 
2025.1 Thereafter, OMV expects to reduce its oil and 
gas production levels to below 400 kboe/d by 2030, 
keeping the overweight on gas.1 The production decline 
will occur primarily in the second part of the decade, as 
no new large-scale projects (re-)developments are be-
ing pursued. In order to sustain the above-mentioned 
production levels, ramp up the low-carbon business, 
and deliver strong cash generation, E&P anticipates a 
total annual average CAPEX over the decade of 
around EUR 1.6 bn, EUR 0.6 bn of which is earmarked 

1 The contribution from Russia is estimated to be around 80 kboe/d in 2025 and to be around 40 kboe/d in 2030. In light of the latest developments, OMV decided 
not to pursue any future investments in Russia and initiated a strategic review of the interest in Yuzhno Russkoye, including the possibility to divest. As a result, 
Russia is no longer considered one of OMV's core regions. Any potential impact from this strategic review is not reflected in this target. 

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for low-carbon activities. OMV’s exploration and ap-
praisal activities are being streamlined further, and the 
total annual average budget is expected to be around 
EUR 0.2 bn over the decade. Toward the end of the 
decade, oil and gas CAPEX and E&A expenditures will 
be reduced, thereby allowing for more capital to be allo-
cated toward ramping up the low-carbon business and 
the broader OMV transformation. 

E&P plans to reinforce the competitiveness of its portfo-
lio and resilience against market volatility amid the rap-
idly changing demands of the oil and gas industry. The 
strong focus on operational excellence, fostered by dig-
italization and agile ways of working, in addition to port-
folio optimization, will ensure that production cost re-
mains below USD 7/boe beyond 2025.  

The Gas sales business and logistics excluding OMV 
Petrom will be consolidated in the E&P business starting 
2022. Over the next decade, European production will 
decline, while demand is expected to remain resilient. To 
close the supply-demand gap, OMV will continue to com-
plement its own natural gas production in Norway, Aus-
tria, and Romania with long-term gas supply contracts 
from Russia and is working to identify and develop addi-
tional sources of supply. The equity gas contribution to 
the Gas sales business will decrease significantly toward 
the end of the decade in Northwestern region due to nat-
ural fields decline, and will largely be replaced with green 
gases, such as biogas and hydrogen, primarily obtained 
through trading, to reduce the carbon intensity of its 
product portfolio. New equity gas volumes from the Ro-
manian Neptun project will keep volumes high in the 
Southeastern region. OMV will also aim to direct an in-
creasing share of its natural gas sales to customers from 
non-energy sectors, such as the chemicals industry, to 
further reduce its Scope 3 portfolio emissions.  

The Group will explore a range of opportunities and 
portfolio choices that enhance cash flow generated by 
the current Exploration and Production business and 
support a potential accelerated transition to sustainable 
fuels, chemicals, and materials. These opportunities 
may include capturing the full value potential of the as-
set base, e.g., low carbon business potential, maintain-
ing reservoir production excellence and optimizing 
costs as well as assessing and developing joint venture 
opportunities for selected assets without excluding inor-
ganic options. 

To reduce its operations carbon footprint, E&P will pur-
sue the phase out of routine gas flaring and venting, re-
duce fugitive methane emissions, and introduce portfo-
lio optimization measures. In addition, renewable en-
ergy projects will also be pursued for the purpose of 

powering OMV’s own operations, such as the photovol-
taic plant developed with VERBUND in Schönkirchen, 
Austria. To achieve overall reduction of both absolute 
and relative GHG emissions from its product portfolio, 
E&P will leverage its existing asset base and core skills 
to deliver financially strong low-carbon business pro-
jects. Available opportunities will be captured to build 
up geothermal heat capacity that generates up to 9 
TWh p.a. by 2030. In addition to geothermal, a mini-
mum of 1 TWh from renewable power will be devel-
oped in OMV core regions with favorable sun and wind 
conditions to serve captive demand, thereby reducing 
Scope 2 emissions by OMV’s own operations. E&P will 
further tap its existing reservoirs and (sub-)surface ca-
pabilities to implement opportunities that lead to a CCS 
storage capacity of approximately 5 mn t p.a. of CO2 
net to OMV by 2030. In addition, further opportunities 
where E&P can leverage its strengths and capabilities 
are being explored, e.g., hydrogen and energy storage, 
and will potentially be pursued in consideration of OMV 
strategic priorities. 

Decarbonization strategy 

2030 strategic priorities 

▸ Reduce OMV Group Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 
▸ Reduce OMV Group Scope 3 emissions by 20% 
▸ Reduce OMV Group’s carbon intensity of energy 

30% 

supply by 20% 

OMV is committed to achieving net-zero emissions 
(Scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2050, with interim targets for 
2030 and 2040. OMV is awaiting the publication of the 
science based targets (SBT) methodology for the oil & 
gas sector to evaluate its new targets against the SBT 
requirements with the ultimate ambition to get them ap-
proved by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). 
OMV targets are set at an absolute and intensity level 
with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero emissions 
in Scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050. For Scope 1 and 2, 
OMV aims for an absolute reduction of 30% by 2030 
and of 60% by 2040. For the defined categories in 
Scope 3, OMV aims at the reduction by 20% by 2030 
and by 50% by 2040. In terms of reducing the carbon 
intensity of energy supply, OMV intends to achieve a 
decrease of 20% by 2030 and 50% by 2040.  

These emission reductions can only be achieved with 
considerable effort and capital allocated: The Group 
has earmarked organic investments of more than EUR 
13 bn for this purpose. All business units will build on 
their existing strengths and know-how on this transfor-
mation journey. Three key initiatives will be undertaken 
to achieve the targeted reductions by 2030: 

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▸ Decrease in fossil fuel sales: Significant decrease 

in fossil fuels and a less steep decline in natural 
gas sales  

▸ Increase in zero-carbon energy sales: significant in-

crease in sustainable and biobased fuels, green 
gas sales, build-up of photovoltaic electricity capac-
ity for captive use as well as geothermal heat 

▸ Increase in Chemicals & Materials recycling and sus-

tainable feedstocks and delivery of approximately 2 
mn t p.a. of circular products: recyclate production 
substituting fossil chemicals and materials production 
and production from biogenic feedstock 

Besides these efforts, neutralization measures will be 
necessary. OMV anticipates that it will use 5.0 mn t of 
CCS capacity across all business units. All energy pur-
chases will be 100% renewable. The inorganic growth 
of the Chemicals & Materials business will be executed 
in line with OMV decarbonization targets with either de-
carbonization pathways in place or to be implemented 
following a possible acquisition. 

Finance 

2030 strategic priorities  

▸ Generate operating cash flow excluding net working 

capital effects of EUR ~6 bn by 2025 and EUR ≥7 
bn by 2030 

▸ Target a ROACE ≥12% in the mid- and long term  
▸ Ensure sound capital allocation priorities: organic 

CAPEX, dividend, inorganic growth, and deleverag-
ing1 

▸ Maintain strong balance sheet, with a mid/long-term 
▸ Continuously deliver on the progressive dividend 

leverage ratio below 30% 

policy 

The Group’s financial strategy aims to increase the 
company’s value and shareholder return, while ensur-
ing a robust balance sheet, along with a financially re-
silient portfolio that thrives in a low-carbon world and 
has attractive growth potential well into the future. The 
value-driven finance strategy operates on a clear 
framework for enabling long-term profitable and resili-
ent growth and aims to achieve a ROACE of at least 
12%, positive free cash flow after dividends, a strong 
balance sheet, with a mid/long-term leverage ratio of 
below 30%, a Clean CCS Operating Result of at least 
EUR 5 bn by 2025 and EUR 6 bn by 2030, increasing 

clean CCS net income attributable to shareholders, op-
erating cash flow excluding net working capital of 
around EUR 6 bn by 2025 and at least EUR 7 bn by 
2030, as well as a progressive dividend policy. 

When building its financial plan, OMV set a sound capi-
tal allocation policy: first, investing in its organic portfo-
lio; second, paying attractive dividends; third, pursuing 
inorganic spending for an accelerated transformation; 
and fourth, deleveraging1. In its capital allocation, the 
Group focuses on selecting the most competitive and 
resilient projects. The defined investment criteria in-
clude hurdle rates and payback periods by business re-
flecting respective risk and return profiles, as well as 
testing projects for their resilience and break-even ver-
sus relevant market KPIs.  

To achieve its strategic goal, OMV plans a yearly or-
ganic CAPEX around EUR 3.5 bn for the period from 
2022 to 2030. Overall, the Group is allocating more 
than EUR 13 bn, in total, for 2022–2030 to achieve its 
ambitious decarbonization targets. In addition, OMV will 
consider inorganic growth in areas of strategic im-
portance. However, this will depend on the Group’s in-
debtedness headroom. Moreover, the Group’s portfolio 
of assets can provide options through divestments to 
accelerate strategy execution when attractive acquisi-
tion targets in targeted growth areas become available. 

The Group’s strategy, supported by disciplined capital 
allocation, will enable OMV to generate increasing and 
resilient cash flows and higher earnings. These solid fi-
nancials ensure a strong balance sheet for the Group. 
In its financial framework, OMV has made a significant 
commitment to ensuring a robust balance sheet and a 
investment-grade credit rating. The Company aims to 
achieve a leverage ratio of below 30% for mid- and 
long term. Depending on portfolio measures, the lever-
age ratio can exceed 30%, however this will then be 
followed by a deleveraging program to ensure the bal-
ance sheet is strengthened.  

During the strategy period, OMV will continue to deliver 
on its progressive dividend policy. The Group therefore 
aims to increase the dividends every year, or to at least 
maintain dividends at the respective previous year’s 
level. This underlines the Group’s commitment to its 
progressive dividend policy. 

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Sustainability 

We are committed to building a sustainable world worth living in – for everyone. Sustainability and circu-
larity lie at the center of our Group strategy. We aim to become a net-zero business by 2050, accelerate the 
energy transition, and proactively expedite the transition from a linear to a circular economy. We build 
positive relationships with our employees, communities, suppliers, and other stakeholders, including by 
addressing social and economic effects of the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy. Our 
Sustainability Framework is built around the three pillars Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).  

Our Strategy 2030 is underpinned by this sustainability 
framework, with all business decisions being informed 
by our ambition to become a net-zero business. Within 
this sustainability framework, we have established five 
strategic focus areas: Climate Change; Natural Re-
sources Management; Health, Safety & Security; Peo-
ple; and Ethical Business Practices. For each of these 
focus areas, we have formulated concrete commit-
ments, targets, and actions to be achieved by 2030, 
which mark OMV’s contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda 
for Sustainable Development. 

OMV’s sustainability targets and 
commitments 

Climate Change 

▸  Commitments: 
▸ OMV continuously improves the carbon effi-

ciency of its operations and product portfolio. 
OMV is fully committed to supporting and accel-
erating the energy transition, and aims to be-
come a net-zero business by 2050 or sooner. 

by ≥30% vs. 2010 

▸ Targets 2025: 
▸ Reduce carbon intensity of operations (Scope 1) 
▸ Reduce carbon intensity of product portfolio 
▸ Achieve at least 1 m t CO2 reductions from oper-
▸ Achieve an E&P methane intensity of 0.2% or 

(Scope 3) by >6% vs. 2010 

ated assets in 2020–2025 

lower 

▸ Zero routine flaring and venting of associated 

gas as soon as possible, however, no later than 
2030 

▸ Targets 2040: 
▸ Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by ≥60% vs. 
▸ Reduce Scope 31 emissions by ≥50% vs. 2019 
▸ Reduce carbon intensity of energy supply by 

2019 

≥50% vs. 2019 

Natural Resources Management 

▸ Commitments: 
▸ OMV is fully committed to taking action on re-

sponsible natural resources management and 
will proactively expedite the transition from a lin-
ear to a circular economy. 

▸ OMV aims to minimize environmental impacts by 

preventing water and soil pollution, reducing 
emissions, efficiently using natural resources, 
and avoiding biodiversity disruption. 

tions 

▸ Targets 2025: 
▸ Triple volume of recycled polyolefins to 350 kta  
▸ Increase waste reuse and recycling from opera-
▸ Reduce freshwater withdrawal 
▸ Targets 2030: 
▸ Produce approx. 2,000 kta sustainable (includes 
▸ Reduce natural resources use by cutting oil and 

recycled and biobased) polyolefins 

2019 

▸ Targets 2030: 
▸ Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by ≥30% vs. 
▸ Reduce Scope 31 emissions by ≥20% vs. 2019 
▸ Reduce carbon intensity of energy supply by 
▸ Achieve an E&P methane intensity of 0.1% or 

≥20% vs. 2019 

gas production levels to below 400 kboe/d and 
by reducing crude distillation throughput by 2.6 
mn t 

▸ Increase reuse and recycling of waste from op-
▸ Reduce freshwater withdrawal 

erations 

lower 

1 The following scope 3 categories are included: category 11 – Use of sold products for OMV’s energy segment, category 1 – Purchased goods (feedstocks), and 

category 12 – End of life of sold products for OMV’s non-energy segment. 

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Health, Safety, and Security 

▸ Commitments: 
▸ Health, safety, and security have the highest pri-

ority in all activities. OMV is fully committed to 
proactive risk management in realizing its HSSE 
vision of “ZERO harm – NO losses.”. 

▸ Targets 2025: 
▸ Achieve a Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR) 
▸ Achieve zero work-related fatalities 
▸ Maintain leading position in Process Safety 

of around 1.0 per 1 mn hours worked 

Event Rate 

▸ Targets 2030: 
▸ Stabilize the Total Recordable Injury Rate 
▸ Achieve zero work-related fatalities 
▸ Maintain leading position in Process Safety 

(TRIR) at below 1.0 per 1 mn hours worked 

Event Rate 

to 30% 

(stretch target 30%)  

▸ Targets 2030: 
▸ Increase share of women at management level 
▸ Min. 20% female Executive Board members 
▸ Increase share of international management to 
▸ Keep share of executives with international ex-
▸ Increase average number of annual learning 
▸ Increase support for employees with disabilities 
▸ Conduct Human Rights Assessment in high-risk 

hours to a min. of 30 hours per employee  

at our main locations 

perience at 75% 

65% 

country business for all OMV Group operations 
and develop action plans every five years 

▸ Direct at least 1% of Group investment per year 

toward social goals (based on previous year’s 
reported net income attributable to stockholders 
of the parent) by 2030 

People 

▸  Commitments: 
▸ OMV is committed to building and retaining a tal-

Ethical Business Practices 

▸ Commitments: 
▸ OMV strives to uphold equally high ethical 

ented expert team for international and inte-
grated growth. We embrace our difference(s) 
and use our diversity of thought and experience 
as a catalyst for growth and creativity.  

▸ OMV is committed to ensuring fair treatment and 

equal opportunities for all employees, and has 
zero tolerance for discrimination and harassment 
of any kind.  

▸ As a signatory to the United Nations Global 

Compact, OMV is fully committed to the UN 
Guiding Principles on Business and Human 
Rights, and aims to contribute to the UN’s 2030 
Agenda for Sustainable Development by pursu-
ing a social investment strategy that addresses 
local needs and the SDGs. 

▸ OMV is committed to contributing to a Just Tran-

sition for our employees and communities, and 
addressing social and economic effects of the 
transition to an environmentally sustainable 
economy. 

to 25%  

▸ Targets 2025: 
▸ Increase share of women at management level 
▸ Keep high share of executives with international 
▸ Train all OMV Group employees in human rights  
▸ Assess Community Grievance Mechanism of all 

experience at 75%  

sites against UN Effectiveness Criteria 

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standards at all locations. We aim to earn our 
stakeholders’ confidence by implementing a high 
standard of corporate governance and by main-
taining high standards of transparency and pre-
dictability.  

▸ OMV is committed to implementing sustainable 

procurement, which means caring about the en-
vironmental, social, and economic impacts of the 
services and goods the Company intends to pur-
chase. 

▸ Targets 2025: 
▸ Be an active member of TfS and run sustainabil-

ity evaluations for all suppliers covering >80% of 
Procurement spend 

▸ Engage with suppliers covering 80% of Procure-

ment spend and assess their carbon footprint as 
a foundation to define and run joint low-carbon 
initiatives 

▸ Promote awareness of ethical values and princi-

ples: conduct in-person or online business ethics 
trainings for all employees 

▸ Targets 2030: 
▸ Extend sustainability evaluations to all suppliers 
▸ Ensure all suppliers covering >80% of Procure-

covering 90% of Procurement spend 

ment spend have carbon reduction targets in 
place 

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Climate Change 

OMV recognizes climate change as one of the most im-
portant global challenges and fully supports the goals 
set forth by the Paris Climate Change Agreement. OMV 
integrates risks and opportunities related to climate 
change impacts into the development of the Company’s 
business strategy and the planning of operational activ-
ities. In this regard, OMV continuously improves the 
carbon efficiency of its operations and product portfolio, 
and is fully committed to supporting and accelerating 
the energy transition. We aim to become a net-zero 
business by 2050 or sooner.  

OMV implements measures aimed at optimizing its op-
erational processes, increasing energy efficiency, re-
ducing flaring and venting, and reducing methane emis-
sions through leakage detection and improvement of 
asset integrity. We will continue phasing out routine 
flaring and venting as soon as possible, but no later 
than 2030, as part of OMV’s commitment to the World 
Bank’s “Zero routine flaring by 2030” initiative. For in-
stance, in Yemen, one of our most flaring-intense oper-
ations, we commissioned two gas engines for power 
generation at the central processing facilities in Decem-
ber 2021. The gas engines will support the reduction of 
flaring as they will consume gas which was previously 
flared. They will also replace diesel generators, which 
further reduces GHG emissions. We are also increas-
ingly turning to renewable sources of electricity to 
power our operations. In 2021, Borealis installed its first 
solar photovoltaic rooftop array for generating electricity 
for production purposes at the Borealis plant in Monza 
(Italy). The company has also signed long-term renew-
able energy supply deals for its assets in Sweden and 
Belgium. 

A cornerstone of our climate strategy is increasing the 
share of zero-carbon products in our product portfolio 
as well as decreasing fossil fuel sales. Oil and gas pro-
duction will be decreased to below 400 kboe/d by 2030. 

OMV focuses on high-quality refinery products such as 
low-emission premium fuels and feedstocks for the 
chemical industry. We aim to increase polyolefins recy-
cling and gradually replace fossil polyolefins production 
with production from biogenic feedstock. In addition, we 
also plan to significantly increase sustainable and bi-
obased fuels and green gas sales, as well as build up 
renewable electricity production to around 10.0 TWh 
(including geothermal, solar/wind). We aim to step up 
the production of renewable fuels and sustainable 
chemical feedstocks to approximately 1.5 m t per year, 
including producing and marketing at least 700,000 t of 
sustainable aviation fuels per year. 

For instance, OMV and Austrian Airlines (AUA) are pro-
ducing and using regional Sustainable Aviation Fuel 
(SAF) in Austria. The two companies agreed on the 
production and fueling of 1,500 t of SAF in the coming 
year 2022. The use of 1,500 t of SAF by Austrian Air-
lines will reduce carbon emissions by around 3,750 t. 
This is equal to the CO2 emissions of 333 Vienna–Lon-
don flights with a typical short to medium-haul AUA air-
craft (Airbus A320).  

Our climate targets can only be achieved with consider-
able effort and capital allocation. OMV Group has ear-
marked investments of more than EUR 13 bn for this 
purpose. All business units will build on existing 
strengths and expertise in this transformation journey. 

In 2021, OMV achieved an outstanding CDP Climate 
Change score of A– (Leadership) for the sixth time in a 
row. With its CDP Climate Change score, OMV is 
among 20 companies in the global oil and gas sector 
that achieved a leadership score and among the top 7 
companies across all sectors in Austria.  

Business principles and social responsi-
bility performance 

Business ethics and compliance 
OMV is a signatory to the UN Global Compact and has 
a Code of Business Ethics in place that applies to all 
employees. Although we are headquartered in Austria 
– a country with high business ethics standards – we 
operate in several countries in the Middle East, North 
Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Central and Eastern Europe 
that are defined as high risk by the Transparency Inter-
national Corruption Perception Index. We strive to 
avoid the risks of bribery and corruption that are spe-
cific to our sector. We also highly value our reputation. 
Therefore, our highest priority is ensuring uniform com-
pliance with our business ethics standards wherever 
we operate. Compliance with ethical standards is a 
non-negotiable value that supersedes any business in-
terest. Absolute commitment to this objective is embed-
ded at all levels at OMV from top management to every 
employee. Our business partners are also expected to 
share the same understanding of and commitment to 
ethical standards. Every Company activity, from plan-
ning business strategy to daily operations, is assessed 
for compliance with ethical standards, such as the 
Code of Conduct and Code of Business Ethics.  

A dedicated cross-regional compliance organization en-
sures that OMV standards are consistently met across 
the Group. In 2021, 16,020 OMV Group employees 
were trained in business ethics. This number is com-

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posed of 9,020 e-learnings and 477 face-to-face train-
ings at OMV, and 5,996 CodeOne e-learnings and 527 
in-person trainings at Borealis. The Integrity Platform 
provides an anonymous whistleblower mechanism for 
OMV employees and external stakeholders, such as 
suppliers. They can use this platform to report issues 
relating to corruption, bribes, conflicts of interest, anti-
trust law, or capital market law. In 2021, the scope of 
the Integrity Platform was expanded, and the platform 
can now also be used to make reports of perceived vio-
lations in the following legal areas: public procurement, 
environmental protection, product and food safety and 
consumer protection, corporate tax regulations, and 
data protection. 

Supplier Compliance 
Implementing sustainable procurement means caring 
about the environmental, social, and economic impacts 
of the goods and services the Company intends to pur-
chase. OMV has a Code of Conduct in place that en-
sures that suppliers support OMV’s principles. It is of 
paramount importance to our organization to be fully 
compliant with all applicable legal requirements, as well 
as with our internal safety, environmental protection, 
and human rights standards while managing our supply 
chain. OMV has a process in place to ensure that par-
ties sanctioned by the EU or international organiza-
tions, such as the United Nations, are not accepted as 
procurement partners. 

To mitigate supply chain risks including forced labor, 
slavery, human trafficking, and corruption, OMV im-
poses the legal requirements and internal rules and 
standards applicable to OMV on its suppliers. Our sup-
pliers and supply chain partners are obligated to sign 
and fully comply with the content of the Code of Con-
duct. In addition, our suppliers must accept the General 
Conditions of Purchase, which further detail our busi-
ness standards (e.g., labor rights), as an integral part of 
our contractual agreements. OMV reserves the right to 
terminate relationships with suppliers if non-compliance 
is discovered or not addressed in a timely manner.  

Supplier prequalification is a part of pre-contractual ac-
tivities during which OMV collects information from a 
potential supplier for the purpose of evaluating compli-
ance with our HSSE and other sustainability require-
ments. The goal of the prequalification process is to 
screen potential suppliers before bringing them on 
board or during the tender stage to ensure that only 
those suppliers who meet our HSSE and sustainability 
standards can be considered for future collaboration. 
Following prequalification, Procurement together with 

business representatives select the best suppliers 
based on a predefined set of commercial, legal, HSSE, 
and technical criteria during a tender process. In 2021, 
we started embedding sustainability elements into the 
evaluation matrix (e.g., technologically innovative ele-
ments, carbon emissions, energy efficiency KPIs) in 
several pilot projects. 

OMV conducts supplier audits as part of the prequalifi-
cation process and/or during contract execution. The 
aim of the audits is to measure the performance of our 
suppliers and define actions that will enable them to op-
timize their performance and meet OMV requirements. 
Among the focus areas of the audits are the financial 
stability of our suppliers, their strategy and organiza-
tion, and the supply chain sustainability (e.g., human 
rights, carbon management, environmental manage-
ment, certifications, and social responsibility). In 2021, 
we added a new cybersecurity dimension to our sup-
plier audits. We also perform yearly subject-specific au-
dits on topics such as process safety, quality, and effi-
ciency.  

In 2021, OMV joined Together for Sustainability (TfS) 
and expanded the membership held by Borealis since 
2017 to Group level. Together for Sustainability, a joint 
initiative and global network of 34 chemical companies, 
sets the de facto global standard for environmental, so-
cial, and governance performance of chemical supply 
chains. The TfS program is based on the UN Global 
Compact and Responsible Care® principles. 

OMV aims to build on Borealis’ expertise and cover a 
broader range of ESG assessments of our suppliers in 
the coming years. Becoming a TfS member will help 
OMV to further embed sustainability in day-to-day busi-
ness operations and cascade sustainability require-
ments in our supply chain. 

We aim to continuously manage and decrease the car-
bon emissions of our purchased goods and services. 
For this reason, OMV became a CDP Supply Chain 
member in 2021. As part of CDP Supply Chain, OMV 
invited around 140 suppliers to answer the CDP Cli-
mate Change questionnaire in 2021. In addition to re-
porting their emissions, we asked the suppliers whether 
they have carbon reduction targets in place and invited 
them to share with us any initiatives or projects to re-
duce carbon emissions in which they would like us to 
participate. A total of 63% of suppliers assessed by 
CDP Supply Chain have declared that they have cli-
mate targets in place.

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Community Relations and Development 
OMV maintains an active partnership with local commu-
nities in all countries in which the Company does busi-
ness and is committed to adding value to these socie-
ties. As part of OMV’s stakeholder dialogue, we have 
implemented community grievance mechanisms at all 
operating sites. In 2021, OMV registered 884 griev-
ances (2020: 812) from the community grievance 
mechanisms. All of the grievances were handled in ac-
cordance with OMV’s localized Community Grievance 
Management (CGM) procedures, which stipulate a 
stringent approach to systematically receiving, docu-
menting, addressing, and resolving grievances in all of 
the countries where we operate. 

OMV has set the goal of aligning the CGM system at all 
sites with the effectiveness criteria of the United Na-
tions Guiding Principles. We are striving to achieve this 
target by conducting assessments that include reviews 
of management processes and consultations with inter-
nal and external stakeholders. The assessments result 
in recommendations and tailored action plans to im-
prove grievance management at site level. The action 
plans are implemented by local management and moni-
tored by headquarters. The sites already assessed rep-
resent 99% of all registered grievances at OMV in 
2021. 

  For more information about OMV’s Environmental, Social, 
and Governance (ESG) ratings and the indices in which 
OMV is included, see the chapter OMV on the Capital Mar-
kets. 

  For management approaches and performance details for 
all material topics, see the stand-alone OMV Sustainability 
Report. This report also serves as the separate consoli-
dated non-financial report of OMV Aktiengesellschaft in ac-
cordance with section 267a of the Austrian Commercial 
Code (UGB).

Human Rights 
Human rights are universal values that guide our con-
duct in every aspect of our activities. Our responsibili-
ties in the area of human rights include, but are not lim-
ited to, equality and non-discrimination, decent wages, 
working hours, employee representation, security, pri-
mary healthcare, labor rights in the supply chain, edu-
cation, poverty reduction, land rights, and free, prior, 
and informed consultation. OMV respects and supports 
human rights as described in the Universal Declaration 
of Human Rights and in internationally recognized trea-
ties, including those of the International Labour Organi-
zation (ILO). We have been a signatory to the UN 
Global Compact since 2003 and are fully committed to 
the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human 
Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational En-
terprises. We fully support the aims of the UK Modern 
Slavery Act 2015 and are committed to operating our 
business and supply chain free of forced labor, slavery, 
and human trafficking. OMV considers human rights to 
be an important aspect of our risk management ap-
proach, which is integrated into our decision-making 
processes. OMV recognizes its responsibility to re-
spect, fulfill, and support human rights in all business 
activities and to ensure that OMV does not become 
complicit in any human rights abuses as defined under 
current international law.  

We conduct human rights risk assessments at country 
level to identify and assess ongoing and emerging hu-
man rights impacts and the resulting potential risks rel-
evant to OMV business activities in the country in order 
to prevent and mitigate human rights risks and impacts. 
A total of 980 employees received training on human 
rights topics through the e-learning tool and in-person 
training sessions (2020: 2,304). As professional training 
is essential to ensure compliance with our human rights 
commitment, we have set ourselves the goal of training 
all employees in human rights topics by 2025. In addi-
tion, internal awareness campaigns on human rights 
were implemented. In 2021, seven incidents of human 
rights grievances were reported (2020: 0), related to 
aspects such as working hours and rest times and al-
leged cases of bullying, harassment, defamation, unfair 
treatment and disrespectful behavior. 

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Health, Safety, Security, and Environment 

Health, safety, security, and protection of the environment are key values at OMV. The integrity of OMV’s 
operating facilities, loss prevention, proactive risk management, and climate change mitigation are 
essential for attaining OMV’s HSSE vision of “ZERO harm – NO losses.”

The HSSE performance of Refining & Marketing in 
2021 was overshadowed by a road accident resulting in 
a fatality of a contractor employee. Efforts therefore 
went into a broad awareness campaign about road 
transportation safety and the development of an en-
hanced framework of safety requirements for future lo-
gistics contractors. Another focus area was the imple-
mentation of the process safety roadmap including two 
external process safety management assessments in 
the refineries. We encountered 23 HiPos. The TRIR in 
2021 was 0.56 (2020: 0.59). Special emphasis during 
the year was placed on leadership engagement, safety 
culture, contractor management, and training on vari-
ous emergency and crisis management scenarios. 

In Chemicals & Materials, OMV Group’s definitions and 
incident reporting criteria were fully rolled out to Bore-
alis. These are more stringent than those used previ-
ously. The business division achieved a TRIR of 2.24 
(2020, Borealis only: 3.89). Occupational safety initia-
tives focused on further rolling out a virtual Life Saving 
Rules training, preventing employees from becoming 
infected with COVID-19, and achieving ISO 45001 cer-
tification for Borealis. Regarding process safety, the fo-
cus was on introducing the Process Safety Rules, start-
ing a Quantitative Risk Assessment Study for hydrocar-
bon processing activities at Porvoo and developing a 
concept to improve quality of process hazard assess-
ments. Borealis continued the positive downward trend 
of process safety events from 19 in 2020 to 16 in 2021. 

OMV Group safety performance 

In mn hours worked 

Company 

Lost-Time Injury Rate 
Total Recordable Injury Rate 
Contractors 

Lost-Time Injury Rate 
Total Recordable Injury Rate 
Total (Company and contractors) 

Lost-Time Injury Rate 
Total Recordable Injury Rate 

2021 

2020 

0.70 
1.18 

0.51 
0.85 

0.57 
0.96 

0.43 
0.83 

0.27 
0.48 

0.32 
0.60 

HSSE Strategy 

To achieve this vision, OMV Group’s HSSE Strategy 
was established as an integral part of the OMV 
Sustainability Strategy. The HSSE Strategy focuses on 
the cross-functional goals of strong HSSE commitment 
and leadership, increased efficiency and effectiveness 
of HSSE processes, management of HSSE risks, and 
skilled people, as well as subject matter goals in the 
areas of 

grated health management 

▸ Health: improve the ability to work through inte-
▸ Safety: build on sustainable safety for people and 
▸ Security: protect people, assets, and reputation 
▸ Environment: minimize the environmental footprint 

from emerging malicious intentional threats 

plants 

throughout the entire lifecycle of activities 

Health, safety, and security 

In 2021, the combined Lost-Time Injury Rate (LTIR) for 
OMV employees and contractors was 0.57 (2020: 
0.32), and our combined Total Recordable Injury Rate 
(TRIR) was 0.96 (2020: 0.60). We are deeply con-
cerned about three work-related fatalities, all three re-
lated to road transportation activities of contractor com-
panies in Austria and Romania. Managing the COVID-
19 pandemic remained a high priority in 2021 on top of 
routine HSSE management. We focused primarily on 
learning from incidents throughout the whole Company: 
Videos, alerts, and communication campaigns were 
used to reach out to all employees. 

In Exploration & Production, the TRIR was 0.92 (2020: 
0.58). Tragically, two contractor employees died in two 
fatal work accidents in 2021. We also encountered 19 
High Potential Incidents (HiPos) that could have re-
sulted in serious or even fatal injuries under slightly dif-
ferent circumstances. All fatalities and HiPos have 
been thoroughly investigated, and measures were put 
in place to prevent reoccurrence. Contractor manage-
ment was and continues to be a focus area in our 
HSSE efforts. We continued to focus on process safety 
management, and various initiatives ensured the relia-
bility of production. 

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Employee wellbeing and health are the foundation for 
successful company performance as they are core ele-
ments of ensuring the ability to work. The year 2021 
was dominated by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. 
Our medical teams and service providers were chal-
lenged to support the emergency management teams 
in updating and implementing pandemic preparedness 
plans, guidelines, and health information while also 
supporting COVID-19-infected employees at home and 
in hospitals. In addition, OMV continued its long tradi-
tion of offering healthcare and preventive health pro-
grams, such as cardiovascular disease prevention pro-
grams, voluntary health checks, vaccinations (mainly 
flu and in some countries COVID-19), and virtual health 
hours, which far exceed local statutory requirements. 

During 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic also brought sig-
nificant challenges to safety management. At opera-
tional level, we implemented preventive and business-
continuity-related measures such as strictly separated 
teams in key areas, hygiene measures, and constant 
awareness building. Despite travel limitations and 
thanks to digital communication and collaboration tools, 
we conducted several key safety-related activities: 

▸ We continued broad communication about the Life 

Saving Rules by means of videos with senior man-
agement statements to remind our employees 
about simple rules to prevent the hazards that have 
the greatest potential to cause serious injuries.  

▸ All incidents at level 3 and above and HiPos were 

investigated, and lessons-learned reports were 
communicated throughout the organization. 
Improvement initiatives were developed and closely 
monitored with our HSSE reporting tool Synergi. 

▸ As part of our Safety Culture program, we con-

ducted several workshops on “making HSSE per-
sonal” at different levels of the organization. The 
half-yearly meetings with the program owner were 
conducted online.  

▸ Contractor HSSE management is key to OMV 

Group’s safety performance. We updated our 
group-wide regulation and continued training of 
beneficiaries and procurement staff on the internal 
regulations framework. We conducted strategic 
supplier meetings with the main contractors to 
share information, experience, and expectations.  

▸ We further developed a harmonized set of KPIs and 

a dashboard for process safety. We supported and 
followed up on the implementation of process 
safety road maps in our ventures, assets, and refin-
eries. In our new Integrated Risk Register, we im-
plemented a novel approach for analyzing and pri-
oritizing process safety risks in order to ensure that 

investments effectively lead to a significant reduc-
tion of risks. The OMV Group process safety net-
work, a large online collaboration platform, grew 
further (>200 participants), and gathered quarterly 
to exchange information and experiences in virtual 
meetings. Senior management also attended. 

▸ We undertook a deep analysis and review of 

15 group-wide effective HSSE regulations and our 
cloud-based HSSE reporting tool in order to pre-
pare and achieve progress on a systematic align-
ment between OMV Group and Borealis. 

An unstable geopolitical environment combined with 
complex and enduring regional conflicts remained a 
consistent security focus throughout 2021. Corporate 
Security continued to monitor these geopolitical situa-
tions, accelerating OMV’s understanding of strategic 
events, to proactively identify any emergent threat that 
might intersect with business planning. This included 
incidents of armed conflict, civil unrest, targeted activ-
ism, and criminality at local, national, regional, and in-
ternational levels.  

Our crisis management and resilience procedures as-
sisted in the effective management of the COVID-19 
pandemic in 2021. Local Emergency Management 
Teams worked closely with their corporate counterparts 
to ensure local responses aligned with the Company’s 
pandemic strategy. 

We updated our proven security management system 
in 2021, enabling us to anticipate or respond to a broad 
spectrum of geopolitical, regional, or isolated security 
incidents. The security risk assessment platform contin-
ued to provide real-time oversight of asset risk expo-
sure levels as influenced by geopolitical or security 
events. Despite various geopolitical and pandemic 
challenges, Corporate Security continued to deliver 
global operational support, governance, and oversight, 
and will maintain a comparable and effective security 
strategy allowing OMV to operate despite converging 
asymmetric threats. 

OMV is committed to upholding human rights in all ac-
tivities. To this end, OMV aims to join the Voluntary 
Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR), an 
initiative focused on human rights, public safety and se-
curity, and the interaction between companies and pri-
vate and public security. Corporate Security will under-
take a VPSHR pre-qualification review to determine the 
feasibility of attaining full accreditation in the coming 
years. 

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▸ OMV Petrom completed the surface abandonment 

of 718 wells and 30 facilities in the E&P division. A 
total of 184,000 t of contaminated soil were treated 
in our bioremediation plants, and 14,500 t of metal-
lic scrap were recycled by authorized companies.  

▸ The modernization of the Ghercești tank farm at 

Asset Oltenia was completed, including the 
installation of two new tanks with a vapor recovery 
system. In addition to the optimization of the oil 
treatment process, environmental impacts were 
reduced considerably (VOC emissions). The 
improved water system will save up to 5,000 m³ 
water per year. 

▸ Borealis became a member of the UN Global Com-

pact and signed the UN Sustainable Ocean Princi-
ples. These commit companies to restoring and 
maintaining a healthy and productive ocean. More-
over, Borealis has initiated Project STOP, a pio-
neering program to support cities in developing and 
emerging countries to establish cost efficient, effec-
tive, and more circular waste collection systems. 
Read more on the Project STOP website.  

▸ We continued to implement biodiversity initiatives, 

such as our green areas project in arid locations in 
Tunisia. Starting by planting 512 trees in Waha in 
2020, we continued expanding to Nawara with 
1,200 trees in 2021. The project includes an irriga-
tion system. The goal is to provide recreation areas 
to improve the wellbeing of personnel and visitors, 
and to promote forestation. 

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Environmental management 

Due to the nature of its operations, OMV has an impact 
on the environment. The Group strives to minimize that 
impact at all times, particularly in terms of spills, energy 
efficiency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well 
as water and waste management. OMV aims to opti-
mize processes to use natural resources as efficiently 
as possible and to reduce emissions and discharges. 

In 2021, there were 3 major hydrocarbon spills (level 3 
out of five levels; 2020: 2). The total volume of hydro-
carbon spilled increased compared to the previous 
year. OMV continues to improve its oil spill response 
preparedness and capabilities. 

Key environmental actions and achievements in 2021: 

▸ Our operations in Yemen implemented new water 

management plans. The wastewater treatment 
plants were upgraded, now allowing the treated wa-
ter to be used for irrigation in a very arid environ-
ment. 

▸ At the Schwechat refinery, more than 

800,000 m3/year of water, which is equivalent to 
more than 5% of average annual water consump-
tion, are being conserved, most of it from a new 
control concept for the cooling water in a heat ex-
changer group in the ethylene plant.  

▸ At the Petrobrazi refinery, the tank modernization 

program continued with the installation of internal 
floating membranes or double sealing of six product 
tanks and the commissioning of one new tank, 
contributing to the reduction of volatile oganic 
compounds (VOC).  

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Employees 

We know that it is the combined 22,400 employees of OMV who turn the Group’s strategy into results and 
success. We are proud of the results we have achieved together. Trust and pride in the organization fuel 
our employees’ energy and determination to tackle challenges and to focus on innovative solutions to 
make us even stronger. 

tricks for improving virtual teams through the use of 
technology. Learning Collections were provided to as-
sist employees with leadership during times of crisis as 
well as managing stress and virtual work. Information 
and advice are regularly provided on all employee-rele-
vant questions. Free psychological support was offered 
to all employees, enabling them to talk to a professional 
about coping with the pandemic. Based on the wish ex-
pressed by our staff to keep working from home as the 
“new normal,” a flexible home office policy was intro-
duced in 2021. 

In 2020, we introduced an employee engagement strat-
egy whereby we check in with our employees on how 
they are doing and how they are dealing with the pan-
demic situation. With the second OMV quick poll 
launched at the end of 2021, we wanted to further 
strengthen the culture of listening in our company and 
gather feedback on diversity, equal opportunities, and 
an inclusive environment at OMV. The poll’s findings 
will play an important part in developing our new 
Group-wide Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy 
for 2030. 

In 2021, there was a focus on mandatory, legally bind-
ing, business-critical, and low-cost learning consisting 
of e-learning, online learning through our partnership 
with LinkedIn Learning, and virtual courses/webinars. 
Leadership training focused on first-time leaders, 
women in leadership, and managing remote and hybrid 
teams. Another priority was supporting staff in develop-
ing their virtual skills, for example by offering virtual fa-
cilitation courses. In terms of business skills, the focus 
was on sales training and, as before, on graduating 
new cohorts from our Integrated Graduate Develop-
ment (IGD) Program. 

OMV’s People Strategy 

In 2021, the COVID-19 situation again required consid-
erable additional focus from our organization’s HR 
function. We continue to build on our strategic priorities 
to unlock our organization’s full potential and to 
strengthen the foundation for growth and success: 

▸ Increase engagement with employees 
▸ Increase organizational agility 
▸ Increase focus on diversity and inclusion 
▸ Ensure OMV remains a great place to work 

Highlights of 2021 

Our employees once again showed outstanding flexibil-
ity and commitment to the Company in this challenging 
year marked by COVID-19. During the coronavirus 
pandemic, many new employment-related measures 
were implemented to protect the health, well-being, and 
economic situation of our employees. By closely moni-
toring the constant legislative output, we succeeded in 
maintaining full labor law compliance while also offering 
our staff new options to help with their pandemic-in-
duced personal situations and needs. Employees were 
offered various new solutions (depending on the local 
jurisdiction) to combine work duties and care obliga-
tions more flexibly. All employees were provided the 
option to work from home where practically and techni-
cally feasible. 

We developed virtual collaboration programs and re-
mote leadership capabilities to ensure organizational 
agility and excellence and to make OMV a great place 
to work during these challenging times. Our new man-
ager training was delivered completely virtually, and a 
new program called Remote Leadership supported our 
executives and managers in managing remote teams of 
employees either working from home or in a different 
country. OMV’s culture and performance were safe-
guarded by growing our leaders’ virtual and remote col-
laboration skills. We developed the Working from Home 
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Number of training participants1,2 

Diversity 

During 2021, OMV continued to be strongly committed 
to delivering its Diversity Strategy. Dedicated diversity 
targets were established in 2018 as part of our 
Sustainability Strategy 2025. This enabled us to set 
clear commitments in this area and measure 
improvement in the two main focus areas defined: 
Gender Equality and Internationality. Our focus on 
diversity is also being actively nurtured throughout the 
organization today, supported by a range of trainings, 
activities, and awareness campaigns, including a 
Diversity & Inclusion Week held in March and built 
around International Women’s Day. We also continued 
our series of online events with external guest speakers 
on relevant diversity topics such as remote leadership, 
working across cultures, and the intersection of 
inclusion and technology.  

We designed and implemented targeted training pro-
grams, such as SHEnergy, a blended-learning program 
for women at OMV, to support women’s leadership skills. 
The program focuses on active inclusion skills and also 
emphasizes the power of mentoring and networking in 
developing female leaders.  

As a result, the percentage of women in the Group is 
about 27% (2020: 25%). A total of 20.9% (2020: 20.7%; 
excluding Borealis) of employees in management and 
executive positions are female. 

Austria 
Romania/Rest of Europe 
Middle East/Africa 
Rest of the World 
Total 

20213 
5,632 
13,762 
709 
784 
20,887 

20204 
3,662 
10,914 
769 
699 
16,044 

Money spent on training per region1 

In EUR 

Austria 
Romania/Rest of Europe 
Middle East/Africa 
Rest of the World 
Total 

20213 
  2,672,471 
  5,094,527 
342,242 
243,485 
  8,352,725 

20204 
  1,512,514 
  2,477,244 
134,197 
225,262 
  4,349,217 

1 Excluding conferences and trainings for external employees 
2 Number of employees who received at least one training 
3 Excluding DUNATÀR Köolajtermék Tároló és Kereskedelmi Kft., SapuraOMV 

Upstream, DYM Solutions, MTM, Ecoplast and Rosier 

4 Excluding Avanti GmbH, Borealis Group, DUNATÀR Köolajtermék Tároló és 
Kereskedelmi Kft. Gas Connect Austria GmbH, and SapuraOMV Upstream  

In 2021, we launched the New Parent Program in 
Austria focused on equipping future parents with 
information on parental leave and part-time models, 
the related long-term financial aspects, and things to 
consider when returning to work. The program’s target 
group includes male as well as female employees to 
encourage more equal distribution of childcare 
responsibilities.   

We are working on new HR strategies and a new HR 
purpose in line with the Company’s new strategy. Over 
the past year, the HR teams from OMV Petrom, OMV, 
and Borealis have collaborated increasingly to share 
best practices and find a common way forward. Great 
synergies have been unlocked in recruitment, provider 
sharing (e.g., LinkedIn digital learning), and training 
programs on the oil, gas, and chemical industries. 

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Employee key figures 

At the end of 2021, OMV Group employed 22,434 per-
sons. Compared with 2020, the number of employees 
decreased by 11.30%. 

Employees 

Employees by region 
Austria 
Rest of Europe 
Middle East & Africa 
Rest of the World 
Borealis Group 
Total number of employees 

Diversity 
Female 
Male 
Female Executives 

Number of nationalities 

20211 

2020 

5,762 
  15,074 
634 
964 
– 
  22,434 

3,938 
  12,539 
587 
974 
7,253 
  25,291 

in % 

in % 

in % 

27 
73 
152 

25 
75 
153 

101 

1014 

1 Regional split available for OMV Group including Borealis as of January 1, 2021 
2 Executives include OMV Senior Vice Presidents and OMV Petrom and Borealis Group Board members 
3 Excluding Avanti GmbH, Borealis Group, DUNATÀR Köolajtermék Tároló és Kereskedelmi Kft. Gas Connect Austria GmbH, and SapuraOMV Upstream 
4 Excluding Avanti GmbH, DUNATÀR Köolajtermék Tároló és Kereskedelmi Kft. Gas Connect Austria GmbH, and SapuraOMV Upstream 

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OMV Group Business Year 

In 2021, OMV recorded a clean CCS Operating Result of EUR 6.0 bn, representing the highest clean CCS 
Operating Result in OMV’s history. Furthermore, an all-time record cash flow from operating activities 
excluding net working capital effects of EUR 8.9 bn was achieved, leading OMV to a whole new level of 
cash generation. As a consequence organic free cash flow before dividends came in at EUR 4.5 bn, 
stemming from a strong operational performance coupled with a positive market environment.

Business environment 

After the exceptional situation in 2020 marked by 
COVID-19, the world developed along a solid economic 
recovery path. Nevertheless, the year was shaped by 
unequal vaccination access and differing vaccination 
rates, new and more infectious COVID-19 mutations 
(Delta and Omicron), recurring regional lockdown peri-
ods, and strong economic policy support.  

Many raw materials and commodities were impacted by 
global supply and demand disruptions, leading to ex-
ceptionally tight markets and significantly elevated 
prices. After more than seven years, inflation reached 
new highs and raised concerns about loose monetary 
policy and interest rates. In 2022, significant uncertainty 
remains, and the global pandemic will continue to have 
an adverse effect on the economy. Climate change and 
global decarbonization policies gained more political 
momentum, showing the need for a smooth energy 
transition in the mid to long run. 

Global economic output increased by 5.9% in 2021 
(– 3.1% in 2020), surpassing pre-crisis levels based on 
a strong economic recovery in Asia. All sectors reliant 
on contact-intensive interactions (tourism, travel, 
hospitality, culture, and entertainment) recovered partly 
but remained adversely affected. Employment in 
advanced economies was strongly impacted by short- 
to medium-term containment measures but recovered 
nearly fully to 2019 levels thanks to strong economic 
policy support. 

Global trade rebounded by more than 9% in 2021 (after 
–8.2% in 2020). Developments were influenced by sub-
stantial distortions along global supply chains with ex-
traordinary implications on industrial production and 
trade in various sectors.  

The varying regional speed of pandemic waves has led 
to huge disparities in economic performance on differ-
ent continents. In Europe, the economic recovery path 
was significantly impacted by containment effects with 
Eurozone’s gross domestic product (GDP) increasing 
by 5.2% in 2021 (after –6.4% in 2020) but still lagging 
behind pre-crisis levels. In the emerging and develop-
ing Asian countries, this figure grew by 7.2% (after 
– 0.9% in 2020), especially due to rigorous vaccination, 

quarantine, and contact tracing measures and enabled 
a return to pre-crisis growth levels. 

The economic environment in Central and Eastern 
European countries kept pace with the EU average, 
with GDP increasing between 2.7% (Germany) and 
7.2% (Croatia), mostly above 2019 levels. The 
difference in GDP growth rates can also be attributed to 
the differing regional duration and scale of lockdowns 
and sector composition in country’s GDP. Massive 
government spending in all countries supported the 
economic recovery, however this increased national 
debt to record levels. 

Germany’s GDP increased by 2.7% in 2021. This was 
the result of domestic COVID-19 restrictions as well as 
disruptions in raw material imports impacting the indus-
try sector (especially the automotive industry). In Aus-
tria, GDP grew by 4.1% in 2021 amid stronger lock-
down restrictions and the affected tourism and service 
sectors accounting for a larger share of the economy. 
Romania’s economy expanded by 6.8% based on the 
recovery of the industrial sector and the continued 
strengthening of the service sector (especially retail, 
transportation, and information and telecommunica-
tions). 

Inflation rates have increased rapidly worldwide. Euro-
zone inflation stood at an average of 2.2% in 2021 and 
showed monthly peaks in the fourth quarter of 2021, 
while US inflation rose to levels around 7% at the end 
of 2021. In most cases, rising inflation reflects pan-
demic-related supply/demand mismatches and higher 
commodity prices compared to their low baseline from 
a year ago.  

In 2021, global oil demand recovered by 5.6 mn bbl/d. 
However, it is still 3% below 2019 levels. As a result of 
the continental divergence of COVID-19 pandemic 
waves, the Asian continent has already surpassed pre-
crisis level in 2021, in contrast to many other countries, 
which remain below 2019 levels. European oil demand 
grew by 0.7 mn bbl/d in 2021.All major oil products saw 
growth in 2021 as soon as COVID-19 containment re-
strictions were eased. Road transportation fuels, includ-
ing gasoline and gasoil/diesel increased by around 3.1 
mn bbl/d globally and jet fuel/kerosene recovered 
slowly by 0.5 mn bbl/d with air travel and mobility re-
strictions still in effect. It will take at least until 2022 for 

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(+ 3.2% compared to 2020), with demand for fuels up 
and demand for heating oil decreasing due to the re-
bounding price levels and declining stocks. The Roma-
nian oil product market grew faster than the EU aver-
age by 7.4% compared to 2020.  

Low commodity prices and an unstable financial and li-
quidity environment continued to trigger reduced oil and 
gas investments in 2021 (approximately –30% com-
pared to 2019). This trend will most likely have to be 
compensated for in the coming years to ensure the re-
quired oil and gas production for covering future global 
oil demand.    

Global demand for natural gas recovered above pre-cri-
sis levels in 2021. However, the global natural gas sup-
ply (mainly LNG exports) continued to rise significantly, 
stimulated by an investment cycle in recent years. In 
the first half of 2021, Asian demand exceeded expecta-
tions due to a cold winter and a strong economy, and 
led to tight markets globally. In Europe, gas prices 
soared to new levels of around EUR 40/MWh during 
the summer period. The combination of low storage 
volumes and tight supply conditions to Europe esca-
lated during autumn and led to record natural gas 
prices of EUR >180/MWh before year-end. Moreover, 
Nord Stream 2, a new supply corridor to Europe, has 
not been put into operation. Overall, the average CEGH 
gas price was roughly EUR 46/MWh 2021. 

In Austria, natural gas demand grew by 7.3% in 2021, 
while natural gas imports and domestic production 
dropped by –8.5% and –11.5%, respectively. This was 
compensated for by higher storage withdrawal rates 
(+50%), in particular due to a temporary cold spell in 
late spring. 

jet demand to return to 2019 levels when global tourism 
fully recovers. 

Increasing oil output kept pace with the global demand 
recovery, helped by a clear steer of the OPEC+ alli-
ance. OPEC+ member states agreed to a stepwise nor-
malization of oil production throughout 2021, which was 
implemented with a high production compliance rate 
and supported by geopolitical constraints in some 
countries. Most of OPEC supply growth came from 
Saudi Arabia and Libya, which rapidly increased pro-
duction after domestic constraints. US crude oil produc-
tion was up slightly in 2021, however, a production time 
lag following an increasing rig count is expected to ma-
terialize in 2022 (still limited by shareholder expecta-
tions and financial limitations). Whereas Iran and Vene-
zuela remained affected by US sanctions and infra-
structure constraints, Iran nevertheless was able to in-
crease its production by a sizeable measure relative to 
the 2020 average. 

The price of Brent crude increased from around 
USD 55/bbl at the beginning of 2021 to some 
USD 74/bbl by the end of the year, driven by the global 
recovery of economic activity, particularly in Asia, and 
effective OPEC+ supply management. This was also 
fueled by the positive sentiment around vaccination roll-
out programs and economic stimulus measures in 
many countries. New infection waves and mutations of 
COVID-19 confirmed the uncertainty about the recov-
ery path and led to short-term market volatility. Overall, 
the average Brent crude price was nearly USD 71/bbl 
in 2021. 

Oil product demand in the Central and Southeast Euro-
pean countries relevant to OMV followed the European 
recovery trend. Transportation fuel demand grew by 
around 3.6% for gasoline and diesel and by more than 
27% for jet fuel in the relevant markets in 2021. Aus-
tria’s market volume reached more than 10 mn t 

Crude price (Brent) – monthly average 
In USD/bbl 

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Financial review of the year 

Key financials 

In EUR mn (unless otherwise stated) 

Sales revenues1 
Clean CCS Operating Result2 
Clean Operating Result Exploration & Production2 
Clean CCS Operating Result Refining & Marketing2 
Clean CCS Operating Result Chemicals & Materials2 
Clean Operating Result Corporate & Other2 
Consolidation: elimination of inter-segmental profits 
Clean CCS Group tax rate 
Clean CCS net income2 
Clean CCS net income attributable to stockholders of the parent2,3 
Clean CCS EPS2 

Special items4 

thereof Exploration & Production 
thereof Refining & Marketing 
thereof Chemicals & Materials 
thereof Corporate & Other 

CCS effects: inventory holding gains/(losses) 
Operating Result Group 
Operating Result Exploration & Production 
Operating Result Refining & Marketing 
Operating Result Chemicals & Materials 
Operating Result Corporate & Other 
Consolidation: elimination of inter-segmental profits 
Net financial result 
Group tax rate 
Net income 
Net income attributable to stockholders3 
Earnings Per Share (EPS) 

Cash flow from operating activities 
Free cash flow before dividends 
Free cash flow after dividends 
Organic free cash flow before dividends5 
Organic free cash flow after dividends 

Gearing ratio excluding leases 
Leverage ratio 
Capital expenditure6 
Organic capital expenditure7 
Clean CCS ROACE 
ROACE 

2021 

2020 

  16,550 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  35,555 
5,961 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in % 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in EUR 

2,837 
1,001 
2,224 

(62)   
(39)   
36 
3,710 
2,866 

8.77 

1,686   

145   
996 
519   
(47) 
74   
32   
1,026   
679   

2.08   

Δ 

115% 
n.m. 

n.m. 
1% 
n.m. 
(31)% 
n.m. 
4 
n.m. 
n.m. 

n.m. 

  in EUR mn 

(1,315)   

(220)   

n.m. 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in % 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in EUR 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in % 

in % 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in % 

in % 

(398)   
(509)   
(396)   
(12)   
418 
5,065 
2,439 
922 
1,828 

(74)   
(51)   
(194)   
42 
2,804 
2,093 
6.40 

7,017 
5,196 
4,199 
4,536 
3,539 

22 
21 
2,691 
2,650 
13 
10 

(1,282) 
22   
1,049   
(9)   
(416)   
1,050   
(1,137)   
592 
1,568 
(56) 
83   
(175) 
(69) 
1,478 
1,258 
3.85 

3,137 
(2,811)   
(3,690)   
1,273   
394   

41   
32   

6,048 
1,884 

5   
8   

69% 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
56% 
17% 
(33)% 
n.m. 
(11)% 
111% 
90% 
66% 
66% 

124% 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 

(19) 
(11) 
(56)% 
41% 
8 
2 

1 Sales revenues excluding petroleum excise tax 
2 Adjusted for special items and CCS effects; further information can be found in Note 4 – Segment Reporting – of the Consolidated Financial Statements 
3 After deducting net income attributable to hybrid capital owners and net income attributable to non-controlling interests 
4 The disclosure of special items is considered appropriate in order to facilitate the analysis of the ordinary business performance. To reflect comparable figures, 
certain items affecting the result are added back or deducted. Special items from equity-accounted companies and temporary hedging effects for material trans-

actions are included.  

5 Organic free cash flow before dividends is cash flow from operating activities less cash flow from investing activities excluding disposals and material inorganic 

cash flow components (e.g., acquisitions) 
6 Capital expenditure including acquisitions 
7 Organic capital expenditure is defined as capital expenditure including capitalized exploration and appraisal expenditure and excluding acquisitions and contin-

gent considerations.

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Notes to key financials 

Clean CCS Operating Result 
Special items and CCS effects 

In EUR mn 

Clean CCS Operating Result1 
Special items 

thereof:  personnel restructuring 
thereof:  unscheduled depreciation / write-ups 
thereof:  asset disposal 
thereof:  other 

CCS effects: inventory holding gains/(losses) 
Operating Result Group 

1 Adjusted for special items and CCS effects   

Clean CCS Operating Result 

In EUR mn

Clean CCS Group tax rate 

In EUR mn

2021 

5,961 

(1,315)   

(30)   
(1,297)   
223 
(210)   
418 
5,065 

2020 

1,686   

(220)   

(39) 
(1,084) 
19   
885   
(416)   
1,050   

Δ 

n.m. 

n.m. 

22% 
(20)% 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 

Operating Result adjusted for special items and CCS 
effects, details of which are depicted in the table on the 
left.  

2021 performance:  
With almost EUR 6 bn OMV achieved an all-time record 
clean CCS Operating Result in 2021. All three business 
segments contributed significantly based on a strong 
operational performance, a favorable market environ-
ment as well as a result of the full consolidation of Bo-
realis. 

Group tax rate adjusted for special items and CCS ef-
fects. It represents the average rate at which the 
Group's profit before tax is taxed. 

2021 performance: 
Coming in at 36% the clean CCS Group tax rate in-
creased by 4 percentage points compared to 32% in 
the previous year, stemming from an increased contri-
bution from Exploration & Production, in particular from 
countries with a high tax regime. 

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Clean CCS net income attributable to stockholders 

In EUR mn

Gearing ratio excl. leases & leverage ratio 

In EUR mn

Clean CCS ROACE 

In EUR mn

50 

Net income attributable to stockholders, adjusted for 
the after-tax effect of special items and CCS. 

2021 performance: 
The clean CCS net income attributable to stockholders 
in the amount of EUR 2.9 bn increased significantly 
compared to EUR 679 mn in 2020 following the strong 
Operating Result.

Net debt (interest-bearing debts including bonds less 
liquid funds) excluding leases divided by equity, ex-
pressed as a percentage. The leverage ratio is calcu-
lated by dividing net debt incl. leases through equity 
plus net debt incl. leases.  

2021 performance: 
OMV's strong financial performance as well as the suc-
cessful divestment program have led to a continuous 
deleveraging throughout the year, resulting in a gearing 
ratio excluding leases of 22%, thus even surpassing 
the target level of 30%. 

The clean CCS Return on Average Capital Employed 
(%) is calculated as Net Operating Profit After Tax 
(NOPAT - as a sum of current and last three quarters) 
adjusted for the after-tax effect of special items and 
CCS, divided by average capital employed (equity in-
cluding non-controlling interests plus net debt). 

2021 performance: 
Driven by an outstanding operational performance 
OMV was able to deliver a record clean CCS NOPAT of 
EUR 3.8 bn, thus further increasing the clean CCS RO-
ACE up to 13% in 2021 despite higher average capital 
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Cash flow from operating activities excl. 
net working capital effects 
In EUR mn

Organic free cash flow  

In EUR mn

Organic capital expenditure 

In EUR mn

Amount of cash OMV Group generates through its ordi-
nary business activities which excludes effects from net 
working capital positions 

2021 performance: 
The all-time record operating cash flow excl. net work-
ing capital effects came in at EUR 8.9 bn well above 
the EUR 2.8 bn from 2020, mainly due to a strong oper-
ational performance, a favorable market environment 
as well as higher dividend contributions from equity-ac-
counted investments and the contribution from the fully 
consolidated Borealis. 

Amount by which operating cash flow exceeds its work-
ing capital needs and capital expenditures. The organic 
free cash flow after dividends is cash flow from operat-
ing activities less cash flow from investing activities ex-
cluding disposals and material inorganic cash flow 
components (e.g. acquisitions). 

2021 performance: 
A record organic free cash flow before dividends of 
EUR 4.5 bn was recorded in 2021, thus being consider-
ably above prior years level. This was mainly due to the 
outstanding cash flow from operating activities in 2021.

The amount is defined as capital expenditure including 
capitalized exploration and appraisal expenditure, ex-
cluding equity injections into at-equity and fully consoli-
dated companies, acquisitions and contingent consider-
ations. 

2021 performance: 
Organic capital expenditure increased by 41% to 
EUR 2.6 bn compared to EUR 1.9 bn in 2020, mainly 
due to the full consolidation of Borealis. 

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Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) 

Total CAPEX 

In EUR mn 

The increase in Exploration & Production CAPEX 
was mainly related to investments in Norway, New 
Zealand and Malaysia. 
The increase in Refining & Marketing CAPEX was 
driven by investments in the European refineries and 
retail stations. 

Chemicals & Materials CAPEX decreased as capital 
expenditure in 2020 was mainly related to the acquisi-
tion of an additional 39% stake in Borealis, yet, besides 
the effect from the Borealis acquisition, Chemicals & 
Materials CAPEX have been higher, mainly driven by 
the investments into the PDH plant in Kallo. 

The reconciliation of total capital expenditure to the 
investments as shown in the cash flow statement is 
depicted in the following table: 

Capital expenditure1 
In EUR mn 

Total capital expenditure 

+/– Changes in the consolidated Group and other adjustments 
– Investments in financial assets 
Additions according to statement of non-current assets (intangible and tangible as-
sets) 

2021 
2,691 

2020 
6,048 

(33)   
(33)   

(3,954) 
(156) 

2,624 

1,938 

+/– Non-cash changes 
Cash outflow from investments in intangible assets and property, plant and equipment   

(127)   
2,497 

+ Cash outflow from investments, loans and other financial assets 
+ Acquisitions of subsidiaries and businesses net of cash acquired 
Investments as shown in the cash flow statement 

382 
— 
2,879 

21   

1,960 

194 
3,880   
6,034 

∆ 
(56)% 

99% 
79% 

35% 

n.m. 
27% 

97% 
n.m. 
(52)% 

1 Includes expenditures for acquisitions as well as equity-accounted investments and other interests; adjusted for capitalized decommissioning costs, exploration 

wells that have not found proved reserves, borrowing costs and other additions that by definition are not considered capital expenditure  

Notes to the cash flow statement 

Summarized cash flow statement  

In EUR mn 

Cash flow from operating activities excluding net working capital effects 
Cash flow from operating activities 
Cash flow from investing activities 
Free cash flow 
Cash flow from financing activities 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

thereof cash disclosed within assets held for sale 

Cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statement of financial 
position 

Free cash flow after dividends 

2021 

2020 

8,897 
7,017 
(1,820)   
5,196 
(2,977)   
(25)   

2,195 
2,869 
5,064 

14 

5,050 

4,199 

2,786 
3,137 
(5,948) 
(2,811)   
2,808   
(66)   
(69) 
2,938 
2,869 

15 

2,854 

(3,690) 

∆ 

n.m. 
124% 
(69)% 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
(2)% 
77% 

(7)% 

77% 

n.m. 

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Cash flow from operating activities amounted to 
EUR 7,017 mn, up by EUR 3,880 mn compared to 
EUR 3,137 mn in 2020. This was primarily attributable 
to an improved market environment and the contribu-
tion of Borealis, partly offset by negative effects from 
net working capital components.  

Cash flow from investing activities showed an out-
flow of EUR (1,820) mn in 2021, compared to 
EUR (5,948) mn in 2020 as 2020 included a cash out-
flow of EUR (3,870) mn related to the acquisition of an 
additional 39% stake in Borealis AG. Cash flow from in-
vesting activities in 2021 comprised cash inflows of 

EUR 443 mn related to the divestment of Gas Connect 
Austria, EUR 290 mn related to the sale of the stake in 
the Norwegian oil field Wisting as well as EUR 94 mn 
related to the sale of the shares in Kom Munai LLP and 
Tasbulat Oil Corporation LLP (Kazakhstan). 

Cash flow from financing activities showed an out-
flow of EUR (2,977) mn compared to an inflow of 
EUR 2,808 mn in 2020. The deviation was mainly re-
lated to repayments of bonds in 2021 (EUR 1.55 bn), 
while 2020 contained the issuance of bonds of 
EUR 3.25 bn and hybrid bonds of EUR 1.25 bn. 

Notes to the income statement 

Summarized income statement 

In EUR mn 

Sales revenues 
Other operating income and net income from equity-accounted investments 
Total revenues and other income 
Purchases (net of inventory variation) 
Production and operating expenses incl. production and similar taxes 
Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write-ups 
Selling, distribution and administrative expenses 
Exploration expenses 
Other operating expenses 
Operating Result 

Net financial result 
Profit before tax 

Taxes on income and profit 
Net income for the year 
thereof attributable to hybrid capital owners 
thereof attributable to non-controlling interests 
Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent 

Effective tax rate (%) 

2021 

2020 

  35,555 
1,533 
  37,087 

  16,550 
1,915 
  18,465 
(9,598) 
(2,218) 
(2,418) 
(1,896)   
(896)   
(389) 
1,050 

(20,257)   
(4,302)   
(3,750)   
(2,746)   
(280)   
(688)   
5,065 

(194)   
4,870 

(2,066)   
2,804 
94 
617 
2,093 

(175) 
875 

603 
1,478 
84 
136 
1,258 

42 

(69) 

Δ 

115% 
(20)% 
101% 
111% 
94% 
55% 
45% 
(69)% 
77% 
n.m. 

11% 
n.m. 

n.m. 
90% 
12% 
n.m. 
66% 

111 

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Sales to third parties 2021 (2020)  

Total not consolidated sales 2021 (2020)  

In EUR mn if not otherwise stated (prior year) 

In EUR mn if not otherwise stated (prior year) 

Sales revenues increased mainly due to additional 
revenues stemming from the full consolidation of Bore-
alis as well as higher gas sales volumes and substan-
tially higher market prices, especially gas prices. The 
sales split by geographical areas can be found in the 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Note 
4 – Segment Reporting). 

Net income from equity-accounted investments in-
creased from EUR 38 mn in 2020 to EUR 600 mn in 
2021 mainly due to the positive contribution of Abu 
Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) and Bor-
ouge Pte. Ltd. Both investments are held by Borealis 
and therefore the deviation is mainly impacted by the 
full consolidation of Borealis since October 29, 2020. 

Other operating income decreased from 
EUR 1,877 mn in 2020 to EUR 933 mn in 2021. 2020 
was mainly impacted by EUR 1,284 mn gains from re-
valuation and recycling effects related to the previously 
held at-equity share of 36% in Borealis. This effect was 
partly offset in 2021 with EUR 261 mn gains from the 
sale of the stake in the Norwegian oil field Wisting. 

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write-
ups increased mainly due to the full consolidation of 
Borealis leading to higher depreciation charges, the im-
pairment losses recognized for the nitrogen business 
unit of Borealis and the impairment of the at-equity ac-
counted investment ADNOC Refining. Details can be 
found in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments (Note 7– Depreciation, amortization, impair-
ments and write-ups). 

The decrease of exploration expenses was mainly re-
lated to the impairments booked in 2020 as OMV up-
dated its mid-term plan and revised its long-term plan-
ning assumptions in 2020. 

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acquisition of additional shares in Borealis that led to 
write-up of deferred tax assets in the Austrian tax group 
(among other effects). For further details on the 
Group’s effective tax rate, please refer to Note 12 – 
Taxes on income and profit – of the Consolidated Fi-
nancial Statements.

2021 

2020 

Δ 

  33,724 
  18,595 
1,479 

  35,695 
  12,112 
1,464 

  21,996 
  17,216 
  13,677 
909 
  53,798 

  19,899 
  18,020 
  10,616 
736 
  49,271 

(6)% 
54% 
1% 

11% 
(4)% 
29% 
24% 
9% 

This effect was partly offset by the sale of the Gas Con-
nect Group. For further details please refer to Note 20 – 
Assets and liabilities held for sale – of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.  

Equity (including non-controlling interest) rose by 11% 
in comparison to 2020.  

Non-current liabilities were impacted mainly by repay-
ment of EUR 800 mn bonds. For further details please 
refer to Note 24 – Liabilities – of the Consolidated Fi-
nancial Statements.

Net financial result decreased chiefly due the lower 
net interest result which was partly offset by an im-
proved foreign exchange result. For further details refer 
to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
(Note 11 – Net financial result). 

The effective tax rate increased from (69%) in 2020 to 
42% in 2021. The 2020 effective tax rate was signifi-
cantly affected by income from tax synergies from the 

Notes to the statement of financial position 

Summarized statement of financial position (condensed) 

In EUR mn 

Assets 
Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Assets held for sale 
Equity and liabilities 
Equity 
Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 
Total assets/equity and liabilities 

Non-current assets: 

Intangible assets and property, plant and equip-
ment decreased by EUR 916 mn compared to 2020 
impacted by held for sale classifications, especially of 
the nitrogen business unit of Borealis. 

Equity-accounted investments decreased by 
EUR 1,434 mn to EUR 6,887 mn driven by 
EUR 1,876 mn dividend distributions from Abu Dhabi 
Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) as well as by 
EUR 669 mn impairment of the investment in ADNOC 
Refining, partly offset by positive result contributions 
especially from Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited 
(Borouge) as well as positive FX impacts. 

Assets held for sale and liabilities associated with 
assets held for sale increased mainly due to the re-
classification of the nitrogen business unit of Borealis 
and the retail network in Slovenia to held for sale. 

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Exploration & Production 

In the Exploration & Production business segment, OMV delivered excellent performance while reshaping 
its portfolio in line with the focus on increasing the share of natural gas in production. Despite COVID-19-
related restrictions, production reached 486 kboe/d, the production cost stood at USD 6.7/boe, and the 
clean Operating Result increased substantially. 

At a glance 

Clean Operating Result 
Special items 
Operating Result 
Capital expenditure1 
Exploration expenditure 
Exploration expenses 
Production cost 

Total hydrocarbon production 
Total hydrocarbon sales volumes 
Proved reserves as of December 31 

Average Brent price 
Average realized crude oil price2 
Average realized natural gas price2,3  

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in EUR mn 

in USD/boe 

in kboe/d 

in kboe/d 

in mn boe 

in USD/bbl 

in USD/bbl 

in EUR/MWh 

2021 

2020 

2,837 
(398)   
2,439 
1,173 
210 
281 
6.67 

145   
(1,282) 
(1,137)   
1,090 
227 
896 
6.58 

486 
462 
1,295 

70.91 
65.60 
16.49 

463 
439 
1,337 

41.84 
37.97 
8.94 

Δ 

n.m. 
69% 
n.m. 
8% 
(8)% 
(69)% 
1% 

5% 
5% 
(3)% 

69% 
73% 
84% 

1 Capital expenditure including acquisitions. 
2 Average realized prices include hedging effects. 
3 The average realized gas price is converted to MWh using a standardized calorific value across the portfolio of 10.8 MWh for 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas.

Financial performance 

The clean Operating Result rose sharply from EUR 
145 mn to EUR 2,837 mn in 2021. Exceptionally strong 
market effects of EUR 2,282 mn as a consequence of 
substantially better oil and gas prices were reinforced 
by very positive operational effects of EUR 507 mn. 
They could be achieved thanks to the return to full 
operations in Libya, revised OPEC quota restrictions in 
the United Arab Emirates, and the commissioning of a 
new natural gas field in Tunisia. Sales volumes 
followed the production development. Depreciation 
increased by EUR 97 mn in line with production 
increases. 

Net special items amounted to EUR (398) mn in 2021 
(2020: EUR (1,282) mn), which were mainly related to 
temporary hedging effects. While net special items in 
2020 were mainly related to the impairments triggered 
by OMV’s revision of its long-term Brent crude oil price 
planning assumptions, the 2021 amount was impacted 
by the EUR (383) mn value adjustment of receivables 
connected to certain E&P assets. The Operating Re-
sult reached EUR 2,439 mn (2020: EUR (1,137) mn).

Production cost excluding royalties was flat at USD 
6.7/boe in 2021 (2020: USD 6.6/boe). 

The total hydrocarbon production volume increased 
by 23 kboe/d to 486 kboe/d. Libyan production was at 
full capacity during almost the entire period, while it 
had been severely affected by a force majeure situation 
for most of the previous year. Output in the United Arab 
Emirates grew on the back of revised OPEC quota 
restrictions and in Tunisia after the commissioning of a 
new natural gas field. Natural decline in Romania and 
Austria, the full divestment of operations in Kazakhstan 
in May 2021, and lower natural gas extraction in New 
Zealand stifled production growth to some extent. Total 
hydrocarbon sales volumes rose to 462 kboe/d 
(2020: 439 kboe/d), following the production 
development. 

In 2021, the average Brent price reached 
USD 70.9/bbl, a substantial growth of 69%. The 
Group’s average realized crude price improved by 
73%. The average realized gas price in EUR/MWh 
advanced by 84%.

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Capital expenditure including capitalized E&A 
was raised to EUR 1,173 mn in 2021 (2020: 
EUR 1,090 mn), rebounding from the previous 
austerity-induced level. Organic capital expenditure 
was primarily directed at projects in Romania, Norway, 

and New Zealand. Exploration expenditure was EUR 
210 mn in 2021, a reduction of 8% compared with 
2020. It was mainly related to activities in Norway, 
Romania, and at SapuraOMV. 

Production 

Romania² 
Austria 
Kazakhstan² 
Norway 
Libya 
Tunisia 
Yemen 
Kurdistan Region 
of Iraq 
United Arab 
Emirates 
New Zealand 
Malaysia² 
Russia 
Total 

2021 

2020 

Oil and 
NGL 
in mn bbl 

Natural gas¹ 
in bcf 

in mn boe  in mn boe 

Total 

Oil and 
NGL 
in mn bbl 

Natural gas¹ 
in bcf 

in mn boe 

Total 
in mn boe 

22.4   
3.6   
0.7   
15.3   
12.0   
0.9   
1.1   

129.9 
20.6 
0.7 
102.3 
– 
17.3 
– 

24.0 
3.4 
0.1 
17.0 
– 
2.9 
– 

46.4 
7.0 
0.8 
32.3 
12.0 
3.8 
1.1 

23.4   
3.8   
2.1   
15.1   
2.4   
0.6   
1.3   

146.5 
24.9 
2.0 
97.5 
– 
7.0 
– 

27.1 
4.2 
0.3 
16.2 
– 
1.2 
– 

50.5 
8.0 
2.5 
31.3 
2.4 
1.7 
1.3 

1.0   

15.6 

2.6 

3.6 

1.0   

14.6 

2.4 

3.4 

10.8   
3.5   
1.7   
–   
72.9   

– 
51.8 
64.5 
210.6 
613.2 

– 
8.6 
10.8 
35.1 
104.6 

10.8 
12.1 
12.4 
35.1 
177.5 

8.4   
3.8   
2.7   
–   
64.7   

– 
57.7 
53.3 
208.4 
612.0 

– 
9.6 
8.9 
34.7 
104.7 

8.4 
13.4 
11.6 
34.7 
169.4 

1 To convert natural gas from cf to boe, the following conversion factor was applied in all countries: 1 boe = 6,000 cf. In Romania, the following factor was used: 

1 boe = 5,400 cf. 

2 The figures above include 100% of all fully consolidated companies.

Portfolio developments 

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect 
the global economy and energy demand. Although the 
pandemic continued to pose operational challenges in 
all production assets, OMV made significant progress 
with implementing its E&P strategy. It aims to increase 
the share of natural gas over that of crude oil and re-
duce carbon intensity across the portfolio. SapuraOMV 
completed the sale of all mature oil assets in Peninsu-
lar Malaysia in August, and in December, OMV di-
vested its 25% share in the Wisting oil discovery in Nor-
way. Further portfolio optimization milestones were the 
divestment of all E&P assets in Kazakhstan in May and 
of 40 marginal fields in Romania in December. In New 
Zealand, OMV continues to work toward completing the 
sale of its 69% stake in the Maari oil field. 

Central and Eastern Europe 
OMV Petrom continued its portfolio optimization efforts 
in 2021 with the sale of 40 onshore oil and gas fields in 
Southeastern Romania. OMV Petrom also sold all of its 
holdings in E&P assets in Kazakhstan.  

Negotiations for a production-sharing contract for 
Block II off the shore of the Republic of Georgia were 
successfully concluded. A seismic campaign is in prep-
aration there for 2022. 

In Romania, we drilled 36 new wells and sidetracks 
(2020: 63), and 695 workover jobs were performed. 
The first total shutdown of the Petromar asset was suc-
cessfully and safely finalized in October. In September 
and October, modernization and upgrades as well as 
necessary maintenance work were performed at the 
offshore platforms and the Midia terminal. 

In Austria, phase 1 of the country’s largest ground-
mounted photovoltaic plant commenced operations in 
January. It generated 12.1 GWh of carbon-neutral elec-
tricity for in-house use from January to December. The 
second and final construction phase started in Q4/21. 
This phase will raise generation capacity to a total of 
15.32MWp and is expected to go online in Q3/22. Once 
fully operational, the plant will generate around 14.25 
GWh of electricity. A three-week turnaround at the 
Aderklaa sour gas plant was finalized in May. Thanks 
to a new inspection method, the turnaround interval 
was extended to six years. 

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Phase 1 of the Smart Oil Recovery (SOR) drilling 
workover campaign was finalized. Eight new wells 
started production at the end of January 2022. 

Middle East and Africa 
In 2021, the Middle East and Africa region delivered 
strong results. Operations were safe and remained un-
disrupted, and all key projects continued as planned, 
despite the impact of COVID-19 and the tense geopolit-
ical situations in Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen. 

In Libya, production remained stable for almost the en-
tire year. In mid-January 2022, we were able to lift the 
force majeure that had to be declared on crude oil ex-
ports from two Libyan ports following a political dispute 
in December 2021.  

In the United Arab Emirates, drilling continued at the 
SARB and Umm Lulu fields. This allowed the produc-
tion ramp-up to continue despite OPEC quota re-
strictions. 

While Yemen’s security situation continuously poses 
significant challenges, OMV was able to complete the 
workover campaign in Block S2 and commission two 
power generation units for the central processing facil-
ity in Q4/21. 

Russia 
In October 2021, the Yuzhno-Russkoye field reached 
the important milestone of full Turonian reservoir devel-
opment with the commissioning of the last of a total of 
88 wells. Together with the 12 wells in the first start-up 
complex commissioned in 2019, 100 wells are now in 
operation and produce the hard-to-recover natural gas 
of the field’s Turonian reservoir. 

A further step to maintain the production level of the 
field was the successful launch of a new booster com-
pressor station. 

Asia-Pacific 
In line with its strategy, SapuraOMV sold all of its inter-
ests in various mature oil-producing assets located off-
shore Peninsular Malaysia. The effective date of the 
transaction is January 1, 2021. 

The Jerun natural gas project is progressing according 
to plan. Detailed engineering is well on track, and the 
first deliveries of structural steel have arrived at the fab-
rication yard. 

In New Zealand, OMV continued the redevelopment 
and optimization of the Māui and Pohokura natural gas 
assets. 

In Tunisia, the production rate at the Nawara natural 
gas field was stabilized in 2021, owing to the building of 
operational capabilities and the implementation of digi-
tal technologies. 

The Pohokura onshore well intervention was success-
fully completed. The Māui natural gas field re-develop-
ment in New Zealand is on track, with the Māui A 
Crestal Infill completed and the Māui B IRF Phase 3 
progressing well. 

North Sea 
In line with the strategy of reducing the product portfo-
lio’s carbon intensity, OMV sold its entire 25% stake in 
the Wisting oil discovery. The economic effective date 
of the transaction is January 1, 2021. 

The Hywind Tampen project is on track to deliver initial 
power to Gullfaks in 2022. Upon completion, it will be 
the world’s first wind farm to power offshore platforms 
and reduce CO2 emissions by 200,000 t per year. 

The concept selection for the Iris/Hades development 
was confirmed in November 2021. 

A number of developments were completed in 2021 
that will extend plateau production for the Gudrun and 
the Edvard Grieg fields. These include two tie-ins to the 
Gudrun field, a new extended well test at the Rolvsnes 
field, a tie-back to the Solveig field, and three new infill 
wells to the Edvard Grieg platform that were put into 
production. 

OMV’s divestment of its 69% share in the Maari oil field 
is expected to close in 2022. 

Key projects 

Neptun (Romania, OMV 50%) 
In 2021, Romanian state-controlled natural gas com-
pany Romgaz made a binding offer to acquire Exx-
onMobil’s 50% stake in the Neptun Deep license off-
shore Romania. OMV Petrom will become operator of 
the project once Romgaz completes the takeover, ex-
pected for 2022. Preparations for the ownership take 
over are underway. OMV Petrom maintains a keen in-
terest in seeing the Black Sea resources developed. 
However, the final investment decision depends on a 
range of factors including a stable and competitive fis-
cal framework. Changes to the Romanian offshore law 
are expected to be effected during 2022. 

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Other major projects (Romania, OMV 100%) 
At the Petromar asset, a new offshore well was put into 
production in March and set a record for the longest 
section drilled offshore by OMV Petrom measuring 
2,902 m. 

A number of installations were added to Petromar as 
part of a rejuvenation program, including new cranes, a 
new helideck, and new gas-to-power installations. 

The Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) pilot project that 
was initiated at the Moldova asset was extended and 
the initial results, water cut decrease in certain produc-
tion wells, were observed. Encouraged by the results of 
this pilot, a full field application in another field in the 
Muntenia Vest asset has been launched. These pro-
jects aim to increase recovery from these mature as-
sets by injecting a viscous water mixture into the reser-
voir. 

Nawara (Tunisia, OMV 50%) 
We were able to stabilize production at the Nawara nat-
ural gas field in 2021. The building of operational capa-
bilities and the implementation of digital technologies 
were the key success factors. A new gas discovery that 
had been made late in 2019 was connected to Na-
wara’s Central Processing Facility (CPF). 

Umm Lulu and SARB (United Arab Emirates, 
OMV 20%) 
Uninterrupted operations were maintained at the Umm 
Lulu and Satah Al Razboot (SARB) fields. Drilling activ-
ities also continued in both fields. This allowed produc-
tion to continue to ramp up despite the OPEC quota re-
strictions. 

Ghasha concession (United Arab Emirates, 
OMV 5%) 
The Ghasha concession is being developed as three 
projects in parallel, namely Hail & Ghasha, the Dalma 
project (containing several fields in the Dalma area), 
and the Deep Gas Development (also containing sev-
eral fields). Dalma is expected to deliver first gas in 
2025, with the field eventually producing around 
54 kboe/d of natural gas. The award of the Engineering 
Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts in No-
vember was a major milestone for the Ghasha conces-
sion. The construction of ten artificial islands is pro-
gressing as planned. 

Khor Mor (KRI, OMV 10%) 
The Khor Mor field achieved steady production exceed-
ing expectations. The capacity expansion project is pro-
gressing as per plan with early civil engineering works 
completed. The project is on track for first gas in 2023. 

Gullfaks (Norway, OMV 19%) 
In 2021, the Equinor-operated Gullfaks field delivered 
strong production volumes, mainly due to reduced nat-
ural gas injection. Phase 1 of the Hywind Tampen con-
struction (consisting of 11 floating wind turbines) was fi-
nalized in Q2/21. The generation output of 5 out of the 
11 turbines will be used to reduce natural gas-fired 
power generation at Gullfaks. The project is on track to 
deliver first power in 2022. Once the construction of the 
substructures is complete in spring 2022, the windmills 
will be assembled and towed to the field. 

Gudrun (Norway, OMV 24%) 
Phase 2 of the Gudrun field redevelopment is delayed 
due to COVID-19-induced personnel restrictions off-
shore. First water injection from the new wells is sched-
uled to start in mid-2022. 

Edvard Grieg (Norway, OMV 20%) 
The Edvard Grieg field produced above expectations in 
2021 due to higher export capacity availability. Three 
infill wells were completed during the year to support 
production capacity. 

In Q3/21, production from the nearby Solveig field com-
menced. The Solveig field is developed with seabed in-
stallations tied to the Edvard Grieg platform for further 
processing. In addition, the extended well test from the 
Rolvsnes field commenced in early August. These two 
near-field tiebacks to Edvard Grieg will extend its plat-
eau production phase. Edvard Grieg is the first field in 
the world to be awarded the CarbonClear certification, 
Intertek’s new independent upstream carbon intensity 
certification for oil and gas producers. 

Hades/Iris (Norway, OMV 30%) 
Hades/Iris is the first OMV-operated development pro-
ject in Norway. The concept selection was approved by 
all license partners in November and will allow the pro-
ject to progress toward front-end engineering and de-
sign (FEED) studies. OMV is planning to make the final 
investment decision (FID) in late 2022 and submit the 
plan for development and operations (PDO) to the au-
thorities by year-end 2022 to take part in temporary 
Norwegian tax incentives. Production start-up is expec-
ted in 2026. 

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SK408 (Malaysia, OMV 40%) 
In Malaysia, the phase 1 development of the SK408 li-
cense (the Gorek, Larak, and Bakong fields) continued 
to produce at a high level. 

A 3D seismic survey was started in Romania in Q4/21 
and completed in Q1/22. As a result of the Schönkir-
chen 3D seismic survey, a drilling opportunity was iden-
tified in Austria and will be developed further in 2022. 

Phase 2 of the license, the Jerun project, received the 
JV’s final investment decision in March 2021. The main 
engineering, procurement, construction installation, and 
commissioning (EPCIC) contract could thus be 
awarded shortly after. Construction started in Septem-
ber, and the main construction milestones for 2021 
were met. 

Exploration and appraisal expenditure decreased to 
EUR 210 mn in 2021 (2020: EUR 227 mn). New explo-
ration license applications were submitted in Norway 
and Malaysia, focused on infrastructure-led natural gas 
opportunities. License award announcements are ex-
pected in Q1/22. 

Māui A Crestal Infill (New Zealand, OMV 100%) 
The Māui A Crestal Infill (MACI) project is part of a 
NZD 500 mn investment in the Māui and Pohokura 
fields and is critical for ensuring the security of New 
Zealand’s domestic energy supply. All six wells were 
completed as planned. 

Māui B IRF Phase 3 (New Zealand, OMV 100%) 
The project scope of the Māui B IRF Phase 3 infill drill-
ing comprises drilling, completion, tie-in and commis-
sioning of five sidetrack wells on the Māui B platform. 
The commissioned rig arrived in New Zealand and is 
expected to commence the drilling campaign in Q1/22. 

Exploration and appraisal highlights 

In 2021, OMV drilled eight exploration and appraisal 
wells in six different countries, six of which were com-
pleted and four were classified as discoveries. 

OMV Petrom drilled one exploration well in Romania 
resulting with an oil discovery, evaluation is ongoing. 

OMV finalized three exploration wells in Norway in 
2021. While Eidsvoll in the southern North Sea proved 
dry, Solveig Seg D and Ommadawn were oil discover-
ies. The commercial options for these discoveries are 
under evaluation, and results are expected in 2022. 

In New Zealand, OMV drilled the MA-14B (Māui East) 
exploration well and discovered natural gas.  

The SapuraOMV-operated Eagle-1 drilling in Australia 
was completed in June 2021. The well did not discover 
any producible hydrocarbons.  

The drilling of one well in Tunisia and one in the United 
Arab Emirates was still ongoing at year-end. These are 
expected to be finalized in 2022. 

Reserves development 

Proved reserves (1P) as of December 31, 2021, de-
creased to 1,295 mn boe (thereof OMV Petrom: 419 
mn boe), with a one-year Reserve Replacement Rate 
(RRR) of 77% in 2021 (2020: 102%). The three-year 
rolling average RRR is 105% (2020: 138%). Proved re-
serves were added through successful drilling and de-
velopment activities in Malaysia, New Zealand, and 
Norway, and improvement in reservoir performance in 
Norway, Romania, and the United Arab Emirates. 
These additions were offset to some extent by divest-
ments in Kazakhstan, Romania, and Malaysia. The im-
provement in global oil prices also had a positive im-
pact on the proved reserves position as of the end of 
2021. Proved and probable reserves (2P) decreased to 
2,197 mn boe (thereof OMV Petrom: 680 mn boe), im-
pacted by the divestments in Kazakhstan, Romania, 
and Malaysia. 

Innovation and new technologies 

OMV’s E&P strategy is to apply state-of-the art technol-
ogies developed in-house to well-maintained assets to 
pilot these technologies and to promote rapid global im-
plementation. The current focus of research and devel-
opment is on improving recovery rates and extending 
the lifetimes of mature fields. Technologies that OMV 
successfully implements are made available to the pub-
lic at the OMV Innovation&Technology Center (ITC) in 
Austria. 

Smart Oil Recovery (SOR) is an innovative method to 
optimize Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in mature res-
ervoirs like the Austrian Matzen field from 40% up to 
60%. The life of the field is extended by injecting vis-
cous salt water into the reservoir. The drilling workover 
campaign of SOR Project Phase 1 covering eight wells 
was finalized successfully and production commenced 
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The Tech Center & Lab Teams in Austria and OMV 
Petrom Upstream Laboratories (ICPT) in Romania sup-
port all OMV assets globally as a center of excellence 
for analysis, testing, technology research, and consult-
ing. In 2021, a new product line –geochemical model-
ling – was developed, and the first alkali viscous salt-
water pilot was set up. 

Digitalization 

In 2018, the E&P Business Segment announced a vi-
sion to become a digital frontrunner in the industry and 
launched its digitalization initiative – DigitUP. The 
COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the importance of 
digitalization within the operational processes and has 
been a catalyst for accelerating the digital transfor-
mation around the world. As part of the DigitUP pro-
gram, E&P continued digitalizing its operations. These 
activities ranged from AI-driven data analytics in sub-
surface applications to increasing value-driven deci-
sions and reducing project development time. In addi-
tion the use of robotics and remote real-time operation 
supported systems to increase production and drilling 
efficiency, while reducing HSSE risks at the same time. 

In 2021, the DigitUP program portfolio began transition-
ing from conceptualizing and piloting projects to deploy-
ing the technology in our fields, with some 40% of a to-
tal of 100+ projects slated for deployment. A dedicated 
program was established at our largest operated ven-
ture, OMV Petrom Romania, to facilitate the arrival of 
technology at the assets in the field. The digitalization 
journey is supported by change management activities 
and continuous cultural and diversity programs 
throughout the entire OMV Group. 

To fully seize the potential of these initiatives, E&P set 
up a public cloud infrastructure to increase flexibility, 
security, and performance globally, and equipped our 
employees with a “future-proofed” skill set to enable a 
completely new way of working. 

In Austria, OMV implemented an AI-driven application 
that systematically and automatically detects produc-
tion system underperformance at all levels. It helps with 

reaching maximum production capacity by making use 
of data-driven AI modelling. The resulting production 
gain for OMV’s first asset is estimated at 0.5% per year 
above the current production level. 

A new integrated planning, economics, portfolio, and 
reserves management system was rolled out to 
400 employees in all E&P countries. The solution im-
proves collaboration across functions by way of inte-
grated workflows and consistent data, and supports 
major E&P business processes for diverse disciplines. 
Full integration of the application and the seamless flow 
of data across business functions enables faster, 
higher-quality calculations.  

A cloud-based document record and management sys-
tem was commissioned at all OMV E&P locations. Over 
5 mn business critical documents were secured, allow-
ing the business to collaborate globally across the or-
ganization. This has significantly reduced the search 
time for retrieving information that is required for day-
to-day operations. 

The strategic partnership between OMV and Schlum-
berger started in 2020. A new solution integrates the 
results from drilling projects into a single, shared data-
base, allowing teams in all areas –operations, geology, 
petrophysics, or completions – to work across the same 
platform, with the most up-to-date data and insights at 
their fingertips. In 2021, well-planning teams in Roma-
nia and Austria were able to access and visualize off-
set-well data more easily, without having to research 
past reports. As a result, eight wells were mapped out 
in the time it would normally take to plan one. 

Improving the safety of personnel in areas of higher risk 
exposure is a key objective for the use of robots. They 
can complete repetitive tasks more precisely and 
quickly than their human counterparts. In addition, they 
offer operational benefits since they can perform tasks 
where personnel have limited opportunity to intervene, 
particularly in hard-to-reach areas. In 2021, an autono-
mous inspection robot was tested in Austria, and there 
are plans to deploy it at other OMV E&P assets, too.

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Refining & Marketing 

OMV’s Refining & Marketing business refines and markets fuels and natural gas. It operates three inland 
refineries in Europe and holds a strong market position in the areas where its refineries are located, 
serving a strong branded retail network and commercial customers. In the Middle East, it owns 15% of 
ADNOC Refining and ADNOC Global Trading.  

At a glance 

Clean CCS Operating Result1 

thereof ADNOC Refining & Trading 
thereof gas 
Special items 
CCS effects: inventory holding gains/(losses)1 
Operating Result 
Capital expenditure2 

OMV refining indicator margin Europe3 
Utilization rate refineries Europe 
Fuels and other sales volumes Europe 

thereof retail sales volumes 

Natural gas sales volumes 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in USD/bbl 

in mn t 

in mn t 

in TWh 

2021 

1,001 

(11)   
252 
(509)   
430 
922 
654 

2020 

996 
(107) 
337 

22   
(425)   
592 
570 

2.44 
86%   

3.67 
88% 
16.34 
6.40 
  196.39 

15.45 
5.88 
  164.01 

∆ 

1% 
90% 
(25)% 
n.m. 
n.m. 
56% 
15% 

50% 
2 
6% 
9% 
20% 

Note: As of Q1/21, the Downstream business segment was split into Refining & Marketing and Chemicals & Materials. For comparison only, 2020 figures are 

presented in the new structure. 
1 Adjusted for special items and CCS effects; further information can be found in Note 4 – Segment Reporting – of the Consolidated Financial Statements 
2 Capital expenditure including acquisitions 
3 Actual refining margins realized by OMV may vary from the OMV refining indicator margin due to factors including different crude oil slate, product yield, and 

operating conditions. 

Financial performance  

The clean CCS Operating Result was stable at      
EUR 1,001 mn (2020: EUR 996 mn). Stronger refining 
margins, improved performance by ADNOC Refining & 
Trading, and higher demand were offset almost entirely 
by a lower contribution from margin hedges and a 
weaker result from the gas business and oil trading. 
The OMV refining indicator margin Europe increased 
by 50% to USD 3.7/bbl (2020: USD 2.4/bbl), mainly as 
a consequence of a stronger macro environment. Sub-
stantially higher gasoline, naphtha, and jet cracks were 
only partly offset by weaker diesel cracks, which only 
rebounded toward the end of the year. In 2021, the uti-
lization rate of the European refineries reached a re-
silient level of 88% (2020: 86%). At 16.3 mn t, fuels 
and other sales volumes in Europe increased by 6%, 
mainly on account of robust demand recovery. In the 
commercial business, demand for jet fuel and diesel 
grew thanks to the easing of travel restrictions, while 
margins remained fairly constant, pushing up sales vol-
umes. The result from the retail business improved de-
spite lower margins, following an increase of 9% in re-
tail sales quantities, as well as due to a higher contribu-
tion from the non-fuel business.  

In 2021, the contribution of ADNOC Refining & Trad-
ing came in at EUR (11) mn (2020: EUR (107) mn), 
mainly due to better operational performance and a 
higher refining margin environment. The result was fur-
ther improved by ADNOC Global Trading following its 
successful launch at the end of 2020. 

The result of the gas business declined by 25% to 
EUR 252 mn (2020: EUR 337 mn), mainly following the 
divestment of Gas Connect Austria to VERBUND at the 
end of May 2021. In addition, higher storage, CO2, gas, 
and energy expenses, as well as a negative impact 
from power forward contracts lowered the result. The 
ability to benefit from high market volatility through sup-
ply and sales contracts, higher revenues from the elec-
tricity balancing market, and the one-off revenues fol-
lowing the reversal of certain provisions partly compen-
sated for this development. Natural gas sales vol-
umes rose significantly from 164.0 TWh to 196.4 TWh, 
thanks to primarily higher sales quantities in Germany 
and the Netherlands. This was partially offset by lower 
sales in Romania. 

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Net special items amounted to EUR (509) mn (2020: 
EUR 22 mn) and were primarily related to an impair-
ment in ADNOC Refining amounting to EUR (669) mn, 
which was due to lower assumed refining margins and 
production volumes. This was partially offset by the ef-
fect of commodity derivatives. CCS effects of         
EUR 430 mn were recorded in 2021 as a consequence 
of a substantially higher crude oil price level, while CCS 
effects in 2020 amounted to EUR (425) mn following 
the sharp drop in crude oil prices. The Operating Re-
sult of Refining & Marketing increased significantly to 
EUR 922 mn (2020: EUR 592 mn). 

Capital expenditure in Refining & Marketing amounted 
to EUR 654 mn (2020: EUR 570 mn). Organic capital 
expenditure in 2021 was predominantly related to in-
vestments in the European refineries and retail sta-
tions.  

Business overview 

R&M refines and markets fuel products in Central and 
Eastern Europe as well as in the Middle East through 
OMV’s 15% interest in ADNOC Refining and ADNOC 
Global Trading. OMV’s European downstream busi-
ness model is characterized by a high degree of physi-
cal integration along the value chain from crude supply 
to refining, retail, and commercial sales. Total fuels and 
other sales volumes Europe amounted to 16.34 mn t in 
2021. Commercial fuel customers are mainly from in-
dustrial transportation and construction sectors and ac-
count for more than 60% of the sales volume, while the 
strongly branded retail network comprising 2,088 filling 
stations accounts for the remaining sales volumes. 
OMV owns gas storage facilities with a capacity of 30 
TWh, holds a 65% share in the Central European Gas 
Hub (CEGH), and operates a gas-fired power plant in 
Romania. Natural gas sales volumes amounted to 
196.4 TWh. 

Refining including product supply and sales  
The year 2021 has been a story of two halves with re-
gards to refining margins. The first half of the year was 
characterized by depressed margins and low product 
cracks across the board as demand was still under sig-
nificant pressure. The second half of 2021 is a story of 
recovering margins and a strong upside, with various 
factors contributing to the improvement in refining eco-
nomics.  

In terms of the different products, naphtha prices in a 
way defied the trend of the two different halves and 
were strong throughout 2021 as petrochemical demand 
remained resilient. Naphtha cracks rose to unprece-

dented levels in the autumn months. This can be at-
tributed to the demand for naphtha in gasoline blending 
and to LPG use growing significantly because of rising 
prices for competing petrochemical feedstock. This led 
to certain levels of switching away from LPG towards 
naphtha as feedstock for petrochemicals, which sup-
ported naphtha demand. The gasoline market started 
recovering in summer as demand especially in Europe 
and the US was approaching pre-pandemic levels and 
continued receiving a boost from Hurricane Ida-related 
supply disruptions in the United States in autumn.  

On the middle distillate side, the start of the year was 
characterized by a supply overhang and high global in-
ventories, which kept both diesel and jet cracks de-
pressed. An upside was only seen toward the autumn 
months when diesel demand picked up from the trans-
portation, industrial, and agricultural sector and jet de-
mand grew as a result of a slight improvement in global 
travel, although it remained far from typical levels. To-
ward the end of the year, the jet market came under re-
newed pressure with the emergence of the new 
COVID-19 variant, Omicron. In fact, jet demand in 2021 
was only around 65% of the pre-COVID-19 level, while 
other road transportation fuels were very close to 2019 
levels (approximately 95%+). Nevertheless, refining 
margins at the end of 2021 remained solid as Brent 
prices fell.  

High gas prices in the second half of 2021 also put 
pressure on operating costs at some refineries. Natural 
gas is needed for hydrogen production, which is used 
in the hydrocracking and desulphurization processes. 

In the markets served by OMV’s Schwechat and 
Burghausen refineries, we saw higher demand in fuels 
versus 2020 and sustained very high demand in petro-
chemicals. Fuels demand in Romania also showed an 
increase versus 2020 following higher diesel demand. 
OMV’s European refineries therefore achieved a high 
utilization rate of 88%.  

Despite the challenging environment and unstable de-
mand during the year, commercial sales were ahead of 
expectations in many areas. Well-executed price man-
agement, in both futures and spot markets, enabled de-
livering margins above the previous year. In some 
product segments, volumes and margins even ex-
ceeded pre-COVID-19 levels, thanks to a strong boost 
from OMV rapidly capitalizing on local market opportu-
nities. Throughout the year, a strong focus was set on 
understanding customer needs and increasing cus-
tomer satisfaction. To closely reflect the market devel-

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opments and market outlook, OMV’s commercial prod-
ucts and services are being expanded, including 
launching several new, more sustainable products. 

ADNOC Refining & Trading 
Alongside majority shareholder ADNOC (65%) and Eni 
(20%), OMV remains a strategic partner in ADNOC Re-
fining after acquiring 15% of the company’s shares at 
the end of July 2019. In 2021, ADNOC Refining oper-
ated its major refinery in Ruwais, which is the world’s 
fourth largest refining complex with integrated petro-
chemicals, and its Abu Dhabi refinery, which closed at 
the end of 2021 as part of ongoing efficiency and com-
petitiveness improvement initiatives. 

In comparison to 2020, ADNOC Refining’s business 
performance in 2021 benefitted from better operational 
performance and a higher margin environment, particu-
larly in the second half of the year. 

With the same ownership structure as ADNOC Refin-
ing, ADNOC Global Trading (AGT) has the mission to 
trade the majority of ADNOC Refining’s export volumes 
of products as well as to supply non-domestic crudes, 
condensates, and other liquids for processing. 

AGT extends the successful Refining & Marketing busi-
ness model into key geographies and to strategic part-
ners. By continuously optimizing trade flows, it allows 
ADNOC Refining to access attractive non-domestic 
feedstock sources, maximize netback for products on 
global markets (e.g., Asia-Pacific), and implement best 
practices such as risk management. 

In 2021, AGT continued on a solid ramp-up trend, clos-
ing the first year of operations overall according to plan. 

Refining capacities 2021 

In kbbl/d 

Schwechat (Austria) 
Burghausen (Germany) 
Petrobrazi (Romania) 
ADNOC Refining (United Arab Emirates)1 
Total 

1 Equivalent to OMV‘s 15% share in ADNOC Refining 

204 
79 
86 
138 
507 

Retail 
Despite an ongoing challenging environment due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic, the retail business set a new rec-
ord Operating Result in 2021. The retail business again 
proved to be a stable outlet for refinery products and a 
strong cash generator. Total sales partially recovered 
to 6.4 mn t, equivalent to approximately 7.9 bn l, 
strongly supported by a growing cards business. At the 

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end of the year, the network comprised 2,088 filling sta-
tions (2020: 2,085). OMV continues to focus on its 
proven multi-brand strategy. The OMV brand is posi-
tioned as a premium brand, with VIVA representing a 
strong shop, gastronomy, and service offering. This is 
rounded out by the unmanned and value-for-money 
concepts of the Avanti and Petrom brands. This strat-
egy has continued to deliver solid results, and profitabil-
ity per site has increased. Sales of OMV’s premium 
MaxxMotion-brand fuels continued to be strong, thus 
contributing to record margins and proving the pre-
mium-quality advantage, even during the COVID-19 cri-
sis. The non-fuel business, including VIVA convenience 
stores and car washes, continued to perform well (es-
pecially the former), growing about 10% compared to 
2020 (excluding the Petrom branded network in Roma-
nia where a third-party store partnership with Auchan 
was introduced). The focus on high-quality products 
and services in the premium filling station network re-
mains one of OMV’s key differentiators.  

In June 2021, a divestment agreement was signed with 
MOL Group for OMV Slovenia comprising the sale of 
119 filling stations. This follows the OMV Group strat-
egy of focusing the retail business on countries where 
OMV has a strong market position and refinery integra-
tion. The closing of the divestment of the OMV network 
in Germany is expected in 2022; OMV has agreed to 
sell 285 filling stations to EG Group.  

In July 2021, OMV and VERBUND reached an agree-
ment on the sale of OMV’s 40% stake in Smatrics, a 
joint venture in electromobility, to VERBUND.  

Gas supply, marketing, and trading 
OMV markets and trades natural gas in nine European 
countries and in Turkey. In 2021, natural gas sales vol-
umes amounted to 196.4 TWh (2020: 164.0 TWh), an 
increase of 20%. The foundation for natural gas sales 
growth is a diverse supply portfolio, which consists of 
equity gas and a variety of international suppliers. In 
addition to mid- and long-term activities, short-term ac-
tivities at the main international hubs (VTP, THE, TTF, 
PSV) complement OMV’s dynamic supply portfolio.  

OMV Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH’s (OMV Gas) 
sales activities are focused on a diverse and resilient 
customer portfolio in the large-scale industry and mu-
nicipality segments. OMV Gas conducts sales activities 
in Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, and 
Belgium, where 2021 sales amounted to 156.2 TWh, 
up 36% over 2020. Italy, Slovenia, and France are cov-
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competitive market environment as margins remained 
under pressure. 

In 2021, the European gas market was characterized 
by unprecedented high gas prices and significant vola-
tility. This situation is expected to continue. 

In Romania, OMV Petrom’s gas and power activities 
delivered a record Operating Result, reflecting strong 
power business performance and the optimization of 
both product and customer portfolios. Natural gas sales 
volumes to third parties reached 38.4 TWh in 2021, a 
decrease compared to 47.8 TWh in 2020. In 2020, 
ANRE initiated a gas release program in Romania, 
whereby natural gas producers are obligated to offer 
40% of their production volume to the centralized mar-
kets.  

In Romania, net electrical output increased to 4.8 TWh 
in 2021 (2020: 4.2 TWh), with the Brazi power plant 
contributing approximately 8% of Romania’s electricity 
production. The plant is also an important player on the 
power balancing market.  

In 2021, OMV Gas again improved the capacity utiliza-
tion of the Gate regasification terminal. Furthermore, 
the LNG business provides an additional natural gas 
source to meet OMV’s ambitious sales growth targets 
in Northwest Europe, while enhancing supply security 
for OMV’s geographically diverse supply portfolio. The 
LNG business also supports portfolio integration of the 
supply, marketing, and trading businesses. 

Gas logistics  
OMV operates gas storage facilities in Austria and Ger-
many with a storage capacity of 30 TWh. Additionally, 
OMV holds a 65% stake in the Central European Gas 
Hub (CEGH), the leading gas trading hub in Central 
and Eastern Europe. On May 31, 2021 OMV closed its 
divestment of its entire 51% stake in Gas Connect Aus-
tria to VERBUND.  

In 2021, a long cold season that lasted until April re-
duced the storage levels all over Europe to historically 
low levels. High global demand, based on recovery 
from the pandemic and shortage of supply, led to an in-
verse summer/winter spread, with summer prices ex-
ceeding winter prices. Unprecedented volatility of 
prices across the entire energy complex dominated the 
market. European storages reached their highest filling 
levels at the end of October (77%) and decreased to 
55% at year-end. 

At the Central European Gas Hub, 749 TWh of natural 
gas was nominated at the Virtual Trading Point (VTP) 

in 2021. This volume corresponds to approximately 
nine times Austria’s annual gas consumption. The EEX 
CEGH Gas Market traded total volumes of 231 TWh in 
Austria, an increase of 35%, and 28 TWh in the Czech 
Republic, an increase of 117%. 

OMV is a financing partner of the Nord Stream 2 pro-
ject. OMV’s total payments under the financing agree-
ments for Nord Stream 2 amounted to around 
EUR 729 mn. Nord Stream 2 AG announced mechani-
cal completion of the offshore part of the first line on 
June 10, 2021, and of the second line on Septem-
ber 10, 2021. The first fill of technical gas was com-
pleted for the first line on October 18, 2021, and for the 
second line on December 29, 2021. Following the an-
nounced US sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG on Febru-
ary 22, 2022, OMV will recognize a value adjustment 
charge of EUR 987 mn (loan plus accrued interest as of 
December 31, 2021) due to the fact that receivables 
from Nord Stream 2 AG may be unrecoverable. Please 
refer to Note 37 „Subsequent Events” of the Financial 
Statements for the most recent developments of the 
Russia-Ukraine crisis and the expected impact on OMV 
Group’s financials. 

Innovation and new technologies 

OMV actively explores alternative feedstock, technolo-
gies, and fuels with the aim of developing a well-diver-
sified, competitive future portfolio. Efforts and re-
sources focus on chemical recycling for post-consumer 
plastic waste. Additional attention is given to the pro-
duction of conventional and advanced biofuels, syn-
thetic fuels, and green hydrogen as future fuels for the 
hard-to-electrify transportation segment, and as precur-
sors for sustainable chemicals. 

OMV has taken important steps in 2021 for reducing 
the carbon footprint of the fuels product portfolio by 
launching the new innovative fuels OMV EcoMotion 
Diesel and OMV EcoPerform Diesel for business cus-
tomers. OMV EcoMotion Diesel contains up to 33% re-
newable components. Thanks to this high share of bio-
components and carbon offsetting of the remaining 
share, this 100% carbon-neutral diesel is the first of its 
kind in Austria. 

OMV has also taken steps to implement the Co-Pro-
cessing technology in the Schwechat refinery. This 
technology enables OMV to process biogenic feed-
stocks (e.g., domestic rapeseed oil) together with fossil-
based materials in an existing refinery hydrotreating 
plant during the fuel refining process. The final invest-
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converting a refinery plant to produce 160,000 t of bio-
fuels per year was made in 2020. This will reduce 
OMV’s carbon footprint by up to 360,000 t by substitut-
ing fossil diesel. Operations are scheduled to begin by 
2023. 

OMV signed a supply contract with AustroCel Hallein to 
supply OMV with advanced bioethanol totaling up to 
1.5 mn l per month starting in January 2021. This will 
reduce emissions by around 45,000 t of CO2 per year. 

Unlike conventional biofuels, advanced fuels do not 
compete with food production. The amount that can be 
blended into the fuel pool is not capped, as is the case 
with waste-based fuels. The principal sources of ad-
vanced fuels include biomass fraction from mixed mu-
nicipal or industrial waste, straw, animal manure, or 
residues from forestry and wood processing as well as 
waste streams. OMV is developing its own proprietary 
technology to convert one of these biomasses into ad-
vanced fuel. The next step is a pilot plant at the 
Schwechat refinery. OMV also collaborates with tech-
nology providers, industry partners, and academic insti-
tutions to produce advanced biofuels at scale.  

While the above bio- and synthetic products will pre-
dominantly be sold as fuels initially due to a mandated 
market, they can also be used as chemical feedstock. 

OMV and its partners working on the UpHy project in-
tend to produce green hydrogen for use in both the mo-
bility sector and the refining process. OMV is develop-
ing an electrolysis plant at the Schwechat refinery for 
this purpose, to be powered with renewable electricity, 
to produce zero-carbon hydrogen. The green hydrogen 
will initially be used for fuel hydrogenation. However, 
the ultimate goal is to develop commercial hydrogen 
fuel cells for transportation applications such as com-
mercial buses and trucks. As a pioneer in hydrogen 
mobility, OMV operates five hydrogen filling stations in 
Austria. In 2020, OMV together with Daimler Trucks 
AG, IVECO, Shell, and the Volvo Group launched the 
H2Accelerate program. These partners are committed 
to creating the conditions necessary for a mass-market 
roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe. Fleets are ex-
pected to operate first in regional clusters and along 
European high-capacity corridors. Over time, the clus-
ters are going to be interconnected into a pan-Euro-
pean network. 

OMV opened its first LNG filling station for heavy-duty 
trucks in Himberg in September 2021. This is another 
step toward the future of alternative fuels and sustaina-
ble mobility underpinned by the freedom provided by 
technological solutions.  

During 2021, OMV continued installing photovoltaic 
panels on filling stations in multiple countries. They 
have now been installed on 170 filling stations with the 
aim of continuing this expansion in 2022. The panels 
reduce the carbon footprint of filling stations and im-
prove the economic efficiency of operations. 

Digitalization 

In 2021, OMV continued its digitization journey. Several 
digital projects have been implemented, creating imme-
diate value and accelerating our business strategy im-
plementation.  

Predictive analytics is an integral part of our refineries 
and enables OMV to achieve its goals faster. As an ex-
ample of this, the first phase of predicting the cleaning 
schedule of heat exchangers went live. This project will 
generate annual savings of EUR 1.7 mn thanks to data-
driven optimization and contribute significantly to our 
sustainability strategy by preventing carbon emissions 
totaling 25,000 t per year. 

Additional projects improved the performance of OMV’s 
Refining business. These included the digitalization of 
the shift book to optimize the efficiency of maintenance 
planning and the visualization of steam cracker assets 
in a 3D digital twin, which will speed up turnaround ac-
tivities.  

The expected overall benefit of up to EUR 11 mn over 
the next five years clearly shows that digitalization is al-
ready generating tangible value in OMV’s Refining 
business. 

In Marketing, the team kicked off a digital customer 
journey, which will grow sales and service activities as 
well as further improve customer experience using the 
latest Salesforce platform. Combined with a new cus-
tomer portal as a one-stop shop for all requests, in-
voices, and orders, we deliver a single platform cover-
ing end-to-end customer interactions. 

Personalized offers and experiences for our retail cus-
tomers developed using data-driven insights boosted 
loyalty growth significantly. In 2021, personalized offers 
resulted in a 18% spend increase and 75% reduction in 
the churn rate of OMV’s loyalty program participants.  

The new mobile payment concept in retail aims to virtu-
alize the B2B card and move towards a fully digital end-
to-end experience to meet the emerging needs of a 
fast, simple, and secure fuel supply. The integration of 
this service into the new B2C mobile app will take cus-
tomer experience to the next level.  

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The new state-of-the-art digital outdoor payment termi-
nal was launched successfully in seven selected filling 
stations (five in Romania, one in Austria, and one in 
Slovenia), which led to reduced waiting time and in-
creased customer satisfaction. A steady growth in num-
ber of transactions at the new terminals was registered; 
almost 25% of all transactions were paid by using the 
new digital service already. 

OMV is a European market pioneer in switching to 
SAP’s latest enterprise resource planning system, 
S/4HANA. This is one of the backbones of OMV’s fu-
ture digitalization activities and sets new standards for 
data management, business process automation, and 
digitalization in finance, supply, logistics, refining, sales, 
and retail.  

The automation of business processes replaced ap-
proximately 250,000 hours of manual work for total 
hours freed up valued at over EUR 2.5 mn per year. 

Projects applying artificial intelligence unlocked an ad-
ditional business value of more than EUR 1.2 mn. Ex-
amples of such projects include decreased sample test-
ing costs in our refinery laboratories and the prevention 
of stock shortages as a result of an improved fuel sales 
forecast in our retail network considering seasonality 
and COVID-19 effects.

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Chemicals & Materials 

In the Chemicals & Materials segment, OMV is now one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and 
circular polyolefin solutions and a European market leader in base chemicals, fertilizers1, and plastics 
recycling. The Company supplies services and products to customers around the globe through Borealis 
and its two joint ventures: Borouge (with ADNOC, based in the UAE and Singapore) and Baystar (with 
TotalEnergies, based in the United States). 

At a glance 

Clean Operating Result 

thereof Borealis excluding JVs 
thereof Borealis JVs 

Special items 
Operating Result 
Capital expenditure1 

Ethylene indicator margin Europe 
Propylene indicator margin Europe 
Polyethylene indicator margin Europe 
Polypropylene indicator margin Europe 
Utilization rate steam crackers Europe 
Polyolefin sales volumes 

thereof polyethylene sales volumes excl. JVs 
thereof polypropylene sales volumes excl. JVs 
thereof polyethylene sales volumes JVs2 
thereof polypropylene sales volumes JVs2 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

  in EUR mn 

in EUR/t 

in EUR/t 

in EUR/t 

in EUR/t 

in mn t 

in mn t 

in mn t 

in mn t 

in mn t 

2021 

2,224 
1,437 
534 
(396)   
1,828 
835 

468 
453 
582 
735 
90% 
5.93 
1.82 
2.13 
1.25 
0.74 

2020 

519   
219   
81   
1,049   
1,568 
4,360 

435 
364 
350 
413 
73%   
5.95 
1.76 
2.12 
1.30 
0.77 

∆ 

n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
n.m. 
17% 
(81)% 

8% 
25% 
67% 
78% 
17 
(0)% 
3% 
1% 
(4)% 
(4)% 

Note: As of Q1/21, the Downstream business segment was split into Refining & Marketing and Chemicals & Materials. For comparison only, 2020 figures are 

presented in the new structure. Following the closing of the acquisition of the additional 39% stake on October 29, 2020, Borealis is fully consolidated in OMV’s 

figures and the at-equity contributions stemming from Borealis JVs are reported separately. 
1 Capital expenditure including acquisitions, notably the acquisition of an additional 39% stake in Borealis in Q4/20 for USD 4.68 bn 
2 Pro-rata volumes of at-equity consolidated companies 

Financial performance  

The clean Operating Result more than quadrupled to 
EUR 2,224 mn (2020: EUR 519 mn), mainly attributa-
ble to substantially higher European polyolefin margins, 
positive inventory valuation effects, and the full consoli-
dation of Borealis.  

The contribution of OMV base chemicals increased, 
mainly fueled by higher ethylene and propylene indica-
tor margins. The ethylene indicator margin Europe 
grew by 8% to EUR 468/t (2020: EUR 435/t), while the 
propylene indicator margin Europe increased by 
25% to EUR 453/t (2020: EUR 364/t). Both saw strong 
demand throughout the year, in particular in the second 
half. Propylene indicator margin was able to benefit 
from a demand recovery in the automotive sector.  

The utilization rate of the European steam crackers 
operated by OMV and Borealis improved significantly 

by 17 percentage points to 90% in 2021 (2020: 73%). 
2020 was impacted by the unplanned outage of the 
Stenungsund steam cracker that began in Q2/20. 

The contribution of Borealis excluding JVs soared by 
EUR 1,219 mn to EUR 1,437 mn (2020: EUR 219 mn), 
primarily due to the outstanding performance of the pol-
yolefin business and increased contributions from the 
base chemicals and nitrogen businesses. The Borealis 
base chemicals business improved largely on account 
of positive inventory valuation effects and higher capac-
ity utilization at the Stenungsund steam cracker. The 
polyolefin business saw an unprecedented rise in re-
sults, which was driven by a steep increase in margins 
and positive inventory valuation effects, but also bene-
fited from higher volumes. The polyethylene indicator 
margin Europe increased by 67% to EUR 582/t (2020: 
EUR 350/t) while the polypropylene indicator margin 
Europe saw a stronger increase, by 78%, to EUR 735/t 

1 On February 2, 2022, Borealis received a binding offer from EuroChem for the acquisition of its nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine and technical 

nitrogen products. 

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(2020: EUR 413/t). Both indicator margins were sup-
ported by strong demand in the European markets cou-
pled with a tightening supply-demand balance. In par-
ticular at the beginning of 2021, a heavy maintenance 
season limited regional supply while logistic constraints 
throughout the year inhibited additional supply from 
outside of Europe. Polyethylene sales volumes im-
proved by 3%, while polypropylene sales volumes 
grew by 1% compared to 2020. The energy and 
healthcare industries in particular drove demand, while 
volumes in the consumer industry softened. The contri-
bution from the nitrogen business grew compared to 
2020, mainly due to positive inventory effects and a 
positive effect from the reclassification as an asset held 
for sale.  

The contribution of Borealis’ JVs grew substantially to 
EUR 534 mn in 2021 (2020: EUR 81 mn). The full con-
solidation of Borealis and the subsequent separate re-
porting of the JVs were the main factors in this in-
crease, while much higher polyolefin prices in the Asian 
markets and in the United States fueled the result. Pol-
yethylene and polypropylene sales volumes generated 
by the JVs decreased by 4% compared to 2020, mainly 
on account of lower Borouge sales volumes due to lo-
gistics constraints in Asia. Baystar sales volumes re-
mained stable in 2021 despite being impacted by the 
Texas freeze in the first quarter of 2021. 

Net special items amounted to EUR (396) mn (2020: 
EUR 1,049 mn) and were mainly related to the impair-
ment of the nitrogen business of Borealis. In 2020, net 
special items were mainly related to a step-up in the 
valuation of the previously owned 36% share in Bore-
alis. The Operating Result of Chemicals & Materials 
grew to EUR 1,828 mn compared to EUR 1,568 mn in 
2020. 

Capital expenditure in Chemicals & Materials 
amounted to EUR 835 mn (2020: EUR 4,360 mn). Cap-
ital expenditure in 2020 was mainly related to the ac-
quisition of an additional 39% stake in Borealis for USD 
4.68 bn. In 2021, besides ordinary running business in-
vestments, organic capital expenditure predominantly 
related to investments for the construction of the new 
propane dehydrogenation plant in Belgium by Borealis. 

Business overview 

The Chemicals & Materials segment was established at 
the beginning of 2021, following the acquisition of the 
majority stake in Borealis at the end of 2020. OMV sub-
stantially grew its chemical business and extended the 
value chain into polymers with this acquisition. Through 
its subsidiary Borealis, OMV is now one of the world’s 
leading providers of advanced and circular polyolefin 
solutions and a European market leader in base chemi-
cals, fertilizers, and plastics recycling. 

The segment comprises base chemicals production in-
tegrated with the refineries in Austria and Germany op-
erated by OMV; the Borealis business of base chemi-
cals, polyolefins, and fertilizers; and the joint ventures 
Borouge and Baystar. With a strong European footprint 
and activities through Borealis and its two joint ven-
tures, Borouge (with ADNOC, based in the UAE and 
Singapore) and Baystar (with TotalEnergies, based in 
the United States), the Group is active in over 
120 countries. 

Base chemicals 
Base chemicals are building blocks for the chemical in-
dustry and are transformed into plastics, packaging, 
clothing, and many other consumer products.  

While the OMV-operated steam crackers in Schwechat 
and Burghausen mainly use naphtha as a feedstock, 
the steam crackers operated by Borealis in Stenung-
sund and Porvoo feature high feedstock flexibility and 
are able to use naphtha, butane, ethane, propane, or 
LPG mix as feedstock. In Kallo, Borealis runs a pro-
pane dehydrogenation unit based on 100% propane 
feedstock.  

OMV Group produces base chemicals such as olefins 
(ethylene and propylene), aromatics, butadiene, high-
purity isobutene, benzene, phenol, and acetone.  

▸ Olefins (ethylene and propylene) are important 

chemical building blocks to produce, among other 
things, polyolefins (polyethylene and polypropyl-
ene), which are in turn used to manufacture a wide 
variety of consumer and industrial products.  

▸ Aromatics such as benzene are used as starting 

materials for consumer products, including clothing, 
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, computers, and sports 
equipment.  

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▸ C4s (e.g., butadiene, butenes) are used in a variety 

of applications, with butadiene primarily used in 
manufacturing synthetic rubber, making it a funda-
mental material for the tire and automotive indus-
tries. Butenes are used in specialty chemicals, such 
as oxo-alcohols for plasticizers and as polyols for 
coatings and synthetic lubricants. 

▸ High-purity isobutene is a feedstock for key 

chemical products like adhesives, lubricants, and 
vitamins. 

▸ Phenol and acetone are sold mainly to the polycar-

bonate and epoxy resin industries. Phenol is also 
used in phenolic resins and in caprolactam. Ace-
tone is also an ingredient in solvents and MMA for 
PMMA (plexiglass).  

In general, the 2021 market environment for base 
chemicals was characterized by a recovery from 
COVID-19, bad weather conditions in the US Gulf 
Coast region, and logistics constraints throughout the 
whole year.  

In comparison to 2020, high feedstock prices drove 
prices for base chemicals upwards in 2021 and did not 
negatively impact indicator margins. In Q1/21, margins 
remained at 2020 levels, but strongly recovered for all 
products from Q2/21 onward. This development was at-
tributable to overall robust base chemicals demand in 
all derivates and received particular support from con-
tinued strong global demand in polyolefins. Propane 
dehydrogenation (PDH) margins remained at a satis-
factory level, despite increasing propane prices, as the 
demand for propylene remained elevated. In the sec-
ond half of 2021, ethylene and propylene indicator mar-
gins remained at high levels. Toward the end of the 
year, contract prices reached all-time highs due to 
strong demand and a tight supply amid high power and 
natural gas prices. 

Butadiene indicator margins also improved again in 
Q2/21, reflecting a recovery in the automotive sector. 
However, recovery was limited due to supply chain 
constraints, in particular regarding the availability of 
semiconductor chips. It was mainly the weak Asian de-
mand that negatively impacted butadiene margins in 
the last quarter of 2021. 

Demand for benzene was healthy throughout the year. 
Prices, and consequently margins, showed high volatil-
ity, mainly on account of supply/demand balances. Due 
to weather events in the United States and unplanned 
plant outages, peak margins were reached in Q2/21. 
Despite a weak fourth quarter, the average indicator 
margin for benzene in 2021 by far outpaced levels seen 
in 2020. 

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Polyolefins 
Following the acquisition of the majority stake in 
Borealis, OMV Group extended its value chain to poly-
mers and became one of the world’s leading providers 
of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions. Through 
Borealis, the Company is the second largest polyolefin 
producer in Europe and among the top ten producers 
globally.  

Borealis operates seven polyolefin plants located in 
Schwechat, Stenungsund, Porvoo, and Burghausen, 
where they are integrated with steam crackers, as well 
as in Beringen and Kallo, where they are integrated 
with the existing PDH facility, and in Antwerp. In addi-
tion, Borealis operates several compounding plants in 
Europe, the United States, South Korea, and Brazil. 

The value-add polyolefin products manufactured by Bo-
realis are the foundation of many valuable plastics ap-
plications that are an intrinsic part of modern life. Ad-
vanced Borealis polyolefins have a role to play in sav-
ing energy along the value chain and promoting more 
efficient use of natural resources. Borealis works 
closely with its customers and industry partners to pro-
vide innovative plastics solutions that create value in a 
variety of industries and segments. These solutions 
make end products safer, lighter, more affordable, and 
easier to recycle. In short: They enable more sustaina-
ble living. Borealis offers advanced polyolefins for virgin 
and circular economy solutions, servicing the following 
key industries: consumer products, energy, healthcare, 
infrastructure and mobility. 

In 2021, margin development in the polyolefins industry 
was affected by high demand and limited supply. To-
ward the end of 2020, demand had started to improve, 
following government economic policies meant to stim-
ulate the economy after COVID-19 containment 
measures. This trend continued in 2021, where margin 
development in the polyolefins industry was affected by 
high demand paired with limited supply. These sup-
ply/demand imbalances were caused by a combination 
of multiple factors. At the end of 2020, force majeure 
caused multiple EU producers to halt operations at a 
time when stock levels are normally kept low for the 
year-end, resulting in pressure on customers. Further-
more, the situation worsened at the beginning of 2021 
due to three key factors. Firstly, a number of plants 
paused their operations to perform routine mainte-
nance, which in many cases was rescheduled from 
2020. Secondly, an unprecedented winter storm im-
pacted polyolefin production capacity in the US state of 
Texas. Thirdly, logistics constraints restricted the ability 
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The above-mentioned capacity constraints, combined 
with disruption in the shipping industry, exacerbated 
supply scarcity throughout Q2/21, until eventually im-
ports – mainly from the Middle East – started increas-
ing, offering some relief to the market.  

From Q3/21 onwards, new dynamics continued to im-
pact the market. A sudden feedstock, material, and util-
ities cost increase, as well as the spread of new 
COVID-19 variants, followed by subsequent contain-
ment measures, led to high levels of market uncer-
tainty.  

The Borealis polyolefins segment was able to continue 
serving its customers successfully throughout this pe-
riod, offering high-quality products and a highly secure 
supply. 

Renewables and circular chemicals 
Plastics continue to play a vital role in the economy and 
in our business, making our life more efficient, conven-
ient, and safe. Yet, when insufficient effort is made to 
recover and reuse plastics, most of them end up in 
landfills. The vision of a circular economy – where we 
optimize resource efficiency and reuse, recycle and re-
purpose endlessly – is both a business imperative and 
an opportunity. Demand for recycled plastics is growing 
due to increasing public awareness of the importance 
of using resources sustainably for a climate-neutral fu-
ture. 

The circular economy opens up new ways to reinvent 
the economy in the interest of preserving natural capital 
and minimizing waste. OMV and Borealis are pursuing 
various initiatives in mechanical and chemical recy-
cling, design for recycling (DfR), and circular polyole-
fins, manufactured with second generation renewable 
feedstock. While mechanical recycling has proven to be 
effective and will likely remain the eco-efficient method 
of choice in the foreseeable future, chemical recycling 
will play an increasing role to complement mechanical 
recycling.  

To expand and accelerate its chemical recycling activi-
ties, Borealis took a minority stake in Renasci N.V., a 
provider of innovative recycling solutions and creator of 
the novel Smart Chain Processing (SCP) concept. The 
SCP concept is a proprietary method (EP patent appli-
cation approved) of maximizing material recovery to 
achieve zero waste. As part of the agreement, Borealis 
will source a projected 20 kt of circular pyrolysis oil an-
nually from Renasci’s Oostende facility to produce 
chemicals and polyolefins based on chemically recy-
cled feedstock. The Group also plans to purchase me-
chanically recycled material. Borealis will collaborate 
closely with Renasci to advance and scale-up the SCP 
technology. This includes developing facilities which 
operate entirely on household waste as feedstock. 

In December 2021, OMV took a major step in scaling 
up its chemical recycling capacities by making the final 
investment decision to build a chemical recycling demo 
plant based on its proprietary ReOil® technology. The 
plant has a capacity of 16,000 t p.a. The feedstock will 
consist mainly of polyolefins and will be sourced in Aus-
tria in close cooperation with local waste management 
companies. Examples of such plastic waste include 
food packaging, plastic cups, lids from takeout coffee, 
and confectionery packaging. This is OMV’s next step 
toward an industrial-scale plant with a processing ca-
pacity of up to 200,000 t/year planned for 2026. 

Fertilizers, melamine, and technical nitrogen 
products  
OMV, through its subsidiary Borealis, is a leading Euro-
pean manufacturer and distributor of fertilizers, tech-
nical nitrogen products, and melamine: The Company 
is Europe’s third largest nitrogen fertilizer manufacturer 
and the world’s third largest melamine producer by pro-
duction capacity utilized. Borealis produces and then 
distributes and supplies fertilizers and technical nitro-
gen products each year via its commercial organiza-
tion, Borealis L.A.T. This comprises more than 60 ware-
houses across Europe and has an inventory capacity of 
over 700,000 t. 

Early 2021, Borealis and TOMRA announced the oper-
ational start of their advanced mechanical recycling 
demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany. This is a state-of-
the-art plant that processes both rigid and flexible plas-
tic waste from households. The purpose of this demo 
plant is to generate high-quality material fit for use in 
highly demanding applications. Technical success will 
set the groundwork for a commercial-scale advanced 
mechanical recycling plant. 

In 2020, OMV Group announced that it had started the 
divestment process for the nitrogen business unit, 
which includes fertilizers, technical nitrogen, and mela-
mine. The Company’s share (77.5%) in Rosier, which 
operates the production sites in the Netherlands and 
Belgium, is not being considered in this sales process. 
In February 2022, Borealis received a binding offer 
from EuroChem for the acquisition of its nitrogen busi-
ness. 

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Joint ventures 
Borouge  
Established in 1998, Borouge is a true success story of 
the long-term partnership with ADNOC. The joint ven-
ture has successfully combined the leading-edge 
Borstar® technology with competitive feedstock and ac-
cess to growing Asian markets. 

Through Borouge, the Group’s footprint reaches all the 
way to the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific region, the In-
dian subcontinent, and Africa. Production company 
Borouge ADP (Borealis 40%, ADNOC 60%) is based in 
the United Arab Emirates, while Borouge PTE, which 
handles sales and marketing (Borealis 50%, ADNOC 
50%), is headquartered in Singapore. The company 
employs over 3,000 people, serving customers in 
50 countries. 

In 2021, Borouge recorded another successful year of 
production, optimizing operations with the available 
feedstock. Continued focus on innovation and commer-
cial excellence, supported by an elevated market price 
environment, enabled Borouge to achieve higher prices 
compared to 2020. 

Baystar (Borealis 50%, TotalEnergies 50%) 
Baystar is a joint venture between TotalEnergies Petro-
chemicals and Refining USA, Inc. (TEPRI), a wholly 
owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE and Novealis 
Holdings LLC (Novealis), a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Borealis AG. 

TotalEnergies contributed its award-winning Bayport fa-
cilities to the JV and will be the operator of the cracker 
in Port Arthur. Borealis brings its proprietary Borstar® 
technology to North America for the first time along with 
the Bayport site for unique polyethylene grades for the 
most demanding applications. 

Baystar achieved a record net profit in 2021 supported 
by favorable market conditions. The record result was 
achieved despite the negative impact from winter storm 
Uri, which hit Texas in February 2021, resulting in over-
all lower sales and production volumes compared to 
previous years. Baystar’s readiness efforts have pro-
gressed through the year as the Baystar organization 
prepares to become a fully integrated 1 mn t polyeth-
ylene company with the start-up of the ethane cracker 
and Borstar Bay 3 plant. 

Growth projects 
Despite the ongoing adverse effects of the pandemic, 
Borealis has been able to make meaningful progress 
on its important global growth projects in the Middle 
East, North America, and Europe in 2021. 

Borouge’s fifth Borstar polypropylene plant (PP5) was 
started up successfully in February 2022. It increases 
Borouge’s current production capacity to around 5 mn 
t/year. Despite COVID-19-related disruptions, the pro-
ject was completed on time and without cost overruns.  

In November 2021, Borealis and ADNOC signed a 
USD 6.2 bn final investment agreement to build the 
fourth facility at the Borouge polyolefin manufacturing 
complex in Ruwais (UAE). Borouge’s expansion is vital 
for serving growing customer demand for differentiated 
polyolefins solutions in energy, infrastructure, and ad-
vanced packaging in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. 
After completion of the Borouge 4 expansion, Borouge 
will be the world’s largest single-site polyolefin com-
plex. Cutting-edge technologies will be employed to im-
prove energy efficiency and reduce emissions. The 
plan is to eliminate continuous flaring altogether. The 
new facility will draw on renewable energy sources to 
power some of its operations. An exploratory study cur-
rently underway will determine whether the installation 
of a carbon capture unit could lower Borouge 4 emis-
sions by up to 80%. 

In the state of Texas in the United States, the Bay-
star™ growth project will add more than 1 mn t of an-
nual polyolefin production capacity and, most crucially, 
enable Borealis to supply locally manufactured Borstar 
products to its North American customers for the first 
time. The unusually hard winter freeze that hit the re-
gion in 2021 had adverse effects on nearly all petro-
chemical operations on the Texas Gulf Coast, and the 
Baystar project was no exception. While start-up of the 
new ethane-based steam cracker has been delayed, 
on-site construction of the polyethylene unit is continu-
ing apace.  

The new world-scale PDH plant under construction in 
Kallo (Belgium) adjacent to the existing PDH facility, it 
is planned to begin operations in 2023. With an invest-
ment of around EUR 1 bn, this is among the largest 
projects in the petrochemical industry in Europe today, 
and the largest ever for Borealis on the continent. A 
stellar safety record has been achieved despite the 
enormity of the project, which includes delivery of one 
of the largest single pieces of equipment ever shipped 
in one piece to the Port of Antwerp. 

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In July, Borealis announced it had acquired a 10% mi-
nority stake in Renasci N.V., a Belgium-based provider 
of innovative recycling solutions and creator of the 
novel Smart Chain Processing concept. This purchase 
was subsequent to an earlier offtake agreement with 
Renasci to source around 20 kt per year of circular py-
rolysis oil, a product of chemical recycling which can be 
used as feedstock. Taken together, the agreements 
help accelerate the shift to plastics circularity in an eco-
efficient way. 

Innovation and new technologies 

OMV’s ReOil® proprietary thermal cracking technology 
was developed to meet the European Commission’s 
targets for the circular economy and to fulfill future 
packaging recycling quotas. The ReOil® plant at the 
Schwechat refinery, which has a capacity of 100 kg/h, 
has been recycling post-consumer and post-industrial 
plastics into synthetic crude oil in a pyrolysis process 
since 2018. This synthetic crude is then processed 
mainly into monomers and other hydrocarbons in the 
Schwechat refinery. The pilot plant has been running 
for a total of 13,000 hours since its commissioning and 
thus enabled an improvement in the thermal cracking 
process and supported the further scale-up of the Re-
Oil® technology. OMV and Borealis are pursuing the 
clear ambition of becoming a leading player in chemical 
and mechanical recycling technologies. 

At Borealis, innovation is fundamental for contributing 
to the circularity of polyolefins and creating a more sus-
tainable way of life. It also helps the Group improve its 
competitiveness and enhance its efficiency and sus-
tainability – and therefore has a direct impact on peo-
ple, the planet, and profit. The change in Borealis’ own-
ership structure and subsequent partnership with OMV 
has further increased the Group’s focus on the circular-
ity of polyolefins and the availability of renewable hy-
drocarbons. 

In the polyolefins business, our innovation activities 
concentrate on providing solutions to societal chal-
lenges as defined in the United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals. Examples include best-in-class 
materials for producing water and gas pipes, insulation 
for cables, and capacitor film used for transporting 
goods. 

In the Polyolefins business unit, key achievements in 
2021 included:  

▸ Infrastructure: The PE100 RC Pipe product family 

was completed with the introduction of colored and 
low-sagging grades, offering performance that is 
among the best in the market and enabling the 
even wider application of PE pipes in the construc-
tion industry. 

▸ Consumer products: The stiff/tough film product 

FX1003 was launched. The product performs at 
least as well as the best available materials on the 
market and has a superior ability to blend with post-
consumer recyclates. 

▸ Circular economy solutions: Borealis launched the 

white, 100% post-consumer recyclate grade 
AH1040MO-90, which has been developed for in-
jection molding for houseware products and large 
thin-wall packaging items. 

The polyolefins business commercially launched 47 
new products, beating its “21 in 2021” target. Achieving 
these launches in such a challenging year demon-
strates that Borealis is a market leader in innovation 
and remains true to its purpose of reinventing for more 
sustainable living. 

Similarly, in the base chemicals business, Borealis 
looks to find innovative approaches for using new feed-
stock sources, improving resource efficiency, and re-
ducing energy consumption and flaring, which in turn 
reduces emissions of greenhouse gases and other sub-
stances such as dust. These activities also include CO2 
avoidance and CO2 utilization opportunities, as well as 
chemical recycling. 

During 2021, Borealis launched six new grades pro-
duced with renewable feedstock material as part of the 
Bornewables™ portfolio. Bornewables offer product 
properties equal to fossil-based products. This allows 
our partners to have a quick and easy transition from 
fossil-based polypropylene to a renewable feedstock-
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The online portal for polyolefins customers (MyBore-
alis) supports customer service representatives and 
sales managers in their daily interactions with custom-
ers. It puts easy order management at the customer’s 
fingertips, along with a complete library of order, prod-
uct, and complaint documentation. The application 
works around the clock, providing instant access to up-
to-date information, with ordering fully integrated with 
supply chain and IT processes. A single global portal 
supports eight languages, allowing organizations in Eu-
rope, North America, and South America to use it. By 
the end of 2021, 18% of the order volume was via the 
portal, up from 14% at the start of the year. 

In 2021, a project to explore the possibilities of using 
autonomous robots was kicked off. The activities suited 
to such robots, such as carrying out inspections, are 
being researched in a proof of concept to assess the 
feasibility of this kind of solution. Technologies such as 
virtual reality (for safety training and technical instruc-
tions/training), smart glasses (for remote assistance in 
the field), and 3D technology (for printing machinery 
parts) are also in the prototype-building or set-up 
phase.  

Interactive Safety Training for the Five Life Saving and 
Process Safety Rules is an innovative gamified interac-
tive learning solution that helps employees and con-
tractors learn the rules through remote training and 
tests. The training combines a 3D-modelled plant envi-
ronment, an engaging story, and motivating gamifica-
tion elements to simulate scenarios, enabling better 
knowledge retention and faster learning than traditional 
methods. Employees learn the Life Saving Rules and 
Process Safety Rules in a very immersive way and can 
apply theory to practice without stopping production or 
risking actual injury. Around 14,000 training modules 
have already been completed across the entire Bore-
alis workforce.  

Projects relating to circular economy solutions (CES) 
are ongoing to explore collaboration opportunities with 
start-up companies, to create product and digital solu-
tions for scalable and traceable closed-loop material 
flows, and to reuse systems (e.g., coffee cups and food 
trays). These systems use a digital platform built by the 
Borealis Digital Studio and give the necessary data in-
sights to maximize reuse, accommodate closing the 
loop, and recycle plastic waste once it can no longer be 
reused and reaches the end of its life. The systems 
thereby create new and profitable business solutions.  

Borealis entered into collaborations with various organi-
zations with complementary competencies in 2021. The 
aim here is to accelerate Borealis’ progress towards 
achieving circularity in manufacturing and using poly-
olefins, and reducing its carbon footprint. The following 
are the main partnerships:  

▸ Borealis reached an agreement with Renasci Oost-

ende Recycling NV to acquire the entire output of 
its chemical recycling plant. The first quantities of 
the raw material obtained through chemical recy-
cling were successfully processed at the Porvoo 
cracker during a test run in September 2021. Bore-
alis expects to establish regular supply of the recy-
cled material, which will be used as an important 
source of raw materials for polyolefins production.  

▸ Together with TOMRA and Zimmerman, the Group 

has started a state-of-the art recycling plant to pro-
duce recyclates that perform very close to a virgin 
material. 

▸ Borealis has an extensive patent portfolio, compris-

ing around 8,300 granted patents and around 
3,000 pending patent applications. In 2021, Bore-
alis filed 133 new priority patent applications, which 
further contribute to safeguarding Borealis’ proprie-
tary technologies and protecting its licensees. Many 
patents also protect products and applications.  

Digitalization 

Stepping up digitalization in Chemicals & Materials is 
one of the key drivers for transformation. Not only will it 
increase the Group’s productivity and improve cus-
tomer experience, it will also support achieving sustain-
ability goals. In particular, digital solutions for the circu-
lar economy of plastics will become more important in 
achieving the Group’s carbon neutrality journey. 

For that reason, in 2017 Borealis decided to implement 
a Digital Program, which led to the creation of the Bore-
alis Digital Studio in 2018. The Digital Studio is Bore-
alis’ creative and agile enabler for developing smart so-
lutions for customers and employees. It works closely 
with the IT department and consists of a diverse, cross-
functional team of digital professionals, including de-
signers, usability experts, business analysts, software 
developers, and engineers. Its mission is supporting 
the Group’s businesses to adapt to a rapidly changing 
environment and keeping Borealis sustainably profita-
ble by creating digital, innovative solutions that have a 
positive impact on the Group’s people and business, 
and the environment. Adding value is key when creat-
ing digital solutions, and end-users are always at the 
heart of the process, as the solutions are built both with 
and for them, following the agile methodology.  

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Outlook

Market environment 

In 2022, OMV expects the average Brent crude oil price 
to be around USD 75/bbl (2021: USD 71/bbl). For 
2022, the average realized gas price is anticipated to 
be above EUR 25/MWh (2021: EUR 16.5/MWh). 

Group 

In 2022, organic CAPEX is projected to come in at 
around EUR 3.5 bn1 (2021: EUR 2.6 bn), including non-
cash effective CAPEX related to leases of around 
EUR 0.6 bn. 

Exploration & Production 

OMV expects total production to be around 470 kboe/d 
in 2022 (2021: 486 kboe/d). 

Organic CAPEX for Exploration & Production is 
anticipated to come in at around EUR 1.3 bn in 
2022 (2021: EUR 1.1 bn). 

Exploration and Appraisal (E&A) expenditure is 
expected to be around EUR 220 mn in 2022 
(2021: EUR 210 mn). 

Refining & Marketing 

The OMV refining indicator margin Europe is expected 
to be around USD 4.5/bbl in 2022 (2021: USD 3.7/bbl). 

In 2022, fuels and other sales volumes in OMV’s mar-
kets in Europe are projected to be slightly higher than 
in 2021 (2021: 16.3 mn t). Retail and commercial mar-
gins are forecast to be slightly below those in 2021. 

In 2022, the utilization rate of the European refineries is 
expected to be around the prior-year level (2021: 88%). 
Turnarounds are planned at the Schwechat refinery in 
the second quarter and at the Burghausen refinery in 
the third quarter.

In 2022, natural gas sales volumes are projected to be 
slightly below the 2021 level (2021: 196.4 TWh). 

Organic CAPEX in Refining & Marketing is forecast at 
around EUR 0.8 bn in 2022 (2021: EUR 0.6 bn). 

Chemicals & Materials 

In 2022, the ethylene indicator margin Europe is ex-
pected to be around the 2021 level (2021: EUR 468/t). 
The propylene indicator margin Europe is expected to 
be around the 2021 level (2021: EUR 453/t). 

In 2022, the steam cracker utilization rate in Europe is 
expected to be slightly below the 2021 level (2021: 
90%). Turnarounds are planned at the Stenungsund 
steam cracker in the second quarter and at the 
Burghausen steam cracker in the third quarter. 

In 2022, the polyethylene indicator margin Europe is 
forecast to be around EUR 400/t (2021: EUR 582/t). 
The polypropylene indicator margin Europe is expected 
to be around EUR 600/t (2021: EUR 735/t). 

In 2022, the polyethylene sales volumes excluding JVs 
are projected to be above the 2021 level (2021: 1.82 
mn t). The polypropylene sales volumes excluding JVs 
are expected to be slightly above the 2021 level (2021: 
2.13 mn t). 

Organic CAPEX related to Chemicals & Materials is 
predicted to be around EUR 1.3 bn in 2022 (2021: 
EUR 0.8 bn). 

  For information about the longer-term outlook, see the 

Strategy chapter.

1 Organic capital expenditure is defined as capital expenditure including capitalized Exploration and Appraisal expenditure and excluding acquisitions and contin-

gent considerations. 

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Risk Management 

Like the oil, natural gas, and chemical industry as a whole, OMV is exposed to a variety of risks – 
including market and financial risks, operational risks, and strategic risks. The Group’s risk management 
processes focus on identification, assessment, and evaluation of such risks and their impact on the 
Group’s financial stability and profitability. The objective of these activities is to actively manage risks in 
the context of the Group’s risk appetite and defined risk tolerance levels in order to achieve OMV’s long-
term strategic goals. 

It is OMV’s view that the Group’s overall risk is signifi-
cantly lower than the sum of the individual risks due to 
its integrated nature and the fact that various risks par-
tially offset each other. The balancing effects of indus-
try risks, however, can often lag or weaken. OMV’s risk 
management activities therefore focus on the net risk 
exposure of the Group’s existing and future portfolio. 
The interdependencies and correlations between differ-
ent risks are also reflected in the Company’s consoli-
dated risk profile. Risk management and insurance ac-
tivities are centrally coordinated at the corporate level 
by the Treasury and Risk Management department. 
This department ensures that well-defined and con-
sistent risk management processes, tools, and tech-
niques are applied across the entire organization. Risk 
ownership is assigned to the managers who are best 
suited to oversee and manage the respective risk.  

The overall objective of the risk policy is to safeguard 
the cash flows required by the Group and to maintain a 
strong investment-grade credit rating in line with the 
Group’s risk appetite.  

OMV is closely monitoring the development of the con-
sequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and regularly 
evaluating the impact on the Group’s cash flow and li-
quidity position.  

OMV monitors the increasing geopolitical tensions and 
deepening crisis between Russia and Ukraine on a 
continuous basis and regularly reviews the potential im-
pact on our business activities and assets. In particular, 
OMV assessed and continues to assess the risks re-
lated to international sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG 
and the impact on repayment of the loan provided to 
Nord Stream 2 AG by OMV. From today’s point of view 
no direct impact on OMV’s Russian equity gas produc-
tion is expected. However, OMV continues to monitor 
potential restrictions to related dividend flows. The 
credit risk portfolio associated with counterparties and 
banks located in Russia and / or potentially targeted by 
international sanctions (or restrictions on international 
money transfers) is under close review. International 
trade restrictions and sanctions could also lead to a fur-
ther devaluation of the Russian Ruble against the Euro 
and the US Dollar. Disruptions in Russian commodity 
flows to Europe could result in further increases in Eu-

ropean energy prices and accelerate the risk of cost in-
flation. From today’s point of view, OMV does not ex-
pect natural gas exports from Russia to stop. In the 
event of short-term gas supply disruptions from Russia, 
OMV can use the remaining gas in storage to supply 
customers and has access to other liquid gas market 
hubs in Europe. In such an event, an emergency team 
will be set up based on pre-defined internal processes. 
This emergency team will continuously analyze and 
evaluate the situation so that appropriate measures can 
be taken if necessary. It is also responsible to com-
municate and coordinate all activities with the Austrian 
regulator e-control. Please refer to Note 37 „Subse-
quent Events” of the Financial Statements for the most 
recent developments of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and 
the expected impact on OMV Group’s financials.  

Enterprise-Wide Risk Management 

Financial and non-financial risks are regularly identified, 
assessed, and reported through the Group-wide Enter-
prise Wide Risk Management (EWRM) process.  

The main purpose of OMV Group’s EWRM process is 
to deliver value through risk-based management and 
decision-making which is ensured by applying a “three 
lines of defense model” (1. business management, 2. 
risk management and oversight functions, 3. internal 
audit). The assessment of financial, operational, and 
strategic risks helps the Group leverage business op-
portunities in a systematic manner. This ensures that 
OMV’s value grows sustainably. Since 2003, the 
EWRM system has helped enhance risk awareness 
and improve risk management skills across the entire 
organization, including at subsidiaries in more than 
20 countries. OMV Group is constantly enhancing the 
EWRM process based on internal and external require-
ments such as, for example, newly developing ESG 
(Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting 
standards and frameworks.  

A cross-functional committee chaired by OMV Group 
CFO with senior management members of the OMV 
Group – the Risk Committee – ensures that the EWRM 
process effectively captures and manages material 
risks across OMV Group.  

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The process is facilitated by a Group-wide IT system 
supporting the established individual process steps: 
risk identification, risk analysis, risk evaluation, risk 
treatment, reporting, and risk review through continu-
ous monitoring of changes to the risk profile. The over-
all risk resulting from the bottom-up risk management 
process is computed using Monte Carlo simulations 
and compared against planning data. This is further 
combined with a top-down approach from the senior 
management view to capture risks associated with the 
Group’s strategy. The process also includes companies 
that are not fully consolidated. The EWRM process 
uses common risk terminology and language across 
OMV Group to facilitate effective risk communication, 
whereby ESG risks play a key role in the OMV risk tax-
onomy. Twice a year, the results from this process are 
consolidated and presented to the Executive Board and 
the Audit Committee. In compliance with the Austrian 
Code of Corporate Governance, the effectiveness of 
the EWRM system is evaluated by the external auditor 
on an annual basis. The key financial and non-financial 
risks identified with respect to OMV’s medium-term plan 
are: 

▸ Financial risks including market price risks and for-
▸ Operational risks, including all risks related to phys-

eign exchange risks  

ical assets, production risks, project risks, person-
nel risks, IT risks, HSSE, and regulatory/compli-
ance risks  

▸ Strategic risks arising, for example, from climate 

change, changes in technology, risks to reputation, 
or political uncertainties, including sanctions 

Financial Risk Management 

Market price and financial risks arise from volatility in 
the prices of commodities including the market price 
risks from European Emission Allowances, foreign ex-
change (FX) rates, and interest rates. Also of im-
portance are credit risks, which arise from the inability 
of a counterparty to meet a payment or delivery com-
mitment. As an oil, gas, and chemical company, OMV 
has a significant exposure to oil, natural gas, and 
chemical prices. Substantial FX exposures include the 
USD, RON, NOK, NZD, SEK, and RUB. The Group has 
a net USD long position, mainly resulting from oil pro-
duction sales. The comparatively less significant short 
positions in RON, NOK, NZD, SEK, and RUB originate 
from expenses in local currencies in the respective 
countries. 

Management of commodity price risk, FX risk, Eu-
ropean Emission Allowances 
The analysis and management of financial risks arising 
from foreign currencies, interest rates, commodity 
prices, European Emission Allowances, counterparties, 
liquidity, and insurable risks are consolidated at the cor-
porate level. Market price risk is monitored and ana-
lyzed centrally in respect of its potential cash flow im-
pact using a specific risk analysis model that considers 
portfolio effects. The impact of financial risks (e.g., 
commodity prices, currencies) on OMV Group’s cash 
flow and liquidity are reviewed quarterly by the Risk 
Committee, which is chaired by the CFO and comprises 
the senior management of the business segments and 
corporate functions.  

In the context of commodity price risk and FX risk, the 
OMV Executive Board decides on hedging strategies to 
mitigate such risks whenever deemed necessary. OMV 
uses financial instruments for hedging purposes to pro-
tect the Group’s cash flow from the potential negative 
impact of falling oil and natural gas prices in the E&P 
segment.  

In the downstream business (including Refining & Mar-
keting as well as Chemicals & Materials segments), 
OMV is especially exposed to volatile refining and 
chemical margins and natural gas prices, as well as in-
ventory risks. Corresponding optimization and hedging 
activities are undertaken in order to mitigate those 
risks. Those include margin hedges as well as stock 
hedges. An optimization, trading, and hedging risk con-
trol governance system defines clear mandates includ-
ing risk thresholds for such activities. In addition, Emis-
sion Compliance Management ensures a balanced po-
sition of emission allowances by selling the surplus or 
covering the gap. 

Management of interest rate risk 
To balance the Group’s interest rate portfolio, loans can 
be converted from fixed to floating rates and vice versa 
according to predefined rules. OMV regularly analyzes 
the impact of interest rate changes on interest income 
and expense from floating rate deposits and borrow-
ings. Currently the effects of changes in interest rates 
are not considered to be a material risk. 

Management of credit risk 
Significant counterparty credit risks are assessed, mon-
itored, and controlled at the Group and segment level 
using predetermined credit limits for all counterparties, 
banks, and security providers. The procedures are gov-
erned by guidelines at OMV Group level. Based on the 
high economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 

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pandemic, special attention is paid to early warning sig-
nals like changes in payment behavior. 

Operational risks 

The nature of OMV’s business operations exposes the 
Group to various health, safety, security, and environ-
mental (HSSE) risks. Such risks include the potential 
impact of natural disasters as well as process safety 
and personal security events. Other operational risks 
comprise risks related to the delivery of capital projects 
or legal/regulatory non-compliance. All operational risks 
are identified, analyzed, monitored, and mitigated fol-
lowing the Group’s defined risk management process.  

Control and mitigation of assessed risks take place at 
all organizational levels using clearly defined risk poli-
cies and responsibilities. The key Group risks are gov-
erned centrally to ensure the Group’s ability to meet 
planning objectives through corporate directives, in-
cluding those relating to health, safety, security, envi-
ronment, legal matters, compliance, human resources, 
and sustainability.  

Pandemic risk 
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic contin-
ues to have a major impact on global economic devel-
opment. Increases in COVID-19 cases around the 
world following the emergence of new virus variants 
combined with disruptions in supply chains and high 
price inflation could lead to delays in expected demand 
recovery. The consequences of the COVID-19 pan-
demic and other disruptions currently being observed, 
as well as the extent and duration of the economic im-
pact, cannot be reliably estimated at this time. OMV is 
responding to the situation with targeted measures to 
safeguard the Company’s economic stability and the 
secure supply of energy. The health and wellbeing of 
every employee is the top priority. 

ESG risk 
OMV puts a special emphasis on five Sustainability 
Strategy areas: HSSE, Carbon Efficiency, Innovation, 
Employees, Business Principles, and Social Responsi-
bility. OMV Executive Board members regularly (at 
least quarterly) discuss current and upcoming environ-
mental, climate, and energy-related policies and regula-
tions; related developments in the fuels and natural gas 
markets; the financial implications of carbon emissions 
trading obligations; the status of innovation project im-
plementation; and progress on achieving sustainability-
related targets. OMV focuses on assessing the poten-
tial vulnerabilities of the Company to climate change 
(e.g., water deficiency, droughts, floods, landslides), 
the impact of the Company on the environment, and 

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the mitigation actions that will ensure a successful tran-
sition to a low-carbon environment (e.g., carbon emis-
sion reductions, compliance with new regulatory re-
quirements).  

IT risks 
As OMV’s activities rely on information technology sys-
tems, the Group may experience disruption due to ma-
jor cyber events. Security controls are therefore imple-
mented across the Group to protect information and IT 
assets that store and process information. IT-related 
risks are assessed, monitored regularly, and managed 
actively with dedicated information and security pro-
grams across the organization. OT (Operational Tech-
nology) related risks are reflected in the assessment of 
process safety risks.  

Strategic risks 

In order to identify strategic risks which might have po-
tential long-term effects on the Company’s objectives, 
OMV continuously monitors its internal and external en-
vironment. 

Personnel risks 
Through systematic employee succession and develop-
ment planning, Corporate Human Resources targets 
suitable managerial employees to meet future growth 
requirements in order to mitigate personnel risks. 

Political and regulatory risks 
In certain countries in its portfolio, OMV’s operations 
are exposed to geopolitical risks, including expropria-
tion and nationalization of property; restrictions on for-
eign ownership; civil strife and acts of war or terrorism; 
and political uncertainties in particular related to Libya, 
Yemen, Russia, and Tunisia, as well as other countries 
where OMV operates and has financial investments. 
However, OMV has extensive experience in dealing 
with the political environment in emerging economies. 
Also, possible regulatory changes may lead to disrup-
tions or limitations in production or an increased tax 
burden. OMV continuously observes political and regu-
latory developments in all markets that affect OMV’s 
operations. Country-specific risks are assessed before 
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OMV also evaluates the risk of potential US or EU 
sanctions and their impact on planned or existing oper-
ations. OMV will ensure to stay in full compliance with 
all applicable sanction laws. In particular, risks due to 
political and regulatory developments both inside and 
outside Europe with potential unfavorable effects on the 
Nord Stream 2 project and on OMV’s activities in Rus-
sia and the Black Sea region are regularly assessed 
and monitored. 

Climate change-related risks 
OMV consistently evaluates the Group’s exposure to 
risks related to climate change in addition to the market 
price risk from European Emission Allowances. Such 
risks comprise the potential impact of acute or chronic 
events like more frequent extreme weather events, or 
systemic changes to our business model due to a 
changing legal framework, or substitution of OMV’s 
products due to changing consumer behavior. OMV 
recognizes climate change as a key global challenge. 
We thus integrate the related risks and opportunities 
into the development of the Company’s business strat-
egy. Measures that we implement to manage or miti-
gate such risks are set out in the relevant sections of 
this report, particularly in Sustainability and Strategy. 

  For further details on risk management and the use of fi-

nancial instruments, please refer to Note 28 of the Consoli-
dated Financial Statements.  

  For further details on climate-change-related risks and 

their management, see the OMV Sustainability Report as 
well as Note 2 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.  

  For further details on health, safety, security, and environ-
mental risks, please refer to the chapter Health, Safety, 
Security, and Environment in the Directors’ Report. 

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Other Information 

Information required by section 243a of 
the Unternehmensgesetzbuch (Austrian 
Commercial Code)  

1.

2.

3.

4.
5.

6.

The capital stock amounts to EUR 327,272,727
and is divided into 327,272,727 bearer shares of
no par value. There is only one class of shares.
There is a consortium agreement in place be-
tween the two core shareholders, Österreichische
Beteiligungs AG (ÖBAG) and Mubadala Petro-
leum and Petrochemicals Holding Company L.L.C
(MPPH), which provides for coordinated behavior
and certain limitations on transfers of sharehold-
ings.
ÖBAG holds 31.5% and MPPH holds 24.9% of
the capital stock.
All shares have the same control rights.
Employees who are shareholders directly exer-
cise their voting rights at the Annual General
Meeting.
The Company’s Executive Board must consist of
two to six members. The Company’s Supervisory
Board must consist of at least six members
elected by the Annual General Meeting and of the
members nominated under section 110 (1) of the
Arbeitsverfassungsgesetz (Austrian Labor Consti-
tution Act). Resolutions concerning the dismissal
of members of the Supervisory Board pursuant to
section 87 (8) of the Aktiengesetz (Austrian Stock
Corporation Act) require a simple majority of the
votes cast. To approve capital increases pursuant
to section 149 of the Austrian Stock Corporation
Act and alterations of the Articles of Association
(except those concerning the Company’s ob-
jects), simple majorities of the votes and capital
represented in adopting the resolution are suffi-
cient.

7. 
7.a)  As the authorized capital granted by the Annual 

General Meeting on May 14, 2014 expired on 
May 14, 2019, the Annual General Meeting de-
cided upon a new authorized capital on Septem-
ber 29, 2020. Specifically, it authorized the Exec-
utive Board until September 29, 2025 to increase 
the share capital of OMV with the consent of the 
Supervisory Board – at once or in several 
tranches – by an amount of up to 
EUR 32,727,272 by issuing up to 32,727,272 new 
no-par value common voting shares in bearer 
form in return for contributions in cash. The capi-
tal increase can also be implemented by way of 
indirect offer for subscription after taking over by 
one or several credit institutions according to Sec-
tion 153 Paragraph 6 Austrian Stock Corporation 

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Act. The issue price and the conditions of issu-
ance can be determined by the Executive Board 
with the consent of the Supervisory Board. The 
Annual General Meeting also authorized the Ex-
ecutive Board, subject to the approval of the Su-
pervisory Board, to exclude the subscription right 
of the shareholders if the capital increase serves 
to  

(i) 

adjust fractional amounts or 

(ii) 

satisfy stock transfer programs, in particular long-
term incentive plans, equity deferrals or other par-
ticipation programs for employees, senior employ-
ees and members of the Executive Board/man-
agement boards of the Company or one of its af-
filiates), or other employees’ stock ownership 
plans.  

In addition, the Supervisory Board was authorized 
to adopt amendments to the Articles of Associa-
tion resulting from the issuance of shares accord-
ing to the authorized capital.  

7.b)  On May 18, 2016, the Annual General Meeting 
authorized the Executive Board for a period of 
five years from the adoption of the resolution, 
therefore, until including) May 17, 2021, upon ap-
proval of the Supervisory Board, to dispose of or 
utilize stock repurchased or already held by the 
Company to grant treasury shares to employees, 
senior employees and/or members of the Execu-
tive Board/management boards of the Company 
or one of its affiliates, including for purposes of 
share transfer programs – in particular, long-term 
incentive plans including matching share plans or 
other stock ownership plans – under exclusion of 
the general purchasing possibility of shareholders 
(exclusion of subscription rights). The authoriza-
tion can be exercised as a whole or in parts or 
even in several tranches by the Company, by a 
subsidiary (section 189a, number 7, of the Aus-
trian Commercial Code) or by third parties for the 
account of the Company. 

7.c)  On June 2, 2021 the Annual General Meeting au-
thorized the Executive Board for a period of five 
years from the adoption of the resolution, there-
fore, until and including June 1, 2026, subject to 
the approval of the Supervisory Board, to dispose 
of or utilize repurchased treasury shares or treas-
ury shares already held by the Company to grant 
to employees, executive employees and/or mem-
bers of the Executive Board/management boards 

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of the Company or its affiliates including for pur-
poses of share transfer programs, in particular 
long term incentive plans including equity defer-
rals or other stock ownership plans, and to 
thereby exclude the general purchasing right of 
shareholders (exclusion of subscription rights). 
The authorization can be exercised as a whole or 
in parts or even in several tranches by the Com-
pany, by a subsidiary (Section 189a Number 7 
Commercial Code) or by third parties for the ac-
count of the Company. 

8.

As of December 31, 2021, OMV has outstanding
perpetual hybrid notes in the amount of
EUR 2,500 mn which are subordinated to all other
creditors. According to IFRS, the net proceeds of
the hybrid notes in the amount of EUR 2,483 mn
are fully treated as equity because the repayment
of the principal and the payments of interest are
solely at the discretion of OMV.

On December 7, 2015, OMV issued hybrid notes 
with an aggregate principal amount of 
EUR 1,500 mn, in two tranches of EUR 750 mn 
each: 

(i) 

The hybrid notes of tranche 1, with a first call date 
in 2021, were called and redeemed at their princi-
pal amount (plus interest accrued) on November 
30, 2021. 

(ii)  The hybrid notes of tranche 2 bear a fixed interest 
rate of 6.250% per annum until, but excluding, 
December 9, 2025, which is the first call date of 
tranche 2. From December 9, 2025 (including), 
tranche 2 will bear an interest rate per annum at 
the relevant five-year swap rate for the relevant 
interest period plus a specified margin and a step-
up of 100 basis points.  

Interest is due and payable annually in arrears on 
December 9 of each year, unless OMV elects to 
defer the relevant interest payments. The out-
standing deferred interest must be paid under 
certain circumstances, in particular, if the Annual 
General Meeting of OMV resolves upon a divi-
dend payment on OMV shares.  

On June 19, 2018, OMV issued a hybrid bond 
with a principal amount of EUR 500 mn. The hy-
brid bond bears a fixed interest rate of 2.875% 
per annum until, but excluding, June 19, 2024. 
From June 19, 2024 (including), until, but exclud-
ing, June 19, 2028 the hybrid notes will bear inter-
est at a rate corresponding to the relevant five-

year swap rate plus a specified margin. From 
June 19, 2028 (including), the notes will bear an 
interest rate per annum at the relevant five-year 
swap rate for the relevant interest period plus a 
specified margin and a step-up of 100 basis 
points. Interest is due and payable annually in ar-
rears on June 19 of each year, unless OMV 
elects to defer the relevant interest payments. 
The outstanding deferred interest must be paid 
under certain circumstances, in particular, if the 
Annual General Meeting of OMV resolves upon a 
dividend payment on OMV shares. 

On September 1, 2020, OMV issued hybrid notes 
with an aggregate principal amount of 
EUR 1,250 mn, in two tranches (Tranche 1: 
EUR 750 mn; Tranche 2: EUR 500 mn) with the 
following interest payable: 

(iii)  The hybrid notes of tranche 1 bear a fixed interest 
rate of 2.500% per annum until, but excluding 
September 1, 2026, which is the first reset date of 
tranche 1. From the first reset date (including), 
until, but excluding, September 1, 2030, the hy-
brid notes of tranche 1 will bear interest per an-
num at a reset interest rate which is determined 
according to the relevant five-year swap rate plus 
a specified margin. From September 1, 2030 (in-
cluding), the hybrid notes of tranche 1 will bear an 
interest rate per annum at the relevant five-year 
swap rate for each interest period thereafter plus 
a specified margin and a step-up of 100 basis 
points. 

(iv)  The hybrid notes of tranche 2 bear a fixed interest 
rate of 2.875% per annum until, but excluding 
September 1, 2029, which is the first reset date of 
tranche 2. From the first reset date (including), 
until, but excluding, September 1, 2030, the hy-
brid notes of tranche 2 will bear interest per an-
num at a reset interest rate which is determined 
according to the relevant five-year swap rate plus 
a specified margin. From September 1, 2030 (in-
cluding), the hybrid notes of tranche 2 will bear an 
interest rate per annum at the relevant five-year 
swap rate for each interest period thereafter plus 
a specified margin and a step-up of 100 basis 
points. 

Interest is due and payable annually in arrears on 
September 1 of each year, unless OMV elects to 
defer the relevant interest payments. The out-
standing deferred interest must be paid under 
certain circumstances, in particular, if the Annual 

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General Meeting of OMV resolves upon a divi-
dend payment on OMV shares. 

The hybrid notes outstanding as of December 31, 
2021 do not have a scheduled maturity date and 
they may be redeemed at the option of OMV un-
der certain circumstances. OMV has, in particular, 
the right to repay the hybrid notes at certain call 
dates. Any accrued unpaid interest becomes pay-
able when the notes are redeemed. In the case of 
a change of control, for example, OMV may call 
the hybrid notes for redemption or else the appli-
cable interest rate will be subject to an increase 
according to the terms and conditions of the hy-
brid notes. 

9.

The material financing agreements to which OMV
is a party and bonds issued by OMV contain typi-
cal change of control clauses.

10. There are no agreements between the Company
and members of the Executive Board and Super-
visory Board or employees regarding the payment
of compensation in the event of a public takeover
bid.

11. The most important elements of the internal con-

trol and risk management system regarding the
accounting process are the following: Govern-
ance for the internal control system is defined by
internal corporate regulations (ICS Directive and
its Annexes). Corporate Internal Audit controls the

compliance with these principles and require-
ments through regular audits, based on the an-
nual audit plan approved by the Audit Committee 
of the Supervisory Board, or through ad hoc au-
dits. 

The results of those audits are presented to the 
Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board. For 
the main “end-to-end” processes (e.g. purchase- 
to-pay, order-to-cash), Group-wide Minimum Con-
trol Requirements are defined. Based on a de-
fined time plan, the implementation and the effec-
tiveness are being monitored. The establishment 
of Group-wide standards for the preparation of 
annual and interim financial statements by means 
of the corporate IFRS Accounting Manual is also 
regulated by an internal corporate regulation. The 
Group uses a comprehensive risk management 
system. The essential processes of the financial 
reporting system have been identified and ana-
lyzed. In addition, the effectiveness of the risk 
management system is regularly evaluated by ex-
ternal auditors. The results of the evaluation are 
reported to the Audit Committee of the Supervi-
sory Board.  

12.

In accordance with section 267a (6) of the Com-
mercial Code, a separate consolidated non-finan-
cial report will be issued.

Subsequent events 

  Please refer to Note 37 in the Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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Vienna, March 9, 2022 

The Executive Board 

Alfred Stern m.p. 
Chairman of the Executive Board,  
Chief Executive Officer and  
Executive Officer Chemicals & Materials 

Johann Pleininger m.p. 
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board 
and Executive Officer Exploration & Production 

Reinhard Florey m.p. 
Chief Financial Officer  

Elena Skvortsova m.p. 
Executive Officer Marketing & Trading  

Martijn van Koten m.p. 
Executive Officer Refining 

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Consolidated Corporate Governance Report 

OMV, as a publicly listed company with its headquarters in Austria, is dedicated to the principles of sound 
corporate governance and has always sought to comply with best practice in corporate governance to 
ensure responsible management and control of the OMV Group, a high level of transparency for every 
stakeholder, and, ultimately, the sustainable and long-term creation of value.

Austrian law, the Articles of Association, the Internal 
Rules for the corporate bodies, and the Austrian Code 
of Corporate Governance (ACCG) provide the core 
legal framework for OMV’s corporate governance. OMV 
adheres to the ACCG issued by the Austrian Working 
Group for Corporate Governance. The code is publicly 
accessible at www.corporate-governance.at. OMV’s 
compliance with the ACCG was last evaluated 
externally by independent advisors for the 2020 
financial year. The report on the evaluation is available 
at www.omv.com and confirms OMV’s compliance with 
the ACCG in relation to all compulsory “comply or 
explain” rules (the “C-rules”) and all recommended 
rules (the “R-rules”). As for C-rules 27 and 28, 
explanations concerning the structure of the 
compensation for the Executive Board and the 
Supervisory Board of OMV is described in the 
Remuneration Policy. The implementation of the policy 
and the performance outcomes of the financial year 
under review are set out in the annual Remuneration 
Report for OMV’s Executive Board and Supervisory 
Board prepared starting with the 2020 financial year. 
The Remuneration Policy and the Remuneration 
Report are published on www.omv.com. The next 
external evaluation is scheduled to be carried out for 
the 2022 financial year. 

For OMV Petrom S.A., a company consolidated in the 
OMV Group and the shares of which are publicly listed 
on the Bucharest Stock Exchange as well as on the 
London Stock Exchange, the relevant Corporate Gov-
ernance Report can be found at 
www.omvpetrom.com/en/about-us/corporate-govern-
ance-aboutus. 

In accordance with the recommendation in the AFRAC 
opinion on the Corporate Governance Report, the Cor-
porate Governance Report of the parent company and 
the consolidated Corporate Governance Report are 
combined in one report. 

Executive Board1  

Alfred Stern, *1965 
Date of initial appointment: April 1, 2021 
End of the current period of tenure: August 31, 2024  
Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive 
Officer, Executive Board member for the Chemicals & 
Materials division 

On September 1, 2021, Alfred Stern became Chairman 
of the Executive Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft, hav-
ing already served as Executive Board member for 
Chemicals & Materials since April 1, 2021. He took 
over management of the Company five months after his 
appointment as Executive Board member for the newly 
established Chemicals & Materials division. Before that, 
he had served as CEO of Borealis since July 2018. He 
had been an Executive Board member for the preced-
ing six years as well, with responsibility for the areas of 
Polyolefins and Innovation & Technology. His career at 
Borealis began in 2008 as Senior Vice President Inno-
vation & Technology. Prior to joining Borealis, Alfred 
Stern was at DuPont de Nemours and held various 
management positions in R&D, Sales & Marketing, and 
Quality & Business Management in Switzerland, Ger-
many, and the United States. Alfred Stern has a PhD in 
Material Science and a Masters in Polymer Engineering 
and Science, both from Montanuniversität in Leoben 
(Austria). 

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Company 

Function 

OMV Petrom S.A. 

Borealis AG 

President of the Supervisory Board 
(since September 1, 2021) 
Chairman of the Executive Board 
(until April 1, 2021) 
Member of the Supervisory Board 
(since April 1, 2021) 
Chairman of the Supervisory Board 
(since September 1, 2021) 

OMV Downstream GmbH  Managing Director 

(since April 1, 2021) 

1 The Supervisory Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft has approved a reorganization of the OMV Group involving splitting and expanding the current area of Refin-
ing & Petrochemical Operations into two areas: Refining, on the one hand, and Chemicals & Materials, on the other hand. The changes took effect as of April 1, 
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Rainer Seele, *1960  
Date of initial appointment: July 1, 2015 
Rainer Seele resigned from his position as Chairman of 
the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer as of 
August 31, 2021.  

Johann Pleininger, *1962  
Date of initial appointment: September 1, 2015  
End of the current period of tenure: August 31, 2023 
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Deputy 
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Board member for 
the Exploration & Production division 

Rainer Seele received his PhD in chemistry at the Uni-
versity of Göttingen and subsequently held senior ap-
pointments at the BASF Group, where he first became 
a member of the Executive Board in 2000. He was sub-
sequently Chairman of the Executive Board at 
WINGAS GmbH. From 2009 until 2015, he served as 
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wintershall Hold-
ing GmbH. 

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Company 

Function 

Johann Pleininger started his professional career at 
OMV in 1977 and later studied mechanical and eco-
nomic engineering. During his time at OMV, he held 
various senior positions. From 2007 to 2013, he was an 
Executive Board member at OMV Petrom in Bucharest, 
responsible for Exploration & Production. Prior to his 
appointment as Executive Board member of OMV, he 
was the Senior Vice President responsible for the core 
Upstream countries Romania and Austria as well as for 
the development of the Black Sea region. 

OMV Petrom S.A. 

Borealis AG 

President of the Supervisory Board                             
(until August 31, 2021) 
Chairman of the Supervisory Board 
(until August 31, 2021) 

Member of the Supervisory Board of FK Austria Wien 
AG 

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Function 
Member of the Supervisory Board 

Company 
OMV Petrom S.A. 
OJSC Severneftegazprom  Member of Board of Directors 
Deputy Chairman of Board of 
SapuraOMV Upstream 
Directors 
Sdn. Bhd. 
Managing Director 
OMV Exploration & Pro-
duction GmbH 
OMV Austria Exploration & 
Production GmbH 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board 

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Reinhard Florey, *1965  
Date of initial appointment: July 1, 2016 
End of the current period of tenure: June 30, 2024  
Chief Financial Officer 

Reinhard Florey graduated with a degree in mechanical 
engineering and economics from Graz University of 
Technology while also completing his music studies at 
the University of Fine Arts. He started his career in cor-
porate consulting and strategy consulting. From 2002 
to 2012, he worked in various positions worldwide for 
Thyssen Krupp AG. Until June 2016, he was CFO and 
Deputy CEO of Outokumpu Oyj. 

Member of the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG 

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Company 

Function 

OMV Petrom S.A. 

Borealis AG 

Deputy Chairman of the Supervi-
sory Board 
(until April 28, 2021) 
Member of the Supervisory Board 

Elena Skvortsova, *1970  
Date of initial appointment: June 15, 2020 
End of the current period of tenure: June 14, 2023 
Executive Board member for the Marketing & Trading 
division. From April 1, 2021 until June 30, 2021 she 
was Executive Board Member for the Refining division 
on an interim basis.  

Elena Skvortsova studied at Moscow State Linguistic 
University and the Thunderbird School of Global Man-
agement in the United States. In 1994, she began her 
professional career at Bayer AG as an international 
management trainee; her last position at Bayer was As-
sociate Director of Bayer Corporation (Healthcare). 
Starting in 2001, Elena Skvortsova held various leader-
ship positions at Baxter International in the United 
States, Central and Eastern Europe, and the United 
Kingdom. Her tenure there lasted 13 years. In 2015, 
she moved to Linde AG and was responsible for man-
aging the Middle East and Eastern Europe region. 
From March 2019 to April 2020, following the merger of 
Linde and Praxair, she was head of Praxair Canada 
Inc., a 100% subsidiary of Linde plc.  

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Company 

Function 

OMV Petrom S.A. 

Member of the Supervisory Board 
(since April 28, 2021) 

OMV Downstream GmbH  Managing Director 

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Martijn van Koten, *1970 
Date of initial appointment: July 1, 2021 
End of the current period of tenure: June 30, 2024 
Executive Board member for the Refining division 

Martijn van Koten was born in the Netherlands, where 
he studied Chemical Engineering at Delft University of 
Technology. He began his professional career at Shell 
in 1994, taking on several management and technical 
positions in the refining and downstream business in 
the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. Starting 2004, 
Martijn van Koten held manufacturing site general man-
ager positions at Shell in Sweden and Singapore, be-
fore becoming Vice President Manufacturing East & 
Middle East in Singapore in 2009 and Vice President 
Supply & Distribution Americas in the United States in 
2013. In 2013, Martijn van Koten joined Borealis as Ex-
ecutive Board Member Operations, HSE & PTS, in 
Austria. From 2018 to June 2021, he was Borealis’ Ex-
ecutive Board Member Base Chemicals & Operations 
in Austria.  

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Company 

Function 

OMV Petrom S.A. 

Borealis AG 

Member of the Supervisory Board 
(since August 1, 2021) 
Member of the Executive Board 
(until June 30, 2021) 
Member of the Supervisory Board 
(since September 1, 2021) 

OMV Downstream GmbH  Managing Director 
(since July 1, 2021) 
Managing Director 
(since July 14, 2021) 

OMV Gas Logistics 
Holding GmbH 

Thomas Gangl, *1971  
Date of initial appointment: July 1, 2019 
Thomas Gangl resigned as member of the Executive 
Board responsible for the Refining & Petrochemical Op-
erations division as of March 31, 2021. 

Thomas Gangl began his OMV career in 1998 as a pro-
cess engineer at the Schwechat refinery after studying 
process engineering at Vienna University of Technol-
ogy and mechanical engineering at the University of 
Salford (Manchester). In 2011, he became General 
Manager of OMV Deutschland GmbH and Site Man-
ager in Burghausen. He was appointed Site Manager in 
Schwechat in 2014 and took over the role of Senior 
Vice President of the Refining & Petrochemicals Busi-
ness Unit with responsibility for all three OMV refineries 
in 2016. On April 1, 2021, Thomas Gangl became the 
Chairman of the Executive Board of Borealis AG.  

Functions in major subsidiaries of the OMV Group 

Company 
OMV Petrom S.A. 

Borealis AG 

Function 
Member of the Supervisory Board 
(until April 28, 2021) 
Member of the Supervisory Board 
(until April 1, 2021) 
Chairman of the Executive Board 
(since April 1, 2021) 

OMV Downstream GmbH  Managing Director 

OMV Gas Logistics 
Holding GmbH 

(until March 31, 2021) 
Managing Director 
(until March 31, 2021) 

Working practices of the Executive Board  
The approval requirements, responsibilities of individual 
Executive Board members, decision-making proce-
dures, and the approach to conflicts of interest are gov-
erned by the Internal Rules of the Executive Board. The 
Executive Board holds meetings at least every two 
weeks to exchange information and issue decisions on 
all matters requiring plenary approval. 

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Supervisory Board 

OMV’s Supervisory Board consists of ten members 
elected by the General Meeting (shareholders’ repre-
sentatives) and five members delegated by the Group’s 
Works Council1. Six of the current shareholders’ repre-
sentatives were elected at the 2019 Annual General 
Meeting (AGM), two at the 2020 AGM, and two at the 
2021 AGM. The members of OMV’s Supervisory Board 
in 2021 and their appointments to supervisory boards 
of other domestic or foreign listed companies as well as 
any management functions held are shown below.  

Mark Garrett, *1962 
Chairman  
(Chief Executive Officer, Marquard & Bahls AG) 
Seats: Axalta Coating Systems (Chairman until August 
2021), Umicore 

Thomas Schmid, *1975 
Deputy Chairman (until July 5, 2021) 
(Chief Executive Officer, Österreichische Beteiligungs 
AG until July 5, 2021) 
Seats: VERBUND AG, Telekom Austria AG (until 
July 5, 2021) 

Christine Catasta, *1958 
Deputy Chairwoman2 (since September 10, 2021) 
Chief Executive Officer, Österreichische Beteiligungs 
AG until January 31, 2022) 
Seats: VERBUND AG, Telekom Austria AG 

Saeed Al Mazrouei, *1980 
Deputy Chairman (since June 2, 2021) 
(Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Direct Investments, 
Mubadala Investment Company) 
Seats: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) 

Mansour Mohamed Al Mulla, *1979 
(until June 2, 2021) 
(Platform CFO Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Mubadala 
Investment Company PJSC) 
Seats: Aldar Properties PJSC 

Stefan Doboczky, *1967 
(Chief Executive Officer, Heubach Group since January 
10, 2022; Chief Executive Officer, Lenzing AG until 
September 30, 2021) 
Seats: no seats in domestic or foreign listed companies 

Karl Rose, *1961 
(Strategy Advisor, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) 
Seats: no seats in domestic or foreign listed companies 

Elisabeth Stadler, *1961 
(Chief Executive Officer, VIENNA INSURANCE 
GROUP AG – Wiener Versicherung Gruppe) 
Seats: voestalpine AG 

Christoph Swarovski, *1970 
(Chief Executive Officer, Tyrolit AG) 
Seats: no seats in domestic or foreign listed companies 

Cathrine Trattner, *1976 
Seats: no seats in domestic or foreign listed companies 

Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, *1952  
Seats: Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, VIENNA IN-
SURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe, 
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktienge-
sellschaft 

Delegated by the Group’s Works Council 
(employee representatives) 

Alyazia Ali Al Kuwaiti, *1979 
Deputy Chairwoman (until June 2, 2021, since then 
member) 
(Executive Director Upstream & Integrated, Petroleum 
& Petrochemicals, Mubadala Investment Company)  
Seats: no seats in domestic or foreign listed companies 

Alexander Auer, *1969 (since September 1, 2021) 
Hubert Bunderla, *1965 (since January 18, 2021) 
Herbert Lindner, *1961 (until August 31, 2021) 
Nicole Schachenhofer, *1976 (since January 18, 
2021) 
Angela Schorna, *1980 
Gerhard Singer, *1960 

1 Due to the resignation of Christine Asperger (October 1, 2020) and Alfred Redlich (December 2, 2020), three members delegated by the Group’s Works Council 

were part of the Supervisory Board at the end of 2020 until January 18, 2021. 

2 Christine Catasta declared in a letter dated January 25, 2022 that she would resign from the Supervisory Board with effect from the end of the Annual General 

Meeting that resolves on the discharge for the financial year 2021.

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More detailed information about all members of OMV’s 
Supervisory Board, including their professional careers, 
can be obtained from OMV’s website at 
www.omv.com > About us > Supervisory Board. 

Diversity  
The main considerations in selecting the members of 
the Supervisory Board are relevant knowledge, per-
sonal integrity, and experience in executive positions. 
Furthermore, aspects of diversity of the Supervisory 
Board with respect to the internationality of the mem-
bers, the representation of both genders, and the age 
structure are taken into account. The Supervisory 
Board includes seven women (as per December 31, 
2021) and three non-Austrian nationals. The members 
of the Supervisory Board are aged between 41 and 69.  

Independence  
The Supervisory Board has defined the criteria that 
constitute independence (resolutions dated March 21, 
2006, and March 25, 2009). In addition to the guide-
lines set out in Annex 1 of the ACCG, the Supervisory 
Board has established the following criteria with regard 
to its members elected by the General Meeting:  

▸ A Supervisory Board member shall not serve on the 
▸ A Supervisory Board member shall not hold stock 

Executive Board of an OMV Group company.  

options issued by the Company or any affiliated 
company, or receive any other performance-related 
remuneration from an OMV Group company.  

▸ A Supervisory Board member shall not be a share-

holder with a controlling interest in the meaning of 
EU Directive 83/349/EEC (i.e. an interest of more 
than 50% of the voting rights or a dominant influ-
ence, e.g. through the right to appoint Board mem-
bers) or represent such a shareholder.  

All members elected by the General Meeting have de-
clared their independence from the Company and its 
Executive Board during the 2021 financial year and up 
to the time of making such declarations (C-rule 53 of 
the ACCG). Under C-rule 54 of the ACCG, Mark Gar-
rett, Stefan Doboczky, Karl Rose, Elisabeth Stadler, 
Christoph Swarovski, Cathrine Trattner, and Gertrude 
Tumpel-Gugerell have made declarations to the effect 
that they were not shareholders with a stake of more 
than 10% or represented such shareholders’ interests 
during the 2021 financial year and up to the time of 
making such declarations. Furthermore, the above-
mentioned members of the Supervisory Board were 
nominated for the election as Supervisory Board mem-
bers by Österreichische Beteiligungs AG, which must 
comply with the strict independence and incompatibility 
criteria of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance 
when nominating or appointing persons as members of 
the Supervisory Boards of its affiliated companies and 
ensure that they exercise their activities on the Supervi-
sory Boards of the affiliated companies independently 
of their own interests or those of legal entities closely 
associated with them. 

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Positions and committee memberships in 20211 

Name 

Mark Garrett 
Christine Catasta 
Thomas Schmid 
Saeed Al Mazrouei 
Alyazia Ali Al Kuwaiti 
Mansour Mohamed Al Mulla 
Stefan Doboczky 
Karl Rose 
Elisabeth Stadler 
Christoph Swarovski 
Cathrine Trattner 
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell 
Alexander Auer 
Hubert Bunderla 
Herbert Lindner 
Nicole Schachenhofer 
Angela Schorna 
Gerhard Singer 

Supervisory Board and 
committees 20211 

SB  PNC  PPC 

AC 

RC 

STC 

Term of office 

  C 
  DC 
  DC 
  DC 
  M2 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 

  C 
  DC 
  DC 
  DC 
  M2 
  M 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
  M 
– 
  M 
– 
– 

  M 
  DC 
  DC 
  DC 
  M2 
  M 
  M 
  C 
– 
– 
– 
– 
  M 
  M 
  M 
  M 
– 
  M3 

M 
M 
M 
– 
  DC 
– 
– 
– 
  DC 
– 
M 
C 
– 
M 
  M3 
– 
M 
M 

  DC 
C 
C 
  DC 
–2 
– 
– 
– 
– 
M 
– 
M 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

–  September 29, 2020, to 2023 AGM 
  DC  September 10, 2021 to 2022 AGM4 
–  May 14, 2019, to July 5, 2021 
–  June 2, 2021, to 2024 AGM 
  DC  May 22, 2018, to 2024 AGM 
–  May 22, 2018, to 2021 AGM 
C  May 14, 2019, to 2022 AGM 
–  May 18, 2016, to 2024 AGM 
M  May 14, 2019, to 2022 AGM 
–  May 14, 2019, to 2022 AGM 
–  May 14, 2019, to 2022 AGM 
–  May 19, 2015, to 2022 AGM 
M  Since September 1, 2021 
–  Since January 18, 2021 
–  June 1, 2013, to August 31, 2021 
M  Since January 18, 2021 
–  Since March 23, 2018 
–  Since September 26, 2016 

1 Abbreviations: SB = Supervisory Board, PNC = Presidential and Nomination Committee, PPC = Portfolio and Project Committee, AC = Audit Committee,  

RC = Remuneration Committee, STC = Sustainability and Transformation Committee, C = Chairman/Chairwoman, DC = Deputy Chairman/Chairwoman, M = 

Member, AGM = Annual General Meeting 

2 Deputy Chairwoman until June 2, 2021 
3 Member until January 18, 2021 
4 Christine Catasta declared in a letter dated January 25, 2022 that she would resign from the Supervisory Board, to which she was originally elected until the 

2024 AGM, with effect from the end of the AGM that resolves on the discharge for the financial year 2021. 

Working practices of the Supervisory Board  
The Supervisory Board fulfills its duties – in particular 
supervising the Executive Board and advising it on 
strategy – by discussing the Company’s situation and 
objectives during board meetings. Decisions are also 
taken at these meetings, except in urgent cases where 
resolutions can be taken by circular vote. Five commit-
tees ensure that the best possible use is made of the 
Supervisory Board members’ expertise. Brief descrip

tions of these committees are given below (see also the 
Report of the Supervisory Board for an overview of the 
individual committees’ main activities in 2021). In 2021, 
9 meetings of the Supervisory Board and 21 committee 
meetings were held. In particular, the Executive Board 
and the Supervisory Board discussed OMV’s strategy1. 
No member of the Supervisory Board attended fewer 
than half of the meetings of the Supervisory Board. Mr. 
Al Mazrouei attended fewer than half of the meetings of 
the committees he has been elected to.  

1 Further information can be found in the OMV Annual Report 2021 / Chapter „Strategy”. 

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Attendance of Supervisory Board and committee meet-
ings in 2021 was as follows: 

Attendance of Supervisory Board and 
committee meetings in 20211 

  SB 
Name 
  9/9 
Mark Garrett 
Christine Catasta2 
  2/2 
Thomas Schmid3 
  6/6 
Saeed Al Mazrouei4 
  3/3 
Alyazia Ali Al Kuwaiti 
  8/9 
Mansour Mohamed Al Mulla5    4/6 
  7/9 
Stefan Doboczky 
  8/9 
Karl Rose 
  8/9 
Elisabeth Stadler 
  7/9 
Christoph Swarovski 
  9/9 
Cathrine Trattner 
  9/9 
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell 
Alexander Auer6 
  3/3 
Hubert Bunderla7 
  9/9 
Herbert Lindner8 
  6/6 
Nicole Schachenhofer7 
  9/9 
  9/9 
Angela Schorna 
  9/9 
Gerhard Singer 

  AC 
  6/6 
  2/2 
  3/3 

  6/6 

  RC 
  6/6 
  1/1 
  3/3 
  1/3 
  3/35 

 PNC 
  6/6 
  1/1 
  5/5 
  0/1 
  6/6 
  3/5 

 PPC 
  3/3 
  2/2 
  1/1 
  0/2 
  3/3 
  1/1 
  3/3 
  3/3 

  5/6 

  6/6 

  5/6 

  6/6 
  6/6 

  6/6 

  6/6 
  5/6 

  2/2 
  5/5 
  3/3 
  1/19    1/1 
  5/5 
  3/3 
  1/19   

1 Abbreviations: SB = Supervisory Board, PNC = Presidential and Nomination 
Committee, PPC = Portfolio and Project Committee, AC = Audit Committee, 

RC = Remuneration Committee 

2 Since September 10, 2021 
3 Until July 5, 2021 
4 Since June 2, 2021 
5 Until June 2, 2021 
6 Since September 1, 2021 
7 Since January 18, 2021 
8 Until August 31, 2021 
9  Until January 18, 2021 

Pursuant to C-rule 36 of the ACCG, the Supervisory 
Board is tasked with discussing the efficiency of its ac-
tivities annually, in particular its organization and work 
procedures (self-evaluation).   

Presidential and Nomination Committee  
This committee is empowered to take decisions on 
matters of urgency. The Supervisory Board may trans-
fer other duties and powers of approval to the Presi-
dential and Nomination Committee on an ad hoc or per-
manent basis. In its capacity as the Nomination Com-
mittee, this body makes proposals to the Supervisory 
Board for the appointment or replacement of Executive 
Board members and deals with succession planning. It 
also makes recommendations to the General Meeting 
for appointments to the Supervisory Board. There were 
six meetings of the Presidential and Nomination Com-
mittee in 2021, in which discussions focused on Execu-
tive and Supervisory Board matters. 

Audit Committee  
This committee performs the duties established by sec-
tion 92 (4a) Austrian Stock Corporation Act. The com-
mittee held six meetings during the year. It predomi-
nantly dealt with preparations for the audit of the annual 
financial statements, a review of the auditors’ activities, 
internal audit, the internal control and risk management 
systems, as well as the presentation of the annual fi-
nancial statements. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell is the fi-
nancial expert on the Audit Committee within the mean-
ing of section 92 (4a) (1) Austrian Stock Corporation 
Act.  

Auditors  
The Supervisory Board monitors the auditors’ inde-
pendence and reviews a breakdown of the audit fees 
and fees for additional services besides auditing activi-
ties. In 2021, the auditors Ernst & Young 
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (including their 
network within the meaning of section 271b Austrian 
Commercial Code) received EUR 3.55 mn for the an-
nual audit, EUR 0.53 mn for other assurance services, 
EUR 0.56 mn for tax advisory services, and EUR 0.07 
mn for other engagements.  

Portfolio and Project Committee  
This committee supports the Executive Board in pre-
paring complex decisions on key issues where neces-
sary and reports on these decisions and any recom-
mendations to the Supervisory Board. In 2021, three 
meetings of the Portfolio and Project Committee were 
held. 

Sustainability and Transformation Committee 
The purpose of the Sustainability and Transformation 
Committee is to support the Supervisory Board in re-
viewing and monitoring OMV’s strategy with regard to 
sustainability, and ESG-related standards and perfor-
mance. It also focuses on processes and performance 
specifically in HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and En-
vironment) and in particular regarding climate change. 
Furthermore, the committee serves to support and 
oversee the transformation process toward a more sus-
tainable business model, including the cultural integra-
tion of strategically significant acquisitions. This com-
mittee was established by resolution of the Supervisory 
Board on October 28, 2021, and met for the first time 
on March 9, 2022. 

Remuneration Committee  
This committee deals with all aspects of the remunera-
tion of Executive Board members and with their em-
ployment contracts. The committee’s membership does 
not include employee representatives. The committee 

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is empowered to conclude, amend, and terminate Ex-
ecutive Board members’ employment contracts and to 
make decisions on the awarding of bonuses (variable 
remuneration components) and other such benefits to 
them. The Remuneration Committee met six times dur-
ing 2021. Executive Board members were invited to at-
tend parts of some of the meetings of the Remunera-
tion Committee. 

hkp/// group was hired by the Remuneration Committee 
to provide remuneration advice to the committee on the 
appropriate structure and level of Executive Board 
compensation in line with regulatory requirements and 
market practice. 

In 2021, hkp/// group was also commissioned by OMV 
and OMV Petrom to provide advice to OMV on govern-
ance processes between OMV and OMV Petrom, and 
to OMV Petrom on the development and drafting of the 
Remuneration Policy for the Executive Board and Su-
pervisory Board of OMV Petrom. hkp/// group provided 
advice on the development of OMV’s Remuneration 
Report. This consulting company did not advise the 
OMV Executive Board in matters relating to Executive 
Board remuneration, ensuring independence with re-
spect to the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance.  

Conflicts of interest and dealings by members of 
the Supervisory Board requiring approval  
There were no transactions requiring approval in ac-
cordance with section 95 (5) (12) Austrian Stock Corpo-
ration Act. Attention is drawn to the fact that the Super-
visory Board members Mark Garrett, Stefan Doboczky, 
and Elisabeth Stadler are or were in the reporting year 
chairpersons of the executive boards of companies with 
which supply contracts and insurance and related con-
tracts, respectively, were concluded under normal mar-
ket and industry terms and conditions (including consid-
eration). Although these contracts do not raise con-
cerns in relation to a potential conflict of interest, re-
lated Supervisory Board approvals have been obtained. 
The Internal Rules of the Supervisory Board contain 
detailed procedures for handling conflicts of interest on 
the part of Supervisory Board members. 

Employee participation1  
The Group’s Works Council holds regular meetings 
with the Executive Board in order to exchange infor-
mation on developments affecting employees. Further-
more, the Group’s Works Council has made use of its 
right to delegate members to the Supervisory Board 

(one employee representative for every two members 
elected by the General Meeting). Therefore, out of the 
15 Supervisory Board members, 5 members are em-
ployee representatives.  

Rights of minority shareholders  

▸ General Meeting: An Extraordinary General Meet-

ing must be convened at the request of sharehold-
ers holding not less than 5% of the shares.  

▸ Agenda items must be included at the request of 

shareholders holding not less than 5% of the 
shares.  

▸ Shareholders holding not less than 1% of the 

shares may submit resolution proposals on all 
agenda items. Such resolution proposals must be 
posted on the website upon request of the respec-
tive shareholders.  

▸ Shareholders holding not less than 10% of the 

shares may require an extraordinary audit in the 
event of grounds for suspicion of irregularities, or 
gross violations of the law or the Articles of Associ-
ation.  

▸ All shareholders, having duly provided evidence of 

their shareholding, are entitled to attend General 
Meetings, ask questions, and vote.  

▸ Election of the Supervisory Board: If elections for 

two or more positions to the Supervisory Board are 
held at the same General Meeting, separate votes 
must be held for each position. If elections for three 
or more seats on the Supervisory Board are held at 
the same General Meeting, and if prior to the vote 
on the last position to be assigned it is found that at 
least one-third of all the votes have been cast in fa-
vor of the same person but he or she has not been 
elected, then this person must be declared as Su-
pervisory Board member. 

Women’s Advancement and Diversity 
Concept 

Diversity is an enormous strength that OMV actively 
builds on now, and in the future. Consequently, OMV 
strives to continuously develop new initiatives and 
measures that promote diversity and equal opportuni-
ties. OMV is committed to its Group diversity strategy 
focusing on gender and internationality. As a company 
active in an industry with a strong technical focus, it is 
particularly challenging for OMV to achieve a satisfac-
tory gender balance in all fields of business activity. 
OMV is committed to supporting women’s advance-
ment to managerial positions. The strategic objective is 

1 Due to the resignation of Christine Asperger (October 1, 2020) and Alfred Redlich (December 2, 2020), three members delegated by the Group’s Works Council 

were part of the Supervisory Board at the end of 2020 until January 18, 2021. 

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with regard to gender, age, employee background, sen-
iority as well as salaries, OMV is ensuring fair treatment 
and contributing to equal opportunities among men and 
women at all career stages. 

Female employees initiated a Diversity Network to raise 
awareness of diversity topics and to boost the careers 
of women in technical fields through a collaboration site 
and joint activities. 

OMV’s Head Office in Vienna has two company kinder-
gartens attended by children of OMV employees.  

The Executive Board and Supervisory Board consider 
the described measures and programs to foster the di-
versity of the workforce as a key factor in strengthening 
the diversity of the internal pool of Executive Board 
succession candidates. The Presidential and Nomina-
tion Committee concerns itself at least once a year with 
the identification and development of high-potential em-
ployees. In addition to internal succession planning, the 
Supervisory Board also makes use of external recruit-
ments in order to best fill open Executive Board posi-
tions. When selecting Executive Board members – be it 
internally or externally – special attention is given to 
balance gender, age, and international experience in 
addition to professional skills. 

Since Elena Skvortsova joined on June 15, 2020, there 
is one woman on the Executive Board of OMV. The Ex-
ecutive Board members of OMV Aktiengesellschaft are 
between 51 and 59 years old, are from three different 
nationalities, and have acquired extensive international 
management experience. 

Since 2019, ÖBAG has had a legal mandate to pro-
pose candidates for the Supervisory Boards of its 
shareholdings. The ÖBAG management proposal is 
subject to approval by the ÖBAG presidium, after sub-
mission of the proposal by the Supervisory Board of 
OMV Aktiengesellschaft and before the election by the 
Annual General Meeting of OMV AG takes place. The 
selection of candidates is based on various criteria, 
particularly the candidates’ professional skills, personal 
integrity, independence, and impartiality. In addition, di-
versity aspects such as the representation of both gen-
ders, a balanced age distribution, and internationality of 
members is taken into consideration. 

to achieve the best diversity mix at the senior 
management level. The aim is to increase the 
proportion of women in management roles, from 
20.9%1 currently to 25% by 2025, through a number of 
initiatives such as mentoring, succession planning, 
specific trainings, as well as initiatives to promote a 
healthy work/life balance.  

The proportion of women in the Group as a whole is 
27% (2020: 25%), 20.9%1 of whom are in management 
and executive positions. In OMV’s leadership develop-
ment programs, the proportion of women was 49% in 
2021 (2020: 42%). In OMV’s Upstream integrated grad-
uate development program for technical skill pools, the 
proportion of women was 31% in 2021 (2020: 31%). 
The topic of diversity has been incorporated into all 
Leadership Development programs and embedded into 
the OMV People Strategy. 

We designed and implemented targeted training pro-
grams, such as SHEnergy, a blended-learning program 
for women at OMV, to support women’s leadership 
skills. The program focuses on active inclusion 
skills and also emphasizes the power of mentor-
ing and networking in developing female leaders.   

We also held Career Aspiration Talks to make women 
at OMV more visible and in doing so to also strengthen 
our pipeline of future female leaders.  

In 2021, we launched the “New Parent Program” in 
Austria focused on equipping future new parents with 
information on parental leave and part-time models, the 
related long-term financial aspects, and things to con-
sider when returning to work. The program’s target 
group includes male as well as female employees to 
encourage more equal distribution of childcare respon-
sibilities.   

In March 2021, we hosted a Diversity & Inclusion Week 
built around International Women’s Day to create 
awareness and support the topic.  

OMV promotes talents from different backgrounds, thus 
ensuring the best mix in diverse teams. OMV especially 
supports the recruitment and development of women in 
technical positions. 

By using gender-neutral language in OMV’s job adver-
tisements and publishing all job advertisements inter-
nally, together with the constant monitoring of equality 

1 Advanced & Executive Level 

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At the end of 2021, the Supervisory Board of OMV in-
cluded seven women, corresponding to a share of 
47%. In line with the strategic orientation of the Com-
pany, particular focus will be given to further strength-
ening industry-specific expertise and the internationality 
of Supervisory Board members. With members aged 
between 41 and 69 years, the Supervisory Board’s age 
structure is balanced. 

External evaluation of Corporate 
Governance 

An external evaluation of OMV’s compliance with the 
provisions of the ACCG is performed biennially. For the 
2020 financial year, OMV had engaged Deloitte Legal 
(Jank Weiler Operenyi Rechtsanwälte GmbH, attorney 
Johannes Lutterotti). The official questionnaire of the 
Austrian Working Group for Corporate Governance was 
used for the evaluation, and the result was that OMV is 
in full compliance with the Austrian Code of Corporate 
Governance including all non-compulsory recommen-
dations. The report on the evaluation is available for 
download on OMV’s website (www.omv.com). 

Vienna, March 9, 2022 

The Executive Board 

Alfred Stern m.p. 

Johann Pleininger m.p. 

Reinhard Florey m.p. 

Elena Skvortsova m.p. 

Martijn van Koten m.p. 

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STATEMENTS AND NOTES 
97 — 226 

98 — Auditor’s Report 
108 — Consolidated Income Statement for 2021 
109 — Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for 2021 
110 — Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2021 
112 — Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for 2021 
114 — Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2021 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 
115 — Basis of Preparation and Accounting Policies 
131 — Segment Reporting 
136 — Notes to the Income Statement 
145 — Notes to the Statement of Financial Position 
179 — Supplementary Information on the Financial Position 
198 — Other Information 
216 — Oil and Gas Reserve Estimation and Disclosures (unaudited) 
225 — Executive Board 

Key Audit Matters 
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our profes-
sional judgment, were of most significance in our audit 
of the consolidated financial statements of the fiscal 
year. These matters were addressed in the context of 
our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a 
whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do 
not provide a separate opinion on these matters. 

We considered the following matters as key audit mat-
ters for our audit: 

1. 

The impact of climate change and the energy 
transition on the financial statements 

2.  Recoverability of equity-accounted investments 
3.  Recoverability of intangible exploration and evalu-

4. 
5. 

ation (E&E) assets 
Estimation of oil and gas reserves 
Valuation of provision for decommissioning and 
restoration obligations 

OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Auditor’s Report1 

Report on the Consolidated Financial 
Statements 

Audit Opinion 
We have audited the consolidated financial statements 
of 

OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, 

and of its subsidiaries (the Group) comprising the con-
solidated statement of financial position as of Decem-
ber 31, 2021, the consolidated income statement, the 
consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the 
consolidated statement of changes in equity and the 
consolidated statement of cash flows for the fiscal year 
then ended and the notes to the consolidated financial 
statements except for "Oil and Gas Reserve Estimation 
and Disclosures (unaudited)". 

Based on our audit the accompanying consolidated fi-
nancial statements were prepared in accordance with 
the legal regulations and present fairly, in all material 
respects, the assets and the financial position of the 
Group as of December 31, 2021 and its financial per-
formance for the year then ended in accordance with 
the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) 
as adopted by EU, and the additional requirements un-
der Section 245a Austrian Company Code (UGB). 

Basis for Opinion 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the regula-
tion (EU) no. 537/2014 (in the following "EU regulation") 
and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing. 
Those standards require that we comply with Interna-
tional Standards on Auditing (ISA). Our responsibilities 
under those regulations and standards are further de-
scribed in the "Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of 
the Consolidated Financial Statements" section of our 
report. We are independent of the Group in accordance 
with the Austrian General Accepted Accounting Princi-
ples and professional requirements and we have ful-
filled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance 
with these requirements. We believe that the audit evi-
dence we have obtained until the date of this auditor’s 
report is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion by this date. 

1  This report is a translation of the original report in German, which is solely valid. Publication or sharing with third parties of the consolidated financial statements 
together with our auditor's opinion is only allowed if the consolidated financial statements and the directors’ report for the Group are identical with the German 

audited version. This audit opinion is only applicable to the German and complete consolidated financial statements with the directors’ report for the Group. Sec-

tion 281 paragraph 2 UGB (Austrian Company Code) applies to alternated versions. 

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Key Audit Matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

We evaluated management’s key assumptions related 
to climate change and energy transition risks and how it 
impacted the critical accounting estimates and judge-
ments on different areas of the financial statements. 

Specifically, our work included, but was not limited to, 
the following procedures: 

▸  Assess the design and implementation of controls 

in the estimation processes, with a focus on how 
the impact of climate change and energy transition 
was considered for the key assumptions; 

▸ Analyse with those responsible for group strategy 

and group reporting OMV’s view on the impact of 
climate change and energy transition on key as-
sumptions used in the base case scenario and 
stress test analysis; 

▸ Reading of information in the director’s report (strat-

egy and sustainability) and consider its consistency 
with the assumptions used by management when 
preparing its energy transition base case scenario 
and stress test analysis; 

▸ Assessing OMV’s mapping of the impact of climate 

change and energy transition risks into accounting 
estimates and judgements included in the financial 
statements; 

▸ Evaluate OMV’s assessment of key assumptions 

(oil and gas price, CO2 price, refining and petro-
chemical margins and cracks, power prices and 
spreads, volume develop-ment) used in the base 
case comparing it to external market data and other 
resources where available; and 

▸ Assess the adequacy of the disclosures made in 

the financial statements regarding the impact of cli-
mate change and energy transition, including the 
sensitivities due to the stress test analysis in Note 2 
(Accounting policies, judgements and estimates). 

The impact of climate change and the energy tran-
sition on the financial statements 

Climate change and energy transition impact many ar-
eas of accounting estimates and judgements.  

The risk is that accounting estimates and judgement do 
not properly reflect the impact of material climate 
change and energy transition.  

As included in Note 2 (Accounting policies, judgements 
and estimates) to the financial statements, OMV has 
considered the short- and long-term effects of climate 
change and energy transition in preparing the consoli-
dated financial statements.  

The note also explains, that IFRS’s requires the use of 
assumptions that represent management’s current best 
estimate of the range of expected future economic con-
ditions, which may differ from company ambitions and 
public climate targets. 

OMV’s management has established for its midterm 
plan assumptions a base case scenario, which is used 
for estimates in various areas of the Financial State-
ments, including amongst others impairment of assets, 
useful lives and decommissioning provision. The base 
case scenario is aligned with IEA Stated Policies Sce-
nario (STEPS) taken from the World Economic Outlook 
and adjusted such that the EU, the United States, 
China, Japan and South Korea (with a two-year delay 
for political alignment and measuring effectiveness) are 
following the IEA Sustainable Development Scenario 
(SDS) and meeting the Paris Agreement targets. 

In addition, OMV performed a stress test analysis, us-
ing a decarbonization scenario which is built on the IEA 
SDS Scenario, where the entire world reaches the 
Paris Agreement commitment to be net-zero by 2070, 
in order to assess the impact of this scenario on the re-
coverability of assets and valuation of liabilities. 

OMV Group’s disclosures about the impact of climate 
change and energy transition on the financial state-
ments, including sensitivities due to the stress test 
analysis, are included in Note 2 (Accounting policies, 
judgements and estimates). 

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Key Audit Matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

We assessed management’s assessment of the recov-
erability of the carrying value of equity-accounted in-
vest-ments by evaluating if and how management de-
termines a need of impairment. Where an impairment 
test was required, we evaluated management’s as-
sumptions.  

Specifically, our work included, but was not limited to, 
the following procedures: 

trols in the valuation process; 

▸  Assess the design and implementation of the con-
▸ Review and evaluation of management’s assess-
▸ Assess the determination of cash generating units; 
▸ Reconcile the assumptions used within the future 

ment of the existence of impairment indicators; 

cash flow models to approved budgets and busi-
ness plans; 

impact in the cash flow models;  

▸  Assess the consideration of COVID-19-pandemic 
▸ Check the mathematical accuracy of the cash flow 
▸ Compare of cash flow projections with external 
▸ Involve our valuation specialists for analyzing of the 

market data and other available external sources 

models; 

discount-, exchange- and growth rates and as-
sessing the valuation models; 

▸ Assess the historical accuracy of management’s 

budgets and forecasts by comparing them to actu-
al performance and to prior year; 

▸ Review of management’s sensitivity analysis over 

key assumptions and perform additional own sen-
sitivity analysis in order to assess the impact of 
possible changes of assumptions on the recover-
ability; and 

▸ Assess the adequacy of the disclosures in the fi-

nancial statements. 

Recoverability of equity-accounted investments 

As of December 31, 2021, the carrying value of equity-
accounted investments amounted to EUR 6,887 mn 
(after an impairment charge of EUR 669 mn for Abu 
Dhabi Oil Refining Company). 

Under IFRS, an entity is required to assess, whether 
impairment indicators or indications for the reversal of 
impairment losses recognised in prior periods exist and 
if they exist, an impairment test is required. 

The assessment of the recoverability of the carrying 
amount of equity-accounted investments requires 
judgement in assessing whether there is an indication 
that the investment should be impaired and in measur-
ing any such impairment. 

For the equity-accounted investment Abu Dhabi Oil Re-
fining Company, registered in Abu Dhabi, impairment 
indicators were identified. The impairment test per-
formed by the management led to an impairment. 

The principal risk relates to management’s estimates of 
future margin assumptions, production volumes, cash 
flows and discount rates, which are used to project the 
recoverability. 

OMV Group’s disclosures about equity-accounted in-
vestments and the impairment testing related hereto 
are included in Note 2 (Accounting policies, judgements 
and estimates), Note 7 (Depreciation, amortization, im-
pairments and write ups) and Note 16 (Equity-ac-
counted investments). 

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Key Audit Matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Recoverability of intangible exploration and evalua-
tion (E&E) assets 

The carrying value of intangible E&E assets amounted 
to EUR 967 mn at December 31, 2021, after a write-off 
(impairment) of EUR 184 mn in 2021. 

Under IFRS 6, Exploration for and Evaluation of Min-
eral Resources, exploration and evaluation assets shall 
be assessed for impairment when facts and circum-
stances suggest that the carrying value of an explora-
tion and evaluation asset may exceed its recoverable 
amount. 

The assessment of the carrying value requires man-
agement to apply judgement and estimates in as-
sessing whether any impairment has arisen at year 
end, and in quantifying any such impairment. 

The principal risks relate to the assessment of manage-
ment’s intention to proceed with a future work program 
for a prospect or licence, the likelihood of licence re-
newal, and the success of drilling and geological analy-
sis to date. In addition, the recoverability of exploration 
and evaluation assets may also be impacted by climate 
risk and energy transition as described in the key audit 
matter above. 

OMV Group’s disclosures about intangible E&E assets 
and related impairment testing are included in Note 2 
(Accounting policies, judgements and estimates), 
Note 7 (Depreciation, amortization, impairments and 
write-ups) and Note 14 (Intangible assets). 

We evaluated management’s assessment of the carry-
ing value of intangible E&E assets performed with ref-
erence to the criteria of IFRS 6 and the Group’s ac-
counting policy.  

Specifically, our work included, but was not limited to, 
the following procedures: 

▸  Inquire whether management has the intention to 

carry out exploration and evaluation activity in the 
relevant exploration area which included the review 
of management’s budget and discussions with sen-
ior management as to the intentions and strategy of 
the Group; 

▸ Read Executive Board minutes of meetings and 

consider whether there were negative indicators 
that certain projects might be unsuccessful; 

▸ Discuss with management about the status of the 
▸ Assess whether the Group has the ability to finance 

largest exploration projects; 

any planned future exploration and evaluation activ-
ity; 

▸ Identify the existence of any fields where the 

Group’s right to explore is either at, or close to, ex-
piry and review management’s assessment 
whether there are any risks related to renewal of 
the license; 

▸ Review of management’s assumptions where an 

E&E asset has been impaired and review of the val-
uation; 

▸ Assess the adequacy of the disclosures in the fi-
▸ The procedures described in the key audit matter 

nancial statements; and  

regarding climate change and energy transition 
above. 

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Key Audit Matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Our procedures have focused on management’s esti-
mation process in the determination of oil and gas re-
serves.  

Specifically, our work included, but was not limited to, 
the following procedures: 

▸  Walkthrough and understand the Group’s process 

and controls associated with the oil and gas re-
serves estimation process; 

▸  Test controls of the oil and gas reserves review 
▸ Analysis of the internal certification process for 

process; 

technical and commercial specialists who are re-
sponsible for oil and gas reserves estimation; 

▸ Assess the competence of both internal and exter-

nal specialists and the objectivity and independ-
ence of external specialists, to consider whether 
they were appropriately qualified to carry out the 
estimation of oil and gas reserves; 

▸ Analyze the latest reports of DeGolyer and Mac-

Naughton (D&M) on their reviews performed in 
2021 of the group’s estimated oil and gas reserves 
in Romania, UAE, Austria, New Zealand, Norway 
and Libya; 

▸ Test whether significant additions or reductions in 

oil and gas reserves were made in the period in 
which the new information became available and in 
compliance with Group’s Reserves and Resources 
Guidelines; 

▸ Test that the updated oil and gas reserve estimates 

were included appropriately in the Group’s consid-
eration of impairment, in accounting for deprecia-
tion & amortization and the valuation of the financial 
asset related to the reserves redetermination right; 
and 

▸ Assess the adequacy of the disclosures in the fi-

nancial statements. 

Estimation of oil and gas reserves 

Oil and gas reserves are an indicator of the future po-
tential of the group’s performance.They have an impact 
on the financial statements as they are the basis for  

▸ production profiles in future cash flow estimates; 
▸  depreciation, amortization and impairment charges 
▸ the valuation of the financial asset at the amount of 

and 

EUR 432 mn related to the reserves redetermina-
tion right out of the acquisition of an interest in the 
Yuzhno Russkoye field in 2017. 

The estimation of oil and gas reserves requires judge-
ment and assumptions made by management and en-
gineers due to the technical uncertainty in assessing 
quantities.  

The principal risk of the oil and gas reserves estimate is 
the impact on the group’s financial statements through 
impairment testing, depreciation & amortization, de-
commissioning provision estimate, and the valuation of 
the financial asset related to the reserves redetermina-
tion right. 

OMV Group’s disclosures about oil and gas reserves 
and related impairment testing are included in Note 2 
(Accounting policies, judgements and estimates), 
Note 7 (Depreciation, amortization, impairments and 
write ups), Note 9 (Other operating expenses), Note 18 
(Financial assets) and Note 23 (Provisions). 

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Key Audit Matter 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter 

Valuation of provision for decommissioning and 
restoration obligations 

We assessed management’s estimation of the provi-
sion for decommissioning and restoration obligations.  

The total provision for decommissioning and restoration 
obligations amounted to EUR 3,756 mn at December 
31, 2021. 

Group’s core activities regularly lead to obligations re-
lated to dismantling and removal, asset retirement and 
soil remediation activities. 

The principal risk relates to management’s estimates of 
future costs, discount rates and inflation rates, which 
are used to project the provision for decommissioning 
and restoration obligations. In addition, the valuation of 
provision for decommissioning and restoration obliga-
tions may also be impacted by climate risk and energy 
transition as described in the key audit matter above. 

OMV Group’s disclosures about the provision for de-
commissioning and restoration obligations are included 
in Note 2 (Accounting policies, judgements and esti-
mates) and Note 23 (Provisions). 

Specifically, our work included, but was not limited to, 
the following procedures: 

▸ Assess the design and implementation of the con-

trols over the decommissioning and restoration obli-
gations estimation process; 

▸ Compare current estimates of costs with actual de-

commissioning and restoration costs previously in-
curred. Where no previous data was available, we 
reconciled cost estimates to third party support or 
the Group’s engineers’ estimates; 

▸ Inspection of supporting evidence for any material 
▸ Confirm whether the decommissioning dates are 

revisions in cost estimates during the year; 

consistent with the Group’s budget and business 
plans; 

analysis of discount rates and inflation rates;  

▸ Involve our valuation specialists to assist us in the 
▸ Test the mathematical accuracy of the decommis-
▸ Assess the adequacy of the disclosures in the fi-
▸ The procedures described in the key audit matter 

sioning and restoration obligation calculation; 

nancial statements; and 

regarding climate risk and energy transition above. 

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Other Information 

Management is responsible for the other information. 
The other information comprises the information in-
cluded in the annual report and the annual financial re-
port, but does not include the consolidated financial 
statements, the directors’ report for the Group and the 
auditor’s report thereon. We received the "Consolidated 
Corporate Governance Report" and the "Consolidated 
Report on the Payments Made to Government" until the 
date of this audit opinion, the rest of the annual report 
and the annual financial report is estimated to be pro-
vided to us after the date of the auditor's report.  

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements 
does not cover the other information and we do not ex-
press any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the consolidated finan-
cial statements, our responsibility is to read the other 
information and, in doing so, to consider whether the 
other information is materially inconsistent with the con-
solidated financial statements or our knowledge ob-
tained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materi-
ally misstated. 

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude 
that there is a material misstatement of this other infor-
mation, we are required to report that fact. We have 
nothing to report in this regard. 

Responsibilities of Management and of 
the Audit Committee for the Consoli-
dated Financial Statements 

Management is responsible for the preparation of the 
consolidated financial statements in accordance with 
IFRS as adopted by the EU, and the additional require-
ments under Section 245a Austrian Company Code 
(UGB) for them to present a true and fair view of the 
assets, the financial position and the financial perfor-
mance of the Group and for such internal controls as 
management determines are necessary to enable the 
preparation of consolidated financial statements that 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to 
fraud or error. 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, 
management is responsible for assessing the Group’s 
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as 
applicable, matters related to going concern and using 
the going concern basis of accounting unless manage-
ment either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease 
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. 

The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the 
Group’s financial reporting process. 

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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance 
about whether the consolidated financial statements as 
a whole are free from material misstatement, whether 
due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report 
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a 
high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with the EU regulation 
and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Auditing, 
which require the application of ISA, always detect a 
material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements 
can arise from fraud or error and are considered mate-
rial if, individually or in the aggregate, they could rea-
sonably be expected to influence the economic deci-
sions of users taken on the basis of these financial 
statements. 

As part of an audit in accordance with the EU regula-
tion and in accordance with Austrian Standards on Au-
diting, which require the application of ISA, we exercise 
professional judgment and maintain professional scep-
ticism throughout the audit. 

We also: 

▸  identify and assess the risks of material misstate-

ment of the consolidated financial statements, 
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform 
audit procedures responsive to those risks, and ob-
tain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate 
to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not 
detecting a material misstatement resulting from 
fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as 
fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional 
omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of in-
ternal control; 

▸ obtain an understanding of internal control relevant 

to the audit in order to design audit procedures that 
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the 
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effective-
ness of the Group’s internal control;  

▸ evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies 

used and the reasonableness of accounting esti-
mates and related disclosures made by manage-
ment;  

▸ conclude on the appropriateness of management’s 

use of the going concern basis of accounting and, 
based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a 
material uncertainty exists related to events or con-
ditions that may cast significant doubt on the 

Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we 
conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are 
required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to 
the related disclosures in the consolidated financial 
statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, 
to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based 
on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our 
auditor’s report. However, future events or condi-
tions may cause the Group to cease to continue as 
a going concern;  

▸ evaluate the overall presentation, structure and 

content of the consolidated financial statements, in-
cluding the disclosures, and whether the consoli-
dated financial statements represent the underlying 
transactions and events in a manner that achieves 
fair presentation;  

▸ obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regard-

ing the financial information of the entities or busi-
ness activities within the Group to express an opin-
ion on the consolidated financial statements. We 
are responsible for the direction, supervision and 
performance of the group audit. We remain solely 
responsible for our audit opinion. 

We communicate with the Audit Committee regarding, 
among other matters, the planned scope and timing of 
the audit and significant audit findings, including any 
significant deficiencies in internal control that we iden-
tify during our audit.  

We also provide the Audit Committee with a statement 
that we have complied with relevant ethical require-
ments regarding independence, and to communicate 
with them all relationships and other matters that may 
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, 
and where applicable, related safeguards. 

From the matters communicated with the Audit Com-
mittee, we determine those matters that were of most 
significance in the audit of the financial statements of 
the current period and are therefore the key audit mat-
ters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report 
unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure 
about the matter or when, in extremely rare circum-
stances, we determine that a matter should not be 
communicated in our report because the adverse con-
sequences of doing so would reasonably be expected 
to outweigh the public interest benefits of such commu-
nication.

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Report on Other Legal and Regulatory 
Requirements 

Comments on the Director’s Report for the Group  
Pursuant to Austrian Generally Accepted Accounting 
Principles, the directors’ report for the Group is to be 
audited as to whether it is consistent with the consoli-
dated financial statements and as to whether the direc-
tors’ report for the Group was prepared in accordance 
with the applicable legal regulations.  

Management is responsible for the preparation of the 
directors’ report for the Group in accordance with Aus-
trian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  

We conducted our audit in accordance with Austrian 
Standards on Auditing for the audit of the directors’ re-
port for the Group.  

Opinion  
In our opinion, the directors’ report for the Group was 
prepared in accordance with the valid legal require-
ments, comprising the details in accordance with Sec-
tion 243a Austrian Company Code (UGB), and is con-
sistent with the consolidated financial statements.  

Statement  
Based on the findings during the audit of the consoli-
dated financial statements and due to the thus obtained 
understanding concerning the Group and its circum-
stances no material misstatements in the directors’ re-
port for the Group came to our attention.  

Additional information in accordance with article 10 
EU regulation  
We were elected as auditor by the ordinary general 
meeting on June 2, 2021. We were appointed by the 
Supervisory Board on June 22, 2021. We are auditors 
without cease since 2011.  

We confirm that the audit opinion in the Section "Report 
on the consolidated financial statements" is consistent 
with the additional report to the audit committee re-
ferred to in article 11 of the EU regulation.  

We declare that no prohibited non-audit services (arti-
cle 5 par. 1 of the EU regulation) were provided by us 
and that we remained independent of the audited com-
pany in conducting the audit.  

Responsible Austrian Certified Public Accountant  
The engagement partner is Mr. Gerhard Schwartz, Cer-
tified Public Accountant. 

Vienna, March 9, 2022 

Ernst & Young 
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft m.b. H. 

Katharina Schrenk m.p. 
Wirtschaftsprüfer/Certified Public Accountant 

Gerhard Schwartz m.p. 
Wirtschaftsprüfer/Certified Public Accountant 

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Consolidated Income Statement for 2021 

Consolidated Income Statement 

In EUR mn 

Sales revenues 
Other operating income 
Net income from equity-accounted investments 
Total revenues and other income 

Purchases (net of inventory variation) 
Production and operating expenses 
Production and similar taxes 
Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write-ups 
Selling, distribution and administrative expenses 
Exploration expenses 
Other operating expenses 
Operating Result 

Dividend income 
Interest income 
Interest expenses 
Other financial income and expenses 
Net financial result 
Profit before tax 

Taxes on income and profit 
Net income for the year 

thereof attributable to stockholders of the parent 
thereof attributable to hybrid capital owners 
thereof attributable to non-controlling interests 

Basic Earnings Per Share in EUR 

Diluted Earnings Per Share in EUR 

Note 

4, 5 
6 
6, 16 

17 

7 

7, 8 
9 

31 
11, 31 
11, 31 
11, 31 

12 

13 

13 

2021 

2020 

  35,555 
933 
600 
  37,087 

  16,550 
1,877 
38 
  18,465 

(20,257)   
(3,645)   
(658)   
(3,750)   
(2,746)   
(280)   
(688)   
5,065 

19 
161 
(334)   
(40)   
(194)   
4,870 

(2,066)   
2,804 
2,093 
94 
617 
6.40 

6.40 

(9,598) 
(1,892) 
(325) 
(2,418) 
(1,896) 
(896) 
(389) 
1,050 

19 
177 
(280) 
(91) 
(175) 
875 

603 
1,478 
1,258 
84 
136 
3.85 

3.85 

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 
for 2021 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 

In EUR mn 

Net income for the year 

Currency translation differences 

Gains/(losses) arising during the year, before income taxes 
Reclassification of (gains)/losses to net income 

Gains/(losses) on hedges 

Gains/(losses) arising during the year, before income taxes 
Reclassification of (gains)/losses to net income 

Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investments 

Total of items that may be reclassified (“recycled”) subsequently to 
the income statement 

Remeasurement gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans 
Gains/(losses) on equity investments 

Gains/(losses) on hedges that are subsequently transferred to the carrying 
amount of the hedged item 

Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investments 
Total of items that will not be reclassified (“recycled”) subsequently to 
the income statement 

Income taxes relating to items that may be reclassified (“recycled”) 
subsequently to the income statement 
Income taxes relating to items that will not be reclassified (“recycled”) 
subsequently to the income statement 
Total income taxes relating to components of other comprehensive income 

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax 
Total comprehensive income for the year 

thereof attributable to stockholders of the parent 
thereof attributable to hybrid capital owners 
thereof attributable to non-controlling interests 

Note 

2021 

2020 

2,804   

1,478 

21 
3, 6, 9 
28 

16 

23 
18 

28 

16 

21 

21 

946   

(1,234) 

883   
63   
210   

386   
(176)   
0   

(1,233) 
(1) 
38 

419 
(380) 
(102) 

1,156   

(1,298) 

53   
(1)   

17   

(0)   

4 
(2) 

(113) 

(6) 

69   

(118) 

(41)   

(10) 

8   
(33)   

18 
8 

1,192   
3,996   

3,164   
94   
739   

(1,407) 
70 

(4) 
84 
(9) 

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
as of December 31, 2021 

Note 

2021 

2020 

14 
15 
16 
18 
19 
25 

17 
18 
18 

19 
26 

20 

3,161 
  18,569 
6,887 
3,730 
113 
1,265 
  33,724 

3,150 
4,518 
5,148 
107 
621 
5,050 
  18,595 

3,443 
  19,203 
8,321 
3,447 
103 
1,179 
  35,695 

2,352 
3,316 
3,018 
36 
537 
2,854 
  12,112 

1,479 
  53,798 

1,464 
  49,271 

Assets 

In EUR mn 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Equity-accounted investments 
Other financial assets 
Other assets 
Deferred taxes 
Non-current assets 

Inventories 
Trade receivables 
Other financial assets 
Income tax receivables 
Other assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Current assets 

Assets held for sale 
Total assets 

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Equity and Liabilities 

In EUR mn 

Share capital 
Hybrid capital 
Reserves 
Equity of stockholders of the parent 

Non-controlling interests 
Total equity 

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations 
Bonds 
Lease liabilities 
Other interest-bearing debts 
Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 
Other provisions 
Other financial liabilities 
Other liabilities 
Deferred taxes 
Non-current liabilities 
Trade payables 
Bonds 
Lease liabilities 
Other interest-bearing debts 
Income tax liabilities 
Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 
Other provisions 
Other financial liabilities 
Other liabilities 
Current liabilities 

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 
Total equity and liabilities 

Note 

2021 

2020 

327 
2,483 
  12,695 
  15,505 

327 
3,228 
  10,184 
  13,739 

6,491 
  21,996 

6,159 
  19,899 

1,299 
7,275 
887 
1,415 
3,683 
643 
587 
118 
1,309 
  17,216 
4,860 
795 
131 
350 
1,301 
72 
360 
4,367 
1,440 
  13,677 

1,458 
8,019 
943 
1,280 
3,926 
576 
454 
135 
1,229 
  18,020 
4,304 
850 
141 
703 
278 
72 
304 
3,095 
868 
  10,616 

909 
  53,798 

736 
  49,271 

22 
21 

23 
24 
24 
24 
23 
23 
24 
24 
25 

24 
24 
24 
24 

23 
23 
24 
24 

20 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for 2021 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity in 2021¹ 

In EUR mn 

Share 
capital 

Capital 
reserves 

Hybrid 
capital 

Revenue 
reserves 

Currency 
translation 
differences 

January 1, 2021 
Net income for the year 
Other comprehensive income for the year 
Total comprehensive income for the year 
Dividend distribution and hybrid coupon 
Changes in hybrid capital 
Disposal of treasury shares 
Share-based payments 
Increase/(decrease) in non-controlling interest 
Reclassification of cash flow hedges to balance sheet 
December 31, 2021 

327   
—   
—   
—   
—   
—   
—   
—   
—   
—   
327   

1,506 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
7 
— 
— 
1,514 

3,228 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(745)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
2,483 

10,502 
2,187 
61 
2,248 
(699)   
(43)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
12,008 

(1,785)   
— 
875 
875 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(910)   

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity in 2020¹ 

In EUR mn 

January 1, 2020 
Net income for the year 
Other comprehensive income for the year 
Total comprehensive income for the year 
Capital increase 
Dividend distribution and hybrid coupon 
Disposal of treasury shares 
Share-based payments 
Increase/(decrease) in non-controlling interests 
Reclassification of cash flow hedges to balance sheet 
December 31, 2020 

1  See Note 21 – OMV equity of the parent  

Share 
capital 

Capital 
reserves 

Hybrid 
capital 

Revenue 
reserves 

Currency 
translation 
differences 

327 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
327 

1,506 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 
(3)   
— 
— 
1,506 

1,987 
— 
— 
— 
1,241 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3,228 

9,832 
1,341 

(3)   

1,338 
— 
(673)   
— 
— 
5 
— 
10,502 

(694)   
— 
(1,091)   
(1,091)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(1,785)   

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Share of other compr. 
income of equity- 

Hedges 

accounted investments  Treasury shares 

Equity of 
stockholders 
of the parent 

Non-controlling 
interests 

Total equity 

51 
— 
134 
134 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(13)   
173 

(86)   
— 
0 
0 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(86)   

(3)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0 
— 
— 
— 
(3)   

13,739 
2,187 
1,071 
3,258 
(699)   
(789)   
2 
7 
— 
(13)   

15,505 

6,159 
617 
121 
739 
(268)   
— 
— 
— 
(147)   
8 
6,491 

19,899 
2,804 
1,192 
3,996 
(967) 
(789) 
2 
7 
(147) 
(5) 
21,996 

Share of other compr. 
income of equity- 

Hedges 

accounted investments  Treasury shares 

Equity of 
stockholders 
of the parent 

Non-controlling 
interests 

Total equity 

41 
— 
(61)   
(61)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
71 
51 

18 
— 
(107)   
(107)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 
(86)   

(4)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
— 
— 
— 
(3)   

13,012 
1,341 
(1,262)   
80 
1,241 
(673)   
4 
(3)   
5 
73 
13,739 

3,851 
136 
(146)   
(9)   
— 
(209)   
— 
— 
2,519 
8 
6,159 

16,863 
1,478 
(1,407) 
70 
1,241 
(882) 
4 
(3) 
2,524 
81 
19,899 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for 2021 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

In EUR mn 

Net income for the year 

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write ups 
Deferred taxes 
Current taxes 
Income taxes paid 
Tax refunds 
Losses/(gains) from disposal of non-current assets and businesses 
Income from equity-accounted investments and other dividend income 
Dividends received from equity-accounted investments and other companies 
Interest expense 
Interest paid 
Interest income 
Interest received 
Increase/(decrease) in personnel provisions 
Increase/(decrease) in provisions 
Other changes 
Cash flow from operating activities excluding net working capital effects 

Decrease/(increase) in inventories 
Decrease/(increase) in receivables 
Increase/(decrease) in liabilities 
Changes in net working capital components 
Cash flow from operating activities 

Investments 
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 
Investments, loans and other financial assets 
Acquisitions of subsidiaries and businesses net of cash acquired 
Disposals 

Proceeds in relation to non-current assets 
Proceeds from the sale of subsidiaries and businesses, net of cash disposed 
Cash flow from investing activities 

Increase in long-term borrowings 
Repayments of long-term borrowings 
Increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings 
Decrease in non-controlling interest 
Dividends paid to stockholders of the parent (incl. hybrid coupons) 
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests 
Increase hybrid bond 
Cash flow from financing activities 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 
Thereof cash disclosed within Assets held for sale 
Cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statement of 
financial position 

Note 

7 
12 
12 

6, 9 
  6, 18, 31 
16, 35 
11, 31 

11, 31 

23 
23 
26 

17 
18, 19 
24 

2021 

2,804 

3,935 
10 
2,056 
(1,135)   
24 
(267)   
(619)   
2,007 
175 
(207)   
(156)   
78 
(13)   
(16)   
221 
8,897 

(1,084)   
(1,932)   
1,136 
(1,881)   
7,017 

2020 

1,478 

3,197 
(846) 
244 
(402) 
45 
(12) 
(57) 
228 
168 
(164) 
(160) 
53 
(60) 
21 
(948) 
2,786 

288 
145 
(82) 
351 
3,137 

14, 15 
18 
3 

(2,497)   
(382)   
— 

(1,960) 
(194) 
(3,880) 

397 
661 
(1,820)   

250 
(2,287)   
61 
(4)   
(733)   
(265)   
— 
(2,977)   

(25)   

2,195 
2,869 
5,064 
14 

72 
15 
(5,948) 

3,338 
(797) 
(96) 
— 
(673) 
(206) 
1,241 
2,808 

(66) 
(69) 
2,938 
2,869 
15 

26 
26 
26 

21 
22 
21 

26 
26 

26 

5,050 

2,854 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Basis of Preparation and Accounting Policies 

1  Basis of preparation

OMV Aktiengesellschaft (registered in the Austrian 
Register of Companies with its office based at 
Trabrennstraße 6–8, 1020 Vienna, Austria), is an inte-
grated, international oil, gas and chemical company 
with activities in Exploration & Production, Refining & 
Marketing and Chemicals & Materials.  

These financial statements have been prepared and 
are in compliance with International Financial Re-
porting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU 
and in accordance with the supplementary account-
ing regulations pursuant to Sec. 245a, Para. 1 of the 
Austrian Commercial Code (UGB). The financial year 
corresponds to the calendar year.  

The consolidated financial statements are in general 
based on the historical cost principle, except for certain 
items that have been measured at fair value as de-
scribed in Note 2 – Accounting policies, judgements 
and estimates. 

The consolidated financial statements for 2021 have 
been prepared in million EUR (EUR mn, 
EUR 1,000,000). Accordingly, there may be rounding 
differences.  

The consolidated financial statements comprise the fi-
nancial statements of OMV Aktiengesellschaft and the 
entities it controls (its subsidiaries) as at December 31, 
2021. The financial statements of all consolidated com-
panies are prepared in accordance with uniform group-
wide accounting policies. A list of subsidiaries, equity-
accounted investments and other investments is in-
cluded under Note 38 – Direct and indirect investments 
of OMV Aktiengesellschaft – including consolidation 
method, business segment, place of business and in-
terest held by OMV. 

The consolidated financial statements for 2021 were 
approved and released for publication by the Supervi-
sory Board on March 9, 2022.

2  Accounting policies, judgements and estimates 

1) Changes in accounting policies 
The accounting policies adopted are consistent with 
those of the previous financial year, except for the 
changes as described below. 

The Group has adopted the following amendments to 
standards from January 1, 2021: 

Rent Concessions  

▸ Amendment to IFRS 16 Leases: Covid-19-Related 
▸ Amendment to IFRS 16 Leases: Covid-19-Related 
▸ Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 

Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 

These amendments are relevant for the following types 
of hedging relationships and financial instruments of 
the Group, all of which extend beyond 2021: 

▸ Interest rate swaps that are designated as cash 

flow hedging instruments and indexed to USD LI-
BOR 

▸ Other financial instruments like loan receivables, 

loans and borrowings, derivative financial instru-
ments for which hedge accounting is not applied, 
and commitments, indexed to LIBOR (mainly USD 
LIBOR, JPY LIBOR) 

and IFRS 16: Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - 
Phase 2 

The application of the amendments affects the Group 
as follows: 

The amendments did not have any material impact on 
OMV’s group financial statements. 

Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and 
IFRS 16: Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2 
The Group adopted the phase 2 amendments to 
IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 in which 
the IASB addressed the issues that arise during the re-
form of an interest rate benchmark rate, including the 
replacement of one benchmark rate with an alternative 
one.  

▸ Changes to contractual cash flows: The basis for 

determining the contractual cash flows of financial 
assets or financial liabilities to which the amortised 
cost measurement applies can change as a result 
of IBOR reform, for example, if the contract is 
amended to replace the benchmark rate with an al-
ternative one. The Phase 2 amendments provide a 
practical expedient to account for these changes in 
the basis for determining contractual cash flows as 
a result of interest rate benchmark reform. Under 
the practical expedient, entities will account for 

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these changes by updating the effective interest 
rate without the recognition of an immediate gain or 
loss. For the year ended 31 December 2021, the 
Group applied the practical expedient to the JPY 
loan. 

▸ Hedge accounting: When the phase 1 amendments 

cease to apply, the Group will amend its hedge 
designation to reflect changes which are required 
by IBOR reform and will update its hedge documen-
tation by the end of the reporting period in which 
the changes are made. It is not required to discon-
tinue its hedge relationships. The Group has not 
made any amendments to its hedge documentation 
in the reporting period relating to IBOR reform. 

When the Group amends its hedge designation, the 
accumulated amount outstanding in the cash flow 
hedge reserve is deemed to be based on the alter-
native benchmark rate. 

▸ Additional disclosures related to interest rate 

benchmark reform are required. For details refer to 
Note 28 – Risk Management. 

2) New and revised standards not yet mandatory 
OMV has not applied the following new or revised 
IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective. 
They are not expected to have any material effects on 
the Group’s financial statements. EU endorsement is 
still pending in some cases. 

Standards and amendments 

Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations: Reference to the Conceptual Framework 
Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before intended use 
Amendments to IAS 37: Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a Contract 
Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020 
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts and Amendments to IFRS 17 
Amendments to IAS 1: Classification of Liabilities as Current and Non-Current 
Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2: Disclosure of Accounting Policies 
Amendments to IAS 8: Definition of Accounting Estimates 
Amendments to IAS 12: Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single 
Transaction 

IASB effective date 

January 1, 2022 
January 1, 2022 
January 1, 2022 
January 1, 2022 
January 1, 2023 
January 1, 2023 
January 1, 2023 
January 1, 2023 

January 1, 2023 

3)  Significant accounting policies, judgements and 
assumptions 

Use of estimates and judgements 
Preparation of the consolidated financial statements 
requires management to make estimates and judge-
ments that affect the amounts reported for assets, li-
abilities, income and expenses, as well as the 
amounts disclosed in the notes. These estimates 
and assumptions are based on historical experience 
and other factors that are deemed reasonable at the 
date of preparation of these financial statements. 
Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates. 
The estimates and assumptions having the most sig-
nificant impact on OMV Group results are high-
lighted below and should be read together with the 
relevant notes mentioned. Significant estimates and 
assumptions have been made particularly with re-
spect to  

- 
- 

- 

oil and gas reserves (see 2.3h),  
provisions for decommissioning and restoration 
obligations (see 2.3s and 23),  
provisions for onerous contracts (see 2.3s and 
23),  

- 

- 

the recoverability of intangible assets, property, 
plant and equipment and equity-accounted in-
vestments (see 2.3j and 7) as well as  
the recoverability of other financial assets, 
which mainly refer to the contractual position to-
wards Gazprom with regard to the reserves re-
determination of Yuzhno Russkoye field and the 
expenditure recoverable from the Romanian 
State related to decommissioning, restoration 
and environmental obligations (see 2.3m and 
18). 

Effect of climate-related matters and energy tran-
sition 
OMV has considered the short- and long-term ef-
fects of climate change and energy transition in pre-
paring the consolidated financial statements. The 
significant accounting estimates performed by man-
agement incorporate the future effects of OMV’s 
own strategic decisions and commitments on having 
its portfolio adhered to the energy transition targets, 
short and long-term impacts of climate-related mat-
ters and energy transition to lower carbon energy 

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sources together with management’s best estimate 
on global supply and demand, including forecasted 
commodities prices.   

OMV is aware of its responsibility and will live up to 
its commitment to the Paris Agreement and the EU 
climate targets. OMV is committed to becoming a 
net-zero emissions company by 2050 (Scopes 1, 2, 
and 3) and has set interim targets for 2030 and 
2040, with well-defined actions aiming to meet the 
targets by 2030. Notably, by 2030, OMV aims to re-
duce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% and its 
Scope 3 emissions by 20%. 

Nevertheless, there is significant uncertainty around 
the changes in the mix of energy sources over the 
next 30 years and the extent to which such changes 
will meet the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. 
While companies can commit to such ambitions, fi-
nancial reporting under IFRS requires the use of as-
sumptions that represent management’s current 
best estimate of the range of expected future eco-
nomic conditions, which may differ from such ambi-
tions. 

OMV operates on a global market with global prod-
ucts and expects to see energy transition at different 
pace in different parts of the world. Hence, OMV’s 
mid term plan (MTP) assumptions, which are used 
for estimates in different areas of the group financial 
statements, including impairment of assets, useful 
lives and decommissioning provisions, are based on 
a scenario which is based on the IEA Stated Policies 
Scenario (STEPS) taken from the World Economic 
Outlook and adjusted such that the EU, the United 
States, China, Japan, and South Korea (with a two-
year delay for political alignment and measuring ef-
fectiveness) are following the IEA Sustainable De-
velopment Scenario (SDS) and meeting the Paris 
Agreement targets. 

To recognize the uncertainty in the pace of the en-
ergy transition, OMV performed a stress test analy-
sis, using a decarbonization scenario which is built 
on the IEA SDS Scenario, where the entire world 
reaches the Paris Agreement commitment to be net-
zero by 2070. The goal of this analysis is to assess 
the impact of this scenario on the recoverability of 
assets and valuation of liabilities. 

The entire world following the Paris agreement tar-
gets has an impact on the global demand which im-
pacts the oil and gas price assumptions, CO2 price 
assumptions, refining and petrochemical margins 
and cracks, power prices and spreads as well as 

volume development expectations which have been 
used in the stress test analysis. 

Recoverability of assets  
Commodity price assumptions may have a signifi-
cant impact on the recoverable amounts of E&A as-
sets, PPE and goodwill. 

Oil and gas price assumptions have already been 
revised in 2020 to reflect the potential impact of en-
ergy transition and led to a pre-tax impairment of 
E&P oil and gas assets of EUR 1.2 bn. In 2021, the 
oil and gas price assumptions in the MTP scenario 
did not materially change in comparison to 
2020. Consequently, no impairment losses or rever-
sals of impairments due to changes in price assump-
tions were recorded. 

Management continues to monitor the relevant com-
modity price assumptions in the future. This might 
lead to additional impairment losses or reversals of 
impairments. 

In the stress test, OMV assumes for the E&P seg-
ment a USD 15-20 lower long term oil price than in 
the MTP scenario and the long term gas price to be 
lower by EUR/MWh 5. According to this stress case, 
the carrying amounts of the oil and gas assets with 
proved reserves would have to be decreased by 
EUR 4.2 bn.  In addition, goodwill would decrease 
by EUR 0.3 bn and some oil and gas assets with un-
proved reserves would be abandoned (pre-tax P&L 
impact of EUR 0.3 bn). The remaining carrying 
amount of PPE of oil and gas fields with a share of 
oil production higher than 55% would be EUR 2.2 bn 
in this stress case scenario.  

In the R&M segment, the stress case reflects glob-
ally declining volume developments for almost all 
products resulting in negative growth rates and fur-
ther decline in margins and cracks compared to the 
MTP scenario. This would lead to a further decrease 
in the carrying amounts in total of EUR 1.0 bn re-
lated to the Romanian refinery and the investment in 
ADNOC refining. The refineries Schwechat and 
Burghausen are resilient to such a scenario due to 
the strong focus of these refineries on petrochemical 
production. 

OMV doesn’t see the C&M segment materially im-
pacted by the energy transition, hence there haven’t 
been stress test assumptions different from the MTP 
scenario. 

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The stress case was calculated using a simplified 
method. The calculation is based on a DCF model 
similar to a value in use calculation where no future 
investments for enhancements, improvements and 
restructuring have been considered. In the E&P seg-
ment, the cash flows are based on an adjusted mid-
term planning for five years and a life of field plan-
ning for the remaining years until abandonment. In 
the R&M segment, the cash flows of the 5-year mid-
term planning and a terminal value are included. 
The (negative) growth rates used for calculating 
the terminal value are estimated in line with the ex-
pected changes in the demand of the various prod-
ucts over the next 20 years. The stress case does 
not include any other changes to input factors than 
prices and volumes. It does not consider conse-
quential changes that management could imple-
ment such as cost reductions, reserve reviews, di-
vestments, and changes in business plans. The 
amounts presented above should therefore not be 
seen as a best estimate of an expected impairment 
impact following such a scenario.   

Useful lives  
The tangible assets in R&M will in average be fully 
depreciated over the next 7 years. Demand for pe-
troleum products is expected to stay robust over this 
period of time. It is therefore not expected that en-
ergy transition has a material impact on the ex-
pected useful lives of property, plant, and equipment 
in the R&M segment. In the E&P segment, the re-
maining average life of field based on 2P re-
serves is 12 years and depreciation is calculated 
based on the “unit-of-production” method, therefore 
OMV does not expect that energy transition has a 
material impact on the useful lives of property, plant 
and equipment in the E&P segment. As OMV 
doesn’t see the C&M segment materially impacted 
by the energy transition, there is also no material im-
pact on useful lives in this segment expected. 

Decommissioning provisions  
The economic cut-off date of E&P oil and gas assets 
does not shift significantly under the stress case 
scenario. The impact on the carrying amount of the 
decommissioning provisions is therefore expected to 
be immaterial.  

For refineries, no decommissioning provisions 
are recognized. The refinery sites of OMV are ex-
pected to continue to be used for production even 
under a Paris-aligned energy transition scenario. 
Whereas the refineries in Europe have a strong fo-
cus on the production of chemicals and further 
measures for transformation of these refineries will 

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be taken, also ADNOC Refining is expected to con-
tinue to operate under such a scenario. 

a) Business combinations and goodwill 
Business combinations are accounted for using the ac-
quisition method. Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries 
acquired are included at their fair value at the time of 
acquisition. For each business combination, the Group 
elects whether it measures the non-controlling interest 
in the acquiree either at fair value or at the proportion-
ate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets.  

Any contingent consideration is measured at fair value 
at the date of acquisition. Contingent consideration 
classified as financial asset or liability is subsequently 
measured at fair value with the changes in fair value 
recognized in profit or loss. 

Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the aggregate 
of the consideration transferred, the amount recognized 
for non-controlling interest and the fair value of the eq-
uity previously held by OMV in the acquired entity over 
the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities as-
sumed. Goodwill is recorded as an asset and tested for 
impairment at least yearly. Impairments are recorded 
immediately through profit or loss, subsequent write-
ups are not possible. Any gain on a bargain purchase is 
recognized in profit or loss immediately. 

b) Sales revenue  
Revenue is generally recognized when control over a 
product or a service is transferred to a customer. It is 
measured based on the consideration specified in a 
contract with a customer and excludes amounts col-
lected on behalf of third parties. 

When goods such as crude oil, LNG, oil and petro-
chemical products and similar goods are sold, the deliv-
ery of each quantity unit normally represents a single 
performance obligation. Revenue is recognized when 
control of the goods has transferred to the customer, 
which is the point in time when legal ownership as well 
as the risk of loss has passed to the customer and is 
determined on the basis of the Incoterm agreed in the 
contract with the customer. These sales are done with 
normal credit terms according to the industry standard. 

Revenue from the production of crude oil, in which 
OMV has an interest with other producers, is recog-
nized according to the sales method. This means that 
revenue is recognized based on the actual sales to 
third parties, regardless of the Group’s percentage in-
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is recognized at average cost for the difference be-
tween the costs associated with the output sold and the 
costs incurred based on entitlement to output, with a 
counter entry in the other assets or liabilities. 

In the R&M retail business, revenues from the sale of 
fuels are recognized when products are supplied to the 
customers. Depending on whether OMV is principal or 
agent in the sale of shop merchandise, revenue and 
costs related to such sales are presented gross or net 
in the income statement. OMV is principal if it controls 
the goods before they are transferred to the customer, 
which is mainly indicated by OMV having the inventory 
risk. At filling stations, payments are due immediately at 
the time of purchase. 

OMV’s gas and power supply contracts include a single 
performance obligation which is satisfied over the 
agreed delivery period. Revenue is recognized 
according to the consumption by the customer and in 
line with the amount to which OMV has a right to 
invoice. Only in exceptional cases long-term gas supply 
contracts contain stepped prices in different periods 
where the rates do not reflect the value of the goods at 
the time of delivery. In these cases revenue is 
recognized based on the average contractual price.  

In some customer contracts for the delivery of natural 
gas, the fees charged to the customer comprise a fixed 
charge as well as a variable fee depending on the 
volumes delivered. These contracts contain only one 
performance obligation which is to stand-ready for the 
delivery of gas over a certain period. The revenue from 
the fixed charges and the variable fees is recognized in 
line with the amount chargeable to the customer. Gas 
and power deliveries are billed and paid on a monthly 
basis. 

Gas storage and gas transportation contracts contain a 
stand-ready obligation for providing storage or 
transportation services over an agreed period of time. 
Revenue is recognized according to the amount to 
which OMV has a right to invoice. These services are 
billed and paid on a monthly basis. 

There are some customer contracts in OMV for the 
delivery of oil and gas as well as for the provision of 
gas storage and transportation services which have a 
term of more than one year. In principle, IFRS 15 
requires the disclosure of the total amount of trans-
action prices allocated to unperformed performance 
obligations for such contracts. Contracts for the delivery 
of oil contain variable prices based on market prices as 
at delivery date, as it is common in the oil industry. For 
these contracts it is, therefore, not possible to allocate 

the transaction price to unsatisfied performance 
obligations. For gas delivery and gas storage and 
transportation contracts OMV applies the practical 
expedient according to IFRS 15.121 (b) according to 
which this information need not be disclosed for 
contracts where revenue is recognized in the amount to 
which the entity has a right to invoice. OMV, therefore, 
does not disclose this information. 

c) Other revenues 
Other revenues include revenues from commodity con-
tracts which are in the scope of IFRS 9. Sales and 
purchases of commodities are reported net within other 
revenues when the forward sales and purchase 
contracts are determined to be for trading purposes 
and not for the final physical delivery. 

In addition, other revenues include an adjustment of 
revenues from considering the national oil company’s 
profit share as income tax in certain production sharing 
agreements in the E&P segment (see 2.3f), realized 
and unrealized results from hedging of sales 
transactions as well as lease and rental income. 

d) Exploration expenses 
Exploration expenses relate exclusively to the business 
segment E&P and comprise the costs associated with 
unproved reserves. These include geological and 
geophysical costs for the identification and investigation 
of areas with possible oil and gas reserves and 
administrative, legal and consulting costs in connection 
with exploration. They also include all impairments on 
exploration wells where no proved reserves could be 
demonstrated. Depreciation of economically successful 
exploration wells is reported as depreciation, 
amortization, impairment charges and write-ups.  

e) Research and development 
Expenditure related to research activities is recognized 
as expense in the period in which it is incurred. 
Research and development (R&D) expenses, which 
are presented in the income statement within other 
operating expenses, include all direct and indirect 
materials, personnel and external services costs 
incurred in connection with the focused search for new 
insights related to the development and significant 
improvement of products, services and processes and 
in connection with research activities. Development 
costs are capitalized if the recognition criteria according 
to IAS 38 are fulfilled.  

f) Exploration and production sharing agreements 
Exploration and production sharing agreements 
(EPSAs) are contracts for oil and gas licenses in which 
the oil or gas production is shared between one or 

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more oil companies and the host country/national oil 
company in defined proportions. Exploration 
expenditures are carried by the oil companies as a rule 
and recovered from the state or the national oil 
company through so called “cost oil” in a successful 
case only. Under certain EPSA contracts the host 
country’s/national oil company’s profit share represents 
imposed income taxes and is treated as such for 
purposes of the income statement presentation.  

g) Intangible assets and property, plant and 
equipment  
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment 
are recognized at costs of acquisition or construction 
(including costs of major inspection and general 

overhauls). The present value of the expected cost for 
the decommissioning of an asset after its use is 
included in the cost of the respective asset when a 
decommissioning provision is recognized (see 2.3s). 
Costs for replacements of components are capitalized 
and carrying values of the replaced parts are 
derecognized. Costs relating to minor maintenance and 
repairs are treated as expenses in the year in which 
they are incurred.  
Intangible assets and depreciable property, plant and 
equipment (except for oil and gas assets and a 
contract-related intangible asset in E&P, see 2.3h) are 
amortized or depreciated on a straight-line basis over 
the useful economic life. 

Useful life 

Intangible assets 

Years 

Goodwill 
Software 
Concessions, licenses, contract-related intangible assets etc. 
Business-specific property, plant and equipment 

Indefinite 
3–7 
3–20, contract duration or unit-of production method 

E&P 
R&M 

Oil and gas wells 
Pipelines 
Gas power plant 
Storage tanks 
Refinery facilities 
Filling stations 
Petrochemical production facilities 

C&M 
Other property, plant and equipment 
Production and office buildings 
Other technical plant and equipment 
Fixtures and fittings 

Unit-of-production method 
20-30 
8–30 
40 
25 
5–20 
15-20 

20–50 
10–20 
3–15 

h) Oil and gas assets 
E&P activities are recorded using the successful efforts 
method. The acquisition costs of geological and geo-
physical studies before the discovery of proved re-
serves form part of expenses for the period. The costs 
of wells are capitalized and reported as intangible as-
sets until the existence or absence of potentially com-
mercially viable oil or gas reserves is determined. Wells 
which are not commercially viable are expensed. The 
costs of exploration wells whose commercial viability 
has not yet been determined continue to be capitalized 
as long as the following conditions are satisfied:  

▸ Sufficient oil and gas reserves have been discov-

ered that would justify completion as a production 
well. 

▸ Sufficient progress is being made in assessing the 

economic and technical feasibility to justify begin-
ning field development in the near future. 

▸ The period for which the entity has the right to ex-

plore in the specific area has not expired. 

Significant estimates and judgements: Recover-
ability of unproved oil and gas assets 
There may be cases when costs related to unproved 
oil and gas properties remain capitalized over longer 
periods while various appraisal and seismic activities 
continue in order to assess the size of the reservoir 
and its commerciality. Further decisions on the opti-
mum timing of such developments are made from a 
resource and portfolio point of view. As soon as 

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there is no further intention to develop the discovery, 
the assets are immediately impaired. 

Exploratory wells in progress at year-end which are de-
termined to be unsuccessful subsequent to the state-
ment of financial position date are treated as non-ad-
justing events, meaning that the costs incurred for such 
exploratory wells remain capitalized in the financial 
statements of the reporting period under review and will 
be expensed in the subsequent period.  

License acquisition costs and capitalized exploration 
and appraisal activities are not amortized as long as 
they are related to unproved reserves, but tested for 
impairment when there is an indicator for a potential im-
pairment. Once the reserves are proved and commer-
cial viability is established, the related assets are re-
classified into tangible assets. Development expendi-
ture on the construction, installation or completion of in-
frastructure facilities such as platforms and pipelines 
and drilling development wells is capitalized within tan-
gible assets. Once production starts, depreciation com-
mences. Capitalized exploration and development 
costs and support equipment are generally depreciated 
based on proved developed reserves by applying the 
unit-of-production method; only capitalized exploration 
rights and acquired reserves are amortized on the ba-
sis of total proved reserves, unless a different reserves 
basis is more adequate.  

Significant estimate: Oil and gas reserves 
OMV Group’s oil and gas reserves are estimated by 
the Group’s petroleum engineers in accordance with 
industry standards and reassessed at least once per 
year. In addition, external reviews are performed 
regularly. In 2021, DeGolyer and MacNaughton 
(D&M) reviewed the reserves as of year-end 2020 of 
the majority of the oil and gas assets. The 2021 re-
view did not include the reserves of the oil and gas 
assets in Russia and Malaysia (last review in 2020) 
and in Tunisia, KRI and Yemen (last review in 2018). 
An external review of the oil and gas assets not re-
viewed in 2021 is planned for 2022. 

The results of the external reviews did not show sig-
nificant deviations from the internal estimates, ex-
cept for one case. In order to obtain a reasonable 
assurance on the reserves numbers of the field with 
a material deviation to D&M as of 31 December 
2020, OMV engaged an independent external spe-
cialist to provide an opinion on OMV’s approach for 
determining the reserves, which was deemed appro-
priate. 

Oil and gas reserve estimates have a significant im-
pact on the assessment of recoverability of carrying 
amounts of oil and gas assets of the Group. Down-
ward revisions of these estimates could lead to im-
pairment of the asset’s carrying. 

In addition, changes to the estimates of oil and gas 
reserves impact prospectively the amount of amorti-
zation and depreciation as well as the valuation of 
the financial asset related to the reserves redetermi-
nation right out of the acquisition of an interest in the 
Yuzhno Russkoye field. 

i) Associated companies and joint arrangements 
Associated companies are those entities in which the 
Group has significant influence, but not control nor joint 
control over the financial and operating policies. Joint 
arrangements, which are arrangements of which the 
Group has joint control together with one or more par-
ties, are classified into joint ventures or joint operations. 
Joint ventures are joint arrangements in which the par-
ties that share control have rights to the net assets of 
the arrangement. Joint operations are joint arrange-
ments in which the parties that share joint control have 
rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, re-
lating to the arrangement. 

Investments in associated companies and joint ven-
tures are accounted for using the equity method, under 
which the investment is initially recognized at cost and 
subsequently adjusted for the Group’s share of the 
profit or loss less dividends received and the Group’s 
share of other comprehensive income and other move-
ments in equity. 

Significant joint exploration and production activities in 
the E&P segment are conducted through joint opera-
tions which are not structured through a separate vehi-
cle. For these joint operations, OMV recognizes in the 
consolidated financial statements its share of the as-
sets held and liabilities and expenses incurred jointly 
with the other partners, as well as the group’s income 
from the sale of its share of the output and any liabili-
ties and expenses that the group has incurred in rela-
tion to the joint operation. Acquisitions of interests in a 
joint operation, in which the activity of the joint opera-
tion constitutes a business, are accounted for accord-
ing to the relevant IFRS 3 principles for business com-
bination accounting (see 2.3a). 

In addition, there are contractual arrangements similar 
to joint operations in the Group which are not jointly 
controlled and therefore do not meet the definition of a 
joint operation according to IFRS 11. This is the case 

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when the main decisions can be taken by more than 
one combination of affirmative votes of the involved 
parties or where one other party has control. OMV as-
sesses whether such arrangements are within or out of 
scope of IFRS 11 on the basis of the relevant legal ar-
rangements such as concession, license or joint oper-
ating agreements which define how and by whom the 
relevant decisions for these activities are taken. The 
accounting treatment for these arrangements is basi-
cally the same as for joint operations. As acquisitions of 
interests in such arrangements are not within the scope 
of IFRS 3, OMV’s accounting policy is to treat such 
transactions as asset acquisitions. 

j) Impairment of assets 
Intangible assets, property, plant and equipment (in-
cluding oil and gas assets) and investments in associ-
ated companies and joint ventures are tested for im-
pairment whenever events or changes in circum-
stances indicate that an asset may be impaired. Impair-
ment tests are performed on the level of the asset or 
the smallest group of assets that generates cash in-
flows that are largely independent of those from other 
assets or groups of assets, called cash-generating 
units (CGUs).  

If assets are determined to be impaired, the carrying 
amounts are written down to their recoverable amount, 
which is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal or 
value in use. 

In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash 
flows are discounted to their present value using a 
post-tax discount rate that reflects current market as-
sessments of the time value of money and the risks 
specific to the asset or CGU. The pre-tax discount rate 
is determined by way of iteration. The cash flows are 
generally derived from the recent budgets and planning 
calculations, which are prepared separately for each of 
the Group’s CGUs to which the individual assets are al-
located.  

The fair value less costs of disposal is determined on 
the basis of the recent market transactions, if available. 
If no such transactions can be identified, an appropriate 
valuation model is used.  

If the reasons for impairment no longer apply in a sub-
sequent period, a reversal is recognized in profit or 
loss. The increased carrying amount related to the re-
versal of an impairment loss shall not exceed the carry-
ing amount that would have been determined (net of 
amortization and depreciation) had no impairment loss 
been recognized in prior years.  

Significant estimates and judgements: Recover-
ability of assets 
Evaluating whether assets or CGUs are impaired or 
whether past impairments should be reversed, re-
quire the use of different estimates and assumptions 
such as price developments, production volumes 
and discount rates. 

The key estimates and assumptions used bear the 
risk of change due to the inherent volatile nature of 
the various macro-economic factors and the uncer-
tainty in asset or CGU specific factors like reserve 
volumes and production profiles, which can impact 
the recoverable amount of assets and/or CGUs. 

The key valuation assumptions for the recoverable 
amounts of E&P assets are the oil and natural gas 
prices, production volumes, exchange and discount 
rates. The production profiles were estimated based 
on reserves estimates (see Note 2.3h) and past ex-
perience and represent management’s best estimate 
of future production. The cash flow projections for 
the first five years are based on the mid-term plan 
and thereafter on a “life of field” planning and there-
fore cover the whole life term of the field.  

The nominal commodity price assumptions and the 
EUR-USD exchange rates are listed below:

2021 

Brent oil price (USD/bbl) 
EUR-USD exchange rate 
Brent oil price (EUR/bbl) 
Realized gas price (EUR/MWh) 
CO2 price (EUR/t) 

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2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

2026 

65   
1.22   
53   
15   
55   

65 
1.22 
53 
14 
58 

65 
1.22 
53 
14 
61 

65 
1.22 
53 
14 
64 

65 
1.22 
53 
15 
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2020 

Brent oil price (USD/bbl) 
EUR-USD exchange rate 
Brent oil price (EUR/bbl) 
Realized gas price (EUR/MWh) 
CO2 price (EUR/t) 

2021 

2022 

2023 

2024 

2025 

50 
1.15 
43 
10 
28 

60 
1.15 
52 
12 
30 

60 
1.15 
52 
13 
33 

65 
1.15 
57 
14 
35 

65 
1.15 
57 
13 
35 

For the years 2027 until 2030, OMV assumed a 
Brent oil price of USD 65/bbl which is expected to 
gradually decline to USD 60/bbl until 2035. From 
2035 onwards, OMV applied a Brent oil price of USD 
60/bbl. All before mentioned assumptions for the 
years after 2026 are based on 2026 real terms. Gas 
prices are assumed to remain stable in real terms af-
ter 2026. 

As there were no significant changes in the assump-
tions in 2021 in comparison to 2020, there was no 
indication for an impairment due to price changes in 
the E&P segment in 2021. 

In 2020, OMV revised its long-term oil and gas price 
assumptions in order to take into account the uncer-
tainty over the pace of the energy transition to a 
lower-carbon energy sources. In addition, the short-
term oil and gas price assumption were updated in 
order to reflect the significant decrease in oil and 
gas prices due to the impact of the COVID-19 pan-
demic. 

The assumptions used for oil and gas prices for 
short and medium term are based on management’s 
best estimate and were consistent with external 
sources. The long-term assumptions were con-
sistent with data provided by external studies and 
consider long-term views of global supply and de-
mand. In particular, OMV’s long term assumptions 
and the inverse price curve applied for Brent oil, take 
into consideration the impacts of climate-related 
matters and energy transition to lower-carbon en-
ergy sources. 

In the R&M and C&M business, the main assump-
tions for the calculation of the recoverable amounts 
are the relevant margins, volumes as well as dis-
count, inflation and growth rates. The value in use 
calculation is based on the cash flows of the 5-
year mid-term planning and a terminal value. 

k) Assets held for sale 
Non-current assets and disposal groups are classified 
as held for sale if their carrying amounts are to be real-
ized by sale rather than through continued use. This is 
the case when the sale is highly probable, and the as-
set or disposal group is available for immediate sale in 
its present condition. Non-current assets and disposal 
groups classified as held for sale are measured at the 
lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to 
sell. Property, plant and equipment and intangible as-
sets once classified as held for sale are no longer 
amortized or depreciated. 

l) Leases 
OMV as a lessee recognizes lease liabilities and right-
of-use assets for lease contracts according to IFRS 16. 
It applies the recognition exemption for short-term 
leases and leases in which the underlying asset is of 
low value and therefore does not recognize right-of-use 
assets and lease liabilities for such leases. Leases to 
explore for and use oil and natural gas, which comprise 
mainly land leases used for such activities, are not in 
the scope of IFRS 16. The rent for these contracts is 
recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the 
lease term. 

Non-lease components are separated from the lease 
components for the measurement of right-of-use assets 
and lease liabilities. Lease liabilities are recognized at 
the present value of fixed lease payments and lease 
payments which depend on an index or rate over the 
determined lease term with the applicable discount 
rate. Right-of-use assets are recognized at the value of 
the lease liability plus prepayments and initial direct 
costs and presented within property, plant and equip-
ment. 

OMV as a lessor entered into contracts which were as-
sessed as operating leases, for which fixed and varia-
ble rent is recognized as revenue from rents and leases 
over the period of the lease.  

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Significant estimates and judgements: Leases 
OMV has a significant number of contracts in which 
it leases filling stations. Many of those contracts in-
clude prolongation and termination options. Prolon-
gation options or periods after termination options 
are included in the lease term if it is reasonably cer-
tain that the lease is prolonged or not terminated. 
When determining the lease term the Group takes 
into account all relevant facts and circumstances 
that create an economic incentive for shortening or 
prolonging the lease term using the available op-
tions. When assessing the lease term of leases in 
filling stations for periods covered by prolongation or 
termination options, the assumption was applied that 
the lease term will not exceed 20 years. 

Optional periods, which have not been taken into ac-
count in the measurement of the leases, exist mainly 
for E&P equipment in Romania, office buildings, a 
plot of land in Belgium and gas storage caverns in 
Germany. The prolongation option for the office 
buildings and the gas storage caverns can only be 
exercised in the distant future. 

m) Non-derivative financial assets 
At initial recognition, OMV classifies its financial assets 
as subsequently measured at amortized cost, fair value 
through other comprehensive income (OCI) or fair 
value through profit or loss. The classification depends 
both on the Group’s business model for managing the 
financial assets and the contractual cash flow charac-
teristics of the financial assets. All regular way trades 
are recognized and derecognized on the trade date, 
i.e., the date that the Group commits to purchase or sell 
the asset. 

Debt instruments are measured at amortized cost if 
both of the following conditions are met: 

▸ the asset is held within the business model whose 

objective is to hold assets in order to collect con-
tractual cash flows; and 

▸ the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise 

on specific dates to cash flows that are solely pay-
ments of principal and interest on the principal 
amount outstanding. 

These assets are subsequently measured at amortized 
cost using the effective interest method less any impair-
ment losses. Interest income, impairment losses and 
gains or losses on derecognition are recognized in 
profit or loss. 

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OMV recognizes allowances for expected credit losses 
(ECLs) for all financial assets measured at amortized 
costs. The ECL calculation is based on external or in-
ternal credit ratings of the counterparty and associated 
probabilities of default. Available forward-looking infor-
mation is taken into account, if it has a material impact 
on the amount of valuation allowance recognized. 

ECLs are recognized in two stages. Where there has 
not been a significant increase in the credit risk since 
initial recognition, credit losses are measured at 12 
month ECLs. The 12 month ECL is the credit loss 
which results from default events that are possible 
within the next 12 months. The Group considers a fi-
nancial asset to have low credit risk when its credit risk 
rating is equivalent to the definition of ‘investment 
grade’. 

Where there has been a significant increase in the 
credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is 
required for the lifetime ECL, i.e. the expected credit 
losses resulting from possible default events over the 
expected life of a financial asset. For this assessment, 
OMV considers all reasonable and supportable infor-
mation that is available without undue cost or effort. 
Furthermore, OMV assumes that the credit risk on a fi-
nancial asset has significantly increased if it is more 
than 30 days past due. If the credit quality improves for 
a lifetime ECL asset, OMV reverts to recognizing allow-
ances on a 12 month ECL basis. A financial asset is 
considered to be in default when the financial asset is 
90 days past due unless there is reasonable and sup-
portable information that demonstrates that a more lag-
ging default criterion is appropriate. A financial asset is 
written off when there is no reasonable expectation that 
the contractual cash flows will be recovered. 

For trade receivables and contract assets from con-
tracts with customers a simplified approach is adopted, 
where the impairment losses are recognized at an 
amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses. In case 
there are credit insurances or securities held against 
the balances outstanding, the ECL calculation is based 
on the probability of default of the insurer/securer for 
the insured/secured element of the outstanding balance 
and the remaining amount will take the probability of 
default of the counterparty.  

Non-derivative financial assets classified as at fair 
value through profit or loss (FVTPL) include trade re-
ceivables from sales contracts with provisional pricing 
and investment funds because the contractual cash 
flows do not represent solely payments of principal and 
interest on the principal amount outstanding. Further-
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trade receivables held with an intention to sell them. 
These assets are measured at fair value, with any 
gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized 
in profit or loss. 

Equity instruments are either measured at fair value 
through profit or loss (FVTPL) or at fair value 
through OCI (FVOCI). OMV elected irrevocably to 
classify as investments at FVOCI the majority of its 
non-listed equity investments which are held for strate-
gic purposes and not trading. Gains and losses on eq-
uity investments measured at FVOCI are never recy-
cled to profit or loss and they are not subject to impair-
ment assessment. Dividends are recognized in profit or 
loss unless they represent a recovery of part of the cost 
of an investment. 

OMV derecognizes a financial asset when the contrac-
tual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or 
when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all 
the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to an-
other party. 

Significant estimates and judgements: Fair value 
and recoverability of financial assets 
The management is periodically assessing the re-
ceivable related to expenditure recoverable from the 
Romanian State related to obligations for decommis-
sioning and restoration costs in OMV Petrom SA. 
The assessment process is considering inter alia the 
history of amounts claimed, documentation process 
related requirements, potential litigation or arbitration 
proceedings. 

As part of the acquisition of the interest in Yuzhno 
Russkoye gas field in 2017, OMV took over a con-
tractual position towards Gazprom with regard to the 
reserves redetermination. The volume of gas re-
serves in Yuzhno Russkoye field is contractually 
agreed and, in case the reserves are higher or lower 
than what was assumed in the agreement, either 
OMV could be obligated to compensate Gazprom 
(but would profit in the future from higher sales vol-
umes) or Gazprom could be obligated to compen-
sate OMV. The payment for the reserve redetermi-
nation is linked to the actual amount of the gas re-
serves. The actual volume of gas reserves in Yu-
zhno Russkoye is expected to be agreed in 2023. 
The estimated volume of gas reserves is regularly 
reviewed by the Group’s petroleum engineers as 
part of the yearly review process and is assumed to 
be lower than the contractually agreed volume (see 
Note 18 – Financial Assets – for more details). 

n) Derivative financial instruments and hedge ac-
counting 
Derivative instruments are used to hedge risks resulting 
from changes in currency exchange rates, commodity 
prices and interest rates. Derivative instruments are 
recognized at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses 
are recognized as income or expense, except where 
hedge accounting according to IFRS 9 is applied.  

Those derivatives qualifying and designated as hedges 
are either  

▸ a fair value hedge when hedging exposure to 

changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or li-
ability,  

▸ a cash flow hedge when hedging exposure to varia-

bility in cash flows that is attributable to a particular 
risk associated with a recognized asset or liability or 
a highly probable forecast transaction, or 

▸ a net investment hedge when hedging the foreign 

exchange risk in a net investment in a foreign oper-
ation. 

For cash flow hedges, the effective part of the changes 
in fair value is recognized in other comprehensive in-
come, while the ineffective part is recognized immedi-
ately in the income statement. Where the hedging of 
cash flows results in the recognition of a non-financial 
asset or liability, the carrying value of that item will be 
adjusted for the accumulated gains or losses recog-
nized directly in OCI.  

Hedges of net investments in foreign operations are ac-
counted for similarly to cash flow hedges. Any gain or 
loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective 
portion of the hedge is recognised in OCI and accumu-
lated in the reserve for currency translation differences. 
The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is rec-
ognised immediately in profit or loss. Gains and losses 
accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit or loss 
when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold. 

The Group applies hedge accounting to hedges which 
are affected by the interest rate benchmark reform. For 
the purpose of evaluating whether there is an economic 
relationship between the hedged items and the hedging 
instruments, the Group assumes that the benchmark 
interest rate is not altered as a result of interest rate 
benchmark reform (see Note 2.1a). 

Contracts to buy or sell a non-financial item that can be 
settled net in cash or another financial instrument are 
accounted for as financial instruments and measured at 
fair value. Associated gains or losses are recognized in 
profit or loss. However, contracts that are entered into 

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and continue to be held for the purpose of the receipt or 
delivery of a non-financial item in accordance with the 
Group’s expected purchase, sale or usage require-
ments are not accounted for as derivative financial in-
struments, but as executory contracts.  

o) Borrowing costs  
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, 
construction or production of qualified assets are capi-
talized until these assets are substantially ready for 
their intended use or sale. All other costs of borrowing 
are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. 

p) Government grants  
Government grants are recognized as income or de-
ducted from the related asset where it is reasonable to 
expect that the granting conditions will be met and that 
the grants will be received.  

q) Inventories  
Inventories are recognized at the lower of cost and net 
realizable value. Costs incurred are generally deter-
mined based on the individual costs for not inter-
changeable goods, the average price method for oil 
and gas inventories or the FIFO method for petrochem-
ical products. Costs of production comprise directly at-
tributable costs as well as fixed and variable indirect 
material and production overhead costs. Production-re-
lated administrative costs, the costs of company pen-
sion schemes and voluntary employee benefits are also 
included. In refineries, a carrying capacity approach is 
applied according to which the production costs are al-
located to product groups on the basis of their relative 
market values at the end of the period. 

r) Cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances, 
bank accounts and highly liquid short-term investments 
with low realization risk, i.e. negligible short-term ex-
change and interest risks. The maximum maturity at the 
time of acquisition for such investments is three 
months. 

s) Provisions  
A provision is recorded for present obligations against 
third parties when it is probable that an obligation will 
occur and the settlement amount can be estimated reli-
ably. Provisions for individual obligations are based on 
the best estimate of the amount necessary to settle the 
obligation, discounted to the present value in the case 
of long-term obligations.  

Decommissioning and environmental obligations: 
The Group’s core activities regularly lead to obligations 
related to dismantling and removal, asset retirement 

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and soil remediation activities. These decommissioning 
and restoration obligations are principally of material 
importance in the E&P segment (oil and gas wells, sur-
face facilities) and in connection with filling stations on 
third-party property. At the time the obligation arises, it 
is provided for in full by recognizing the present value 
of future decommissioning and restoration expenses as 
a liability. An equivalent amount is capitalized as part of 
the carrying amount of long-lived assets. Any such obli-
gation is calculated on the basis of best estimates. The 
unwinding of discounting leads to interest expense or 
income (in case of a negative discount rate) and ac-
cordingly to increased or decreased obligations at each 
statement of financial position date until decommission-
ing or restoration. For other environmental risks and 
measures, provisions are recognized if such obligations 
are probable and the amount of the obligation can be 
estimated reliably.  

Significant estimates and judgements: Decom-
missioning provisions 
The most significant decommissioning obligations of 
the Group are related to the plugging of wells, the 
abandonment of facilities and the removal and dis-
posal of offshore installations. The majority of these 
activities are planned to occur many years into the 
future, while decommissioning technologies, costs, 
regulations and public expectations are constantly 
changing. Estimates of future restoration costs are 
based on reports prepared by Group engineers and 
on past experience. Any significant downward 
changes in the expected future costs or postpone-
ment in the future affect both the provision and the 
related asset, to the extent that there is sufficient 
carrying amount, otherwise the provision is reversed 
to income. Significant upward revisions trigger the 
assessment of the recoverability of the underlying 
asset.  

Provisions for decommissioning and restoration 
costs require estimates of discount rates, which 
have material effects on the amounts of the provi-
sion. The real discount rates applied for calculating 
the provision for decommissioning and restoration 
costs were between –1.97% and 5.22% (2020:  
–1.96% and 3.10%). 

Pensions and similar obligations: OMV has both de-
fined contribution and defined benefit pension plans. In 
the case of defined contribution plans, OMV has no 
obligations beyond payment of the agreed premiums, 
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expense corresponds to the contributions payable for 
the period.  

In contrast, participants in defined benefit plans are 
entitled to pensions at certain levels and are generally 
based on years of service and the employee’s average 
compensation. These defined benefit plans expose the 
Group to actuarial risks, such as longevity risk, interest 
rate risk, inflation risk (as a result of indexation of pen-
sion) and market risk. Defined benefit pension obliga-
tions are accounted for by recognizing provisions for 
pensions.  

Employees of Austrian Group companies whose ser-
vice began before December 31, 2002 are entitled to 
receive severance payments upon termination of em-
ployment or on reaching normal retirement age. The 
entitlements depend on years of service and final com-
pensation levels. Entitlements to severance payments 
for employees whose service began after December 
31, 2002 are covered by defined contribution plans. 
Similar obligations as entitlement to severance pay-
ments also exist in other countries, where the Group 
provides employment.  

Employees in Austria and Germany are entitled to jubi-
lee payments after completion of a given number of 
years of service. These plans are non-contributory and 
unfunded.  

Provisions for pensions, severance payments and jubi-
lee payments are calculated using the projected unit 
credit method, which divides the costs of the estimated 
benefit entitlements over the whole period of employ-
ment and thus takes future increases in remuneration 
into account. Actuarial gains and losses for defined 
benefit pension and severance payment obligations are 
recognized in full in the period in which they occur in 
other comprehensive income. Such actuarial gains and 
losses are not reclassified to profit or loss in subse-
quent periods. Actuarial gains and losses on obliga-
tions for jubilee payments are recognized in profit or 
loss. Net interest expense is calculated on the basis of 
the net defined benefit obligation and disclosed as part 
of the financial result. Differences between the return 
on plan assets and interest income on plan assets in-
cluded in the net interest expense is recognized in 
other comprehensive income. 

Provisions for voluntary and mandatory separations un-
der restructuring programs are recognized if a detailed 
plan has been approved by management and commu-
nicated to those affected prior to the statement of finan-
cial position date and an irrevocable commitment is 

thereby established. Voluntary modifications to employ-
ees’ remuneration arrangements are recognized on the 
basis of the expected number of employees accepting 
the employing company’s offer. Provisions for obliga-
tions related to individual separation agreements which 
lead to fixed payments over a defined period of time 
are recognized at the present value of the obligation. 

Significant estimates and judgements: Pensions 
and similar obligations 
The projected unit credit method calculation of provi-
sions for pensions, severance and jubilee entitle-
ments requires estimates for discount rates, future 
increases in salaries and future increases in pen-
sions. For current actuarial assumptions for calculat-
ing expected defined benefit entitlements and their 
sensitivity analysis see Note 23 – Provisions. 

The biometrical basis for the calculation of provi-
sions for pensions, severance and jubilee entitle-
ments of Austrian Group companies is provided by 
AVÖ 2018 P – Rechnungsgrundlagen für die Pen-
sionsversicherung (Biometric Tables for Pension In-
surance) – Pagler & Pagler, using the variant for sal-
aried employees. In other countries, similar actuarial 
parameters are used. Employee turnover was com-
puted based on age or years of service respectively. 
The expected retirement age used for calculations is 
based on the relevant country’s legislation. 

Provision for onerous contracts are recognized for 
contracts in which the unavoidable costs of meeting a 
contractual obligation exceed the economic benefits ex-
pected to be received under the contract. These provi-
sions are measured at the lower amount of the cost of 
fulfilling the contract and any potential penalties or 
compensation arising in the event of non-performance. 

Significant estimates and judgements: Provi-
sions for onerous contracts 
OMV concluded in the past several long-term, non-
cancellable contracts that became onerous due to 
negative development of market conditions. This led 
to the recognition of onerous contract provisions in 
the Group’s financial statements for the unavoidable 
costs of meeting the contract obligations. 

The estimates used for calculating the positive con-
tributions that partly cover the fixed costs were 
based on external sources and management expec-
tations. For more details see Note 23 – Provisions. 

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Emission allowances received free of cost from gov-
ernmental authorities (EU Emissions Trading Scheme 
for greenhouse gas emissions allowances) reduce fi-
nancial obligations related to CO2 emissions; provisions 
are recognized only for shortfalls (see Note 23 – Provi-
sions). 

t) Non-derivative financial liabilities 
Liabilities are carried at amortized cost, with the excep-
tion of derivative financial instruments, which are recog-
nized at fair value. Long-term liabilities are discounted 
using the effective interest rate method. 

u) Taxes on income and deferred taxes  
In addition to corporate income taxes and trade earn-
ings taxes, typical E&P taxes from oil and gas produc-
tion like the country’s/national oil company’s profit 
share for certain EPSAs (see 2.3f) are disclosed as in-
come taxes. Deferred taxes are recognized for tempo-
rary differences.  

Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it 
is probable that taxable profit will be available against 
which the unused tax losses, unused tax credits and 
deductible temporary differences can be utilized.  

Significant estimates and judgements: Recover-
ability of deferred tax assets 
The recognition of deferred tax assets requires an 
assessment of when those assets are likely to re-
verse, and a judgement as to whether or not there 
will be sufficient taxable profits available to offset the 
assets when they reverse. This assessment of re-
coverability requires assumptions regarding future 
taxable profits and is therefore uncertain. In OMV, 
this assessment is based on detailed tax plannings 
which covers in E&P entities the whole life of field 
and a five year period in the other entities. 

Changes in the assumptions regarding future taxa-
ble profits can lead to an increase or decrease of the 
amount of deferred tax assets recognized which has 
an impact on the net income in the period in which 
the change occurs. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities at Group level are 
shown net where there is a right of set-off and the taxes 
relate to matters subject to the same tax jurisdiction. 

v) Long Term Incentive (LTI) Plans and Equity De-
ferral  
The fair value of share-based compensation expense 
arising from the Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – 

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OMV’s main equity settled plan – is estimated using a 
model which is based on the expected target achieve-
ments and the expected share prices. For cash-settled 
awards, a provision based on the fair value of the 
amount payable is built up over the vesting period, so 
that by the end of the vesting period the fair value of 
the bonus shares to be granted is fully provided for. 
The provision is remeasured at the end of each report-
ing period up to the date of settlement, with any 
changes in fair value recognized in profit or loss. For 
share settled awards, the grant date fair value is recog-
nized as an expense (including income tax), with a cor-
responding increase in equity, over the vesting period 
of the awards. The amount recognized as expense is 
adjusted to subsequent changes in parameters other 
than market parameters. In addition, the Equity Deferral 
part of the annual bonus is settled in shares. Accord-
ingly, the related expense is recognized against equity. 
For share-based awards, the award is settled net of tax 
to the participants. 

w) Fair value measurement 
The fair value is the amount for which an asset or liabil-
ity could be transferred at the measurement date, 
based on the assumption that such transfers take place 
between participants in principal markets and, where 
applicable, taking highest and best use into account. 

Fair values are determined according to the following 
hierarchy: 

Level 1:    Quoted prices in active markets for identical 

assets or liabilities. For OMV Group this 
category will, in most cases, only be 
relevant for securities, bonds, investment 
funds and futures contracts. 

Level 2:  Valuation technique using directly or 

indirectly observables inputs. In order to 
determine the fair value for financial 
instruments within Level 2, usually forward 
prices of crude oil or natural gas, interest 
rates and foreign exchange rates are used 
as inputs to the valuation model. In addition 
counterparty credit risk as well as volatility 
indicators, if applicable, are taken into 
account.  

Level 3:  Valuation techniques such as discounted 

cash flow models using significant 
unobservable inputs (e.g. long-term price 
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4) Foreign currency translation 
Monetary foreign currency balances are measured at 
closing rates, and exchange gains and losses accrued 
at statement of financial position date are recognized in 
the income statement. 

The financial statements of Group companies with 
functional currencies different from the Group’s presen-
tation currency are translated using the closing rate 
method. Differences arising from statement of financial 
position items translated at closing rates are disclosed 

in other comprehensive income. Income statement 
items are translated at average rates for the period. 
The use of average rates for the income statement cre-
ates additional differences compared to the application 
of the closing rates in the statement of financial position 
which are directly adjusted in other comprehensive in-
come. 

The main rates applied in translating currencies to EUR 
were as follows: 

Foreign currency translation 

Bulgarian lev (BGN) 
Czech crown (CZK) 
Hungarian forint (HUF) 
New Zealand dollar (NZD) 
Norwegian krone (NOK) 
Romanian leu (RON) 
Russian ruble (RUB) 
Swedish krona (SEK)1 
US dollar (USD) 

1 Only applicable for Borealis Group (see below) 

2021 

2020 

Statement of 
financial 
position date 

1.956   
24.858   
369.190   
1.658   
9.989   
4.949   
85.300   
10.250   
1.133   

Statement of 
financial 
position date 

1.956   
26.242   
363.890   
1.698   
10.470   
4.868   
91.467   
10.034   
1.227   

Average 

1.956 
25.641 
358.520 
1.672 
10.163 
4.922 
87.153 
10.147 
1.183 

Average 

1.956 
26.455 
351.250 
1.756 
10.723 
4.838 
82.725 
n.a. 
1.142 

In 2020, the items in the income statement related to 
Borealis Group were converted by using the monthly 

average rates instead of the annual average rate for 
the period after the acquisition on October 29, 2020.

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3  Changes in group structure 

A full list of OMV investments as well as changes in 
consolidated group can be found in Note 38 – Direct 
and indirect investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft. 
Major changes in consolidated Group are described be-
low.  

The above listed sales transactions did not have a sig-
nificant impact on the income statement. 

Chemicals & Materials 
There were no significant changes in group structure in 
2021. 

Exploration & Production 
As per May 14, 2021, OMV Petrom finalized the sale of 
its 100% share in Kom-Munai LLP and Tasbulat Oil 
Corporation LLP (both based in Aktau, Kazakhstan) to 
Magnetic Oil Limited.  

On October 29, 2020 OMV increased its stake in Bore-
alis Group from 36% to 75% which led to obtaining con-
trol and consequently full consolidation of Borealis 
Group and discontinuation of the equity method.  

Refining & Marketing 
On May 31, 2021, OMV closed the transaction to sell 
its 51% interest in Gas Connect Austria GmbH (based 
in Vienna) to VERBUND. The purchase price agreed 
for the 51% OMV stake in Gas Connect Austria GmbH 
amounted to EUR 271 mn, less dividend payouts for 
the 2020 business year totaling around EUR 33 mn (for 
the 51% OMV interest). In addition, VERBUND as-
sumed the outstanding liabilities of Gas Connect Aus-
tria GmbH to OMV of around EUR 212 mn. Under the 
conditions of the purchase agreement, VERBUND has 
paid approximately EUR 451 mn to OMV. OMV has 
settled a cash pool liability to a subsidiary of Gas Con-
nect Austria GmbH of around EUR 7 mn. 

Cash flow impact of divestments  
In cash flow from investing activities, the line “Proceeds 
from the sale of subsidiaries and businesses, net of 
cash disposed” was mainly attributable to a cash inflow 
of EUR 443 mn related to the divestment of Gas Con-
nect Group and EUR 94 mn related to the divestment 
of Kom-Munai LLP and Tasbulat Oil Corporation LLP, 
as well as to prepayments received for the planned di-
vestments of the retail business in Germany 
(EUR 75 mn) and of OMV’s business in Slovenia 
(EUR 35 mn). More details are shown in the following 
tables: 

Net cash inflows from disposal of subsidiaries and businesses 

In EUR mn 

Consideration received 
Less cash disposed of 
Net cash inflows from disposal of subsidiaries and businesses 

Net assets of disposed subsidiaries and businesses 

In EUR mn 

Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Net assets of disposed subsidiaries and businesses 

2021 

700 
(39) 
661 

2021 

965 
117 
312 
81 
689 

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Segment Reporting 

4  Segment Reporting

Changes in segment reporting 
Starting with Q1/21 the OMV Group structure was reor-
ganized, which involved splitting and expanding former 
operating Business Segment Downstream into two ar-
eas: Refining & Marketing and Chemicals & Materials. 
Internal reporting and the relevant information provided 
to the chief operating decision-maker in order to assess 
performance and allocate resources has been updated 
to reflect the current organization structure. 

Business operations and key markets  
For business management purposes, OMV is divided 
into three operating Business Segments: Exploration & 
Production, Refining & Marketing, and Chemicals & 
Materials, as well as the segment Corporate and Other 
(Co&O). Each segment represents a strategic unit with 
different products and markets. Each Business Seg-
ment is managed independently. Strategic business de-
cisions are made by the Executive Board of OMV. With 
the exception of Co&O, the reportable segments of 
OMV are the same as the operating segments. 

Exploration & Production (E&P) engages in the busi-
ness of oil and gas exploration, development and pro-
duction and focuses on the regions Central and East-
ern Europe, North Sea, Middle East and Africa and 
Asia-Pacific.  

The Refining & Marketing (R&M) Business Segment 
refines and markets crude and other feedstock. It oper-
ates the refineries Schwechat (Austria), Burghausen 
(Germany) and Petrobrazi (Romania) with an annual 
capacity of 17.8 mn t. In these refineries, crude oil is 
processed into petroleum products, which are sold to 
commercial and private customers. Furthermore, it op-
erates across the gas value chain with a successful gas 
sales and logistics business in Europe. OMV markets 
storage capacities in Austria and Germany. The busi-
ness segments’ activities also cover supply, marketing, 
and trading of gas in Europe and Turkey and the 
Group’s power business activities, with one gas-fired 
power plant in Romania.  

OMV has a strong position in the markets located 
within the areas of its supply, serving commercial cus-
tomers, and operating a retail business of approxi-
mately 2,100 filling stations.  

OMV holds minority stakes in various equity-accounted 
investments, the most significant one is the 15% partici-
pation in ADNOC Refining (United Arab Emirates) with 
annual capacity of 7.1 mn t OMV share. 

The Chemicals & Materials (C&M) Business Segment 
is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and 
circular polyolefin solutions and a European market 
leader in base chemicals, fertilizers, and plastics recy-
cling. 

Since the full consolidation of Borealis in 2020, OMV 
has a production capacity, including joint ventures, of 
7.0 mn t base chemicals, 5.8 mn t polyolefins, 0.4 mn t 
compounding and 4.3 mn t fertilizers. The majority of 
production is located in Europe, with two overseas 
manufacturing facilities in the United States, one in Bra-
zil and one in South Korea. In addition, OMV holds mi-
nority stakes in various equity-accounted investments, 
the most significant ones being Borouge (United Arab 
Emirates) a Borealis’ joint venture with ADNOC that op-
erates the largest petrochemical complex in the world 
and the Baystar joint venture (United States) which 
serves the customer base in the North American mar-
kets. A new plant based on Borstar technology on the 
site in Pasadena is currently under construction. 

OMV group is pursuing various initiatives in mechanical 
and chemical recycling and renewable polyolefins. 

Group management, financing and insurance activities 
and certain service functions are concentrated in the 
Corporate & Other (Co&O) segment.  

One of the key measures of operating performance for 
the Group is Clean CCS Operating Result. Total assets 
include intangible assets as well as property, plant and 
equipment. Sales to external customers are split up by 
geographical areas on the basis of where the risk is 
transferred to the customers. The net revenues of com-
modity trading activities within the scope of IFRS 9 and 
hedging results are reported in the country in which the 
reporting subsidiary is located. Accounting policies of 
the operating segments are the same as those de-
scribed in the summary of significant accounting poli-
cies, with certain exceptions for intra-group sales and 
cost allocations by the parent company, which are de-
termined in accordance with internal OMV policies. 
Management is of the opinion that the transfer prices of 
goods and services exchanged between segments cor-
respond to market prices. Business transactions not at-
tributable to operating segments are included in the re-
sults of the Co&O segment. 

The disclosure of special items is considered appropri-
ate in order to facilitate analysis of ordinary business 
performance. To reflect comparable figures, certain 
items affecting the result are added back or deducted. 

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These items can be divided into four subcategories: 
personnel restructuring, unscheduled depreciation and 
write-ups, asset disposals and other. Furthermore, to 
enable effective performance management in an envi-
ronment of volatile prices and comparability with peers, 
the Current Cost of Supply (CCS) effect is eliminated 
from the result. The CCS effect, also called inventory 
holding gains and losses, is the difference between the 
cost of sales calculated using the current cost of supply 
based on purchases from the most recent month and 

the cost of sales calculated using the weighted average 
method, after adjusting for any changes in valuation al-
lowances. In volatile energy markets, measurement of 
the costs of petroleum products sold based on histori-
cal values (e.g. weighted average cost) can have dis-
torting effects on reported results. This performance 
measurement indicator enhances the transparency of 
results and is commonly used in the oil industry. OMV, 
therefore, publishes this measure in addition to the Op-
erating Result determined according to IFRS. 

Segment reporting  

In EUR mn 

Sales revenues1 
Intersegmental sales 
Sales to third parties 

2021 

E&P 

R&M 

C&M 

Co&O 

Total 

6,712    25,928 
(4,828)   
1,884    23,148 

(2,780)   

  11,618 

(1,109)   

  10,509 

Consoli-
dation 

OMV 
Group 

(9,079)    35,555 
— 
9,079 
  35,555 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
(51)   
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

12 
(39)   

933 

600 
2,401 

1,538 
4 
5,065 
30 

1,297 
(223) 
210 
1,315 

(418) 
5,961 

376 
(361)   
14 

  44,634 

(9,079)   

  35,555 

63 

— 
41 

0 
— 
(74)   
9 

— 
(6)   
9 
12 

— 
(62)   

933 

600 
2,401 

1,538 
4 
5,115 
30 

1,297 
(223)   
210 
1,315 

(430)   
5,999 

241 
28 
— 

  21,730 
2,624 
6,887 

— 
— 
— 

  21,730 
2,624 
6,887 

Other operating income 
Net income from equity-accounted invest-
ments 
Depreciation and amortization 
Impairment losses (incl. exploration & ap-
praisal) 
Write-ups 
Operating Result 
Special items for personnel restructuring 
Special items for unscheduled depreciation 
and write-ups 
Special items for asset disposal 
Other special items 
Special items 

CCS effect 
Clean CCS Operating Result 
Segment assets2 
Additions in PPE/IA3 
Equity-accounted investments4 

347   

274 

55   
1,396   

325   
0   
2,439   
14   

100   
(209)   
492   
398   

12 
429 

718 
3 
922 
7 

713 

(7)   
(204)   
509 

—   
2,837   

(430)   
1,001 

  12,217   
1,251   
429   

3,989 
621 
1,325 

249 

534 
535 

495 
— 
1,828 
— 

483 
— 
(87)   
396 

— 
2,224 

5,283 
724 
5,133 

1 Including intra-group sales  
2 Property, plant and equipment (PPE), intangible assets (IA), not including assets reclassified to assets held for sale 
3 Excluding additions in assets reclassified to held for sale and additions to decommissioning assets 
4 Excluding assets held for sale 

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Segment reporting information of earlier periods has 
been adjusted consequently to comply with IFRS 8.29. 
The tables below depict the segment reporting 

information as restated after the reorganization and re-
ported in 2020: 

Segment reporting 

In EUR mn 

Sales revenues1 
Intersegmental sales 
Sales to third parties 
Other operating income 
Net income from equity-accounted invest-
ments 
Depreciation and amortization 
Impairment losses (incl. exploration & ap-
praisal) 
Write-ups 
Operating Result 

Special items for personnel restructuring 
Special items for unscheduled depreciation 
and write-ups 
Special items for asset disposal 
Other special items 
Special items 

CCS effect 
Clean CCS Operating Result 
Segment assets2 
Additions in PPE/IA3 
Equity-accounted investments4 

2020 restated 

E&P 

R&M 

C&M 

Co&O 

Total 

3,705 
(2,178)   
1,527 
180 

  13,996 

(1,345)   

  12,651 
265 

2,884 
(515)   
2,368 
1,391 

352 
(348)   
4 
56 

  20,937 

(4,387)   

  16,550 
1,892 

Consoli-
dation 

OMV 
Group 

(4,387)    16,550 
— 
4,387 
  16,550 
— 
1,877 
(15)   

31 
1,335 

(202)   
444 

210 
147 

1,452 
120 
(1,137)   

31 

1,185 

(9)   
75 
1,282 

— 
145 
  12,662 
1,150 
389 

9 
111 
592 

4 

0 
— 
1,568 

— 

(101)   
(9)   
84 
(22)   

— 
— 
(1,049)   
(1,049)   

425 
996 
3,955 
509 
1,912 

— 
519 
5,767 
251 
6,020 

— 
39 

0 
— 
(56)   

5 

— 
(1)   
5 
9 

38 
1,965 

1,462 
230 
967 

39 

1,084 

(19)   
(885)   
220 

— 
— 

— 
— 
83 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

38 
1,965 

1,462 
230 
1,050 

39 

1,084 
(19) 
(885) 
220 

— 
(47)   
262 
28 
— 

425 
1,612 
  22,646 
1,938 
8,321 

(10)   
74 
— 
— 
— 

416 
1,686 
  22,646 
1,938 
8,321 

1 Including intra-group sales  
2 Property, plant and equipment (PPE), intangible assets (IA), not including assets reclassified to assets held for sale 
3 Excluding additions in assets reclassified to held for sale and additions to decommissioning assets 
4 Not including assets held for sale

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Segment reporting  

In EUR mn 

Sales revenues1 
Intrasegmental sales 
Sales to third parties 

Other operating income 
Net income from equity-accounted investments 
Depreciation and amortization 
Impairment losses (incl. exploration & appraisal) 
Write-ups 
Operating Result 

Special items for personnel restructuring 
Special items for unscheduled depreciation and write-ups  
Special items for asset disposal 
Other special items 
Special items 

CCS effect 
Clean CCS Operating Result 
Segment assets2 
Additions in PPE/IA3 
Equity-accounted investments4 

2020 reported 

U/S 

D/S 

Co&O 

Total 

3,705 
(2,178)   
1,527 

180 
31 
1,335 
1,452 
120 
(1,137)   

31 
1,185 

(9)   
75 
1,282 

— 
145 

  12,662 
1,150 
389 

  15,082 

(63)   

  15,019 

352 
(348)   
4 

  19,139 

(2,589)   

  16,550 

1,656 
7 
591 
10 
111 
2,160 

4 
(101)   
(9)   
(965)   
(1,071)   

425 
1,514 

9,721 
760 
7,932 

56 
— 
39 
0 
— 
(56)   

5 
— 
(1)   
5 
9 

1,892 
38 
1,965 
1,462 
230 
967 

39 
1,084 

(19)   
(885)   
220 

— 
(47)   

425 
1,612 

262 
28 
— 

  22,646 
1,938 
8,321 

Consoli-
dation 

OMV 
Group 

(2,589)    16,550 
— 
2,589 
  16,550 
— 

(15)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
83 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

(10)   
74 

1,877 
38 
1,965 
1,462 
230 
1,050 

39 
1,084 
(19) 
(885) 
220 

416 
1,686 

— 
— 
— 

  22,646 
1,938 
8,321 

1 Including intra-group sales  
2 Property, plant and equipment (PPE), intangible assets (IA), not including assets reclassified to assets held for sale 
3 Excluding additions in assets reclassified to held for sale and additions to decommissioning assets 
4 Not including assets held for sale

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In 2021 special items for unscheduled depreciation 
and write-ups were mainly driven by non-cash impair-
ment charges related to ADNOC Refining, E&P assets 
and the nitrogen business of Borealis. For further de-
tails on impairments see Note 7 – Depreciation, amorti-
zation, impairments and write-ups. 

Special items for asset disposals were mainly stem-
ming from a gain from the sale of the stake in the Nor-
wegian oil field Wisting. 

Other special items mainly consisted of non-cash val-
uation effects of financial assets, especially related to 
the reassessment of reserves redetermination rights of 

the Yuzhno Russkoye field in Russia, and temporary 
hedging effects in Exploration & Production. In Refining 
& Marketing and Chemicals & Materials other special 
items were mainly related to temporary hedging effects. 

In 2020 other special items in Exploration & Produc-
tion mainly consisted of the reassessment of reserves 
redetermination rights related to the field Yuzhno Russ-
koye and temporary hedging effects. Refining & Mar-
keting mainly included temporary hedging effects. 
Chemicals & Materials other special items were mainly 
related to revaluation effects for previously held 36% 
shares in Borealis AG triggered by the acquisition of 
39% additional shares.    

Information on geographical areas 

In EUR mn 

Sales to third 
parties 

5,326   
8,499   
4,433   
1,003   
642   
443   
784   
5,246   
6,823   
2,356   
35,555   
—   
35,555   

2021 

Allocated 
assets1 
4,207 
1,061 
5,628 
1,508 
592 
550 
1,671 
556 
3,140 
2,289 
21,201 
529 
21,730 

Equity-accoun-
ted invest-

ments2   External sales 

14 
31 
— 
— 
117 
— 
5,352 
— 
45 
1,328 
6,887 
— 
6,887 

3,466   
3,268   
3,456   
584   
448   
402   
325   
2,878   
1,126   
598   
16,550   
—   
16,550   

2020 

Allocated 
assets1 
4,388 
1,105 
6,106 
1,675 
619 
607 
1,479 
639 
3,187 
2,343 
22,148 
498 
22,646 

Equity-accoun-
ted invest-
ments2 
78 
33 
— 
— 
102 
— 
6,874 
6 
21 
1,207 
8,321 
— 
8,321 

Austria 
Germany 
Romania 
Norway 
Russia 
New Zealand 
United Arab Emirates 
Rest of CEE3 
Rest of Europe 
Rest of the world4 
Subtotal 
Not allocated assets 
Total 

1 Property, plant and equipment (PPE), intangible assets (IA), not including assets reclassified to assets held for sale 
2 Equity-accounted investments are allocated based on the seat of the registered office of the parent company, not including assets held for sale 
3 Including Turkey
4 Rest of world: Principally Algeria, Argentinia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Libya, Malaysia, Marocco, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, South 

Korea, Singapore, Tunisia, United States of America and Yemen 

Not allocated assets contained goodwill in amount of 
EUR 322 mn (2020: EUR 297 mn) related to the cash-
generating unit ‘Middle East and Africa’, EUR 198 mn 
(2020: EUR 183 mn) related to the cash generating unit

‘SapuraOMV’ and EUR 9 mn (2020: EUR 18 mn) re-
lated to the cash-generating unit ‘Refining West’ as 
these CGUs are operating in more than one geograph-
ical area.

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Notes to the Income Statement 

5  Sales revenues 

Sales revenues 

in EUR mn 

Revenues from contracts with customers 
Revenues from fixed lease payments 
Revenues from variable lease payments 
Revenues from other sources 
Sales revenues 

2021 

2020 

  34,792 
15 
65 
683 
  35,555 

  16,076 
11 
58 
406 
  16,550 

Revenues from contracts with customers 

In EUR mn 

Crude Oil, NGL, condensates 
Natural gas and LNG 
Fuel, heating oil and other refining products 
Chemical products 
Gas storage, transmission, distribution and 
transportation 
Other goods and services1 
Revenues from contracts with customers 

Crude Oil, NGL, condensates 
Natural gas and LNG 
Fuel, heating oil and other refining products 
Chemical products 
Gas storage, transmission, distribution and 
transportation 
Other goods and services1 
Revenues from contracts with customers 

Exploration & 
Production 

Refining & 
Marketing 

Chemicals & 
Materials 

Corporate & 
Other 

OMV 
Group 

1,057   
1,043   
—   
—   

11   
32   
2,143   

769 
715 
— 
— 

11 
27 
1,521 

1,071 
9,107 
10,460 
56 

140 
1,294 
22,129 

615 
3,280 
6,932 
15 

231 
1,115 
12,188 

2021 

— 
— 
— 
10,347 

— 
160 
10,507 

2020 

— 
— 
— 
2,314 

— 
50 
2,363 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
13 
13 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
3 
3 

2,128 
10,150 
10,460 
10,403 

151 
1,500 
34,792 

1,384 
3,995 
6,932 
2,329 

242 
1,194 
16,076 

1 Mainly retail non-oil business and power sales in Refining & Marketing   

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6  Other operating income and net income from equity-accounted investments 

Other operating income and net income from equity-accounted investments 

In EUR mn 

Foreign exchange gains from operating activities 
Gains from fair value changes of financial assets 
Gains from fair value changes of trading inventories 
Gains from fair value changes of other derivatives 
Gains on the disposal of businesses, subsidiaries, tangible and intangible assets 
Residual other operating income 
Other operating income 

Income from equity-accounted investments 
Expenses from equity-accounted investments 
Net income from equity-accounted investments 

2021 

127 
— 
126 
191 
282 
207 
933 

2020 

159 
28 
90 
68 
22 
1,510 
1,877 

638 
(38)   
600 

250 
(212) 
38 

Foreign exchange gains from operating activities 
were mainly impacted in 2021 and 2020 by USD for-
eign exchange rate development. 

Gains from fair value changes of financial assets in 
2020 included mainly positive discounting effects of the 
asset from reserves redetermination rights related to 
the acquisition of interests in the Yuzhno Russkoye 
field. For further details see Note 18 – Financial assets. 

Gains from fair value changes of trading invento-
ries refer to emissions certificates held for trading in 
Refining & Marketing and Chemicals & Materials (Aus-
tria and Germany). For further details on Emissions cer-
tificates see Note 23 – Provisions. 

Gains from fair value changes of other derivatives 
were related to forward contracts of emissions certifi-
cates in Refining & Marketing and Chemicals & Materi-
als (Austria and Germany). 

Gains on the disposal of businesses, subsidiaries, 
tangible and intangible assets relate mostly to gains 
on the sale of Wisting oil field. On December 17, 2021, 
OMV (NORGE) AS, closed the divestment of its entire 
25% stake in the Wisting licenses to Lundin Energy AB. 
The purchase price before customary closing adjust-
ments was USD 320 mn, with a contingent payment of 

up to USD 20 mn depending on final project CAPEX. 
The economic effective date of the transaction was 
January 1, 2021. The transaction led to a gain of 
EUR 261 mn. 

Residual other operating income contained mostly 
storage income related to Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft 
m.b.H. (EUR 43 mn) and insurance compensation re-
lated to 2020 process safety incident in Borealis 
cracker in Sweden (EUR 34 mn). 

2020 contained gains from revaluation and recycling ef-
fects related to the previously held 36% interest in Bo-
realis AG (EUR 1,284 mn), storage income related to 
Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. (EUR 50 mn) as well as 
insurance compensation related to a process safety in-
cident in Borealis cracker in Sweden (EUR 41 mn). 

Income from equity-accounted investments was 
mainly impacted by Abu Dhabi Polymers Company 
Limited (Borouge). 2020 primarily contained income 
from the previously held 36% interest in Borealis AG 
amounting to EUR 172 mn.  

Expenses from equity-accounted investments were 
mainly impacted by Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company. 
For further details see Note 16 – Equity-accounted in-
vestments.

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7  Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write-ups 

Impairment losses are part of the income statement line 
“Depreciation, amortization, impairments and  
write-ups”, except for impairment losses related to ex-
ploration and appraisal assets which are shown in  

“Exploration expenses”. The following tables provide a 
reconciliation to the amounts reported in the income 
statement. 

Depreciation, amortization, impairments (excluding exploration & appraisal) and write-ups 

In EUR mn 

Depreciation and amortization 
Write-ups 
Impairment losses (excl. exploration & appraisal) 
Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses (excluding exploration & appraisal) and write-ups 

Impairment losses (including exploration & appraisal) 

In EUR mn 

Impairment losses (excl. exploration & appraisal) 
Impairment losses (exploration & appraisal) 
Impairment losses (including exploration & appraisal) 

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write-ups – split per function 

In EUR mn 

Depreciation and amortization 

attributable to exploration expenses 
attributable to production and operating expenses 
attributable to selling, distribution and administrative expenses 

Write-ups 

attributable to exploration expenses 
attributable to production and operating expenses 
attributable to selling, distribution and administrative expenses 

Impairment losses (incl. exploration & appraisal) 

attributable to exploration expenses 
attributable to production and operating expenses 
attributable to selling, distribution and administrative expenses 

2021 

2,401 

(4)   

1,353 
3,750 

2020 

1,965 
(230) 
683 
2,418 

2021 
1,353 
185 
1,538 

2020 
683 
779 
1,462 

2021 
2,401 

— 
2,144 
257 

(4)   

— 
(0)   
(3)   

1,538 

185 
1,303 
49 

2020 
1,965 

— 
1,717 
248 

(230) 

— 
(227) 
(3) 

1,462 

779 
673 
10 

Impairments and write-ups in Exploration & Pro-
duction 
Based on impairment testing EUR 111 mn of explora-
tion and appraisal assets were impaired in 2021, mainly 
related to assets in Norway, New Zealand, Mexico and 
Tunisia. Furthermore, in 2021 reported impairment 
losses attributable to exploration and appraisal 
(EUR 74 mn) were mainly related to unsuccessful ex-
ploration wells and exploration licenses in Australia, 
Norway, Romania and New Zealand. 

Moreover, impairments in 2021 included mainly unsuc-
cessful workovers and obsolete or replaced assets in 
Romania (EUR 87 mn).   

In 2020 the significant drop in the oil and gas prices led 
to the change in OMV’s price assumptions and have 
triggered impairment testing throughout the Exploration 
& Production portfolio. This led to pre-tax impairments 
of EUR 1,222 mn (intangible assets EUR 614 mn and 
tangible assets EUR 608 mn) and pre-tax write-ups of 
EUR 91 mn in 2020 for exploration and appraisal, de-

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velopment and production oil and gas assets. The im-
pairments have been recorded in different countries 
across the portfolio, mainly related to assets in New 
Zealand, Romania, Austria and United Arab Emirates.  

Moreover, the planned sale of assets in Kazakhstan by 
OMV Petrom (51% subsidiary of OMV) in 2020 led to 
the reclassification to “held for sale”, which triggered a 
pre-tax write-up of EUR 28 mn. Other impairments in 
2020 were mainly related to unsuccessful workovers 
and obsolete or replaced assets in Romania 
(EUR 58 mn). Furthermore, impairment losses in 2020 
included impairments of EUR 149 mn related to un-
sucessfull exploration wells and exploration licenses in 
Malaysia, Austria, Norway and New Zealand.  

Impairments and write-ups in Refining & Marketing  
The deterioration in the margin outlook led to a change 
in price assumptions and triggered impairment testing 
in the ADNOC Refining and Trading CGU which is ac-
counted for at-equity. This led to an impairment of 
EUR 669 mn due to lower refining margins and produc-
tion volumes in ADNOC Refining using an after-tax dis-
count rate of 6.61%. A decrease in the margin of USD 
1/bbl for all years would lead to an additional impair-
ment of approximately EUR 600 mn. 

In 2020 there were no significant impairments in the 
segment Refining & Marketing. The long-term power 
and CO2 price assumptions were revised in 2020, tak-
ing into account the improved power generation market 
in Romania. This led to the full reversal of impairments 
for the Brazi gas-fired power plant in Romania amount-
ing to EUR 107 mn pre-tax based on an after-tax dis-
count rate of 4.26%.  

Impairments in Chemicals & Materials 
Impairment losses of EUR 444 mn were recognized for 
the nitrogen business unit of Borealis Group to reflect 
the fair value less cost of disposal as of December 31, 
2021. The valuation was based on the binding offer 
from EuroChem for the acquisition of the diposal group 
received on February 2, 2022.  

The lack of profitability in recent years and the signifi-
cant deviation in 2021 of the financial performance of 
the Rosier Group from the budget qualified as a trigger-
ing event for an impairment test. The main reasons 
were the market conditions being increasingly competi-
tive with the pressure of the vertically integrated com-
petitors and disruption in the raw material supply during 
the year. As a result, property, plant and equipment 
was impaired by EUR 39 mn in 2021.

8  Exploration expenses

The following financial information represents the 
amounts included within the Group totals relating to ex-
ploration for and appraisal of oil and natural gas 

resources. All such activities are recorded within the 
Exploration & Production segment.

Exploration for and appraisal of mineral resources 

In EUR mn 

Impairment losses (exploration & appraisal) 
Other exploration expenses 
Exploration expenses 
Total intangible assets – exploration and appraisal expenditure 
incl. acquisition of unproved reserves 
Net cash used in operating activities 
Net cash used in investing activities1 

2021 

2020 

185 
95 
280 

779 
117 
896 

967 
85 
(169)   

1,260 
106 
122 

1 Overall amount reported in 2021 represents a net cash inflow due to the sale of OMVs 25% stake in the Wisting oil field in Norway leading to a cash inflow of 

EUR 290 mn.  

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9  Other operating expenses 

Other operating expenses 

In EUR mn 

Foreign exchange losses from operating activities 
Losses on disposals of businesses, subsidiaries, tangible and intangible assets 
Losses from fair value changes of financial assets 
Net impairment losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost 
Personnel reduction schemes 
Research and development expenses 
Residual other operating expenses 
Other operating expenses 

2021 

2020 

121 
48 
317 
9 
22 
58 
113 
688 

135 
8 
(0) 
12 
39 
61 
134 
389 

Foreign exchange losses from operating activities 
in 2021 and 2020 were mainly impacted by USD for-
eign exchange rate development. 

Losses on disposals of businesses, subsidiaries, 
tangible and intangible assets included a loss from 
the sale of Haramidere Depoculuk Anonim Şirketi of 
EUR 26 mn stemming from the reclassification of FX 
losses from other comprehensive income to the income 
statement. 

Losses from fair value changes of financial assets 
included EUR 256 mn losses related to the asset from 
reserves redetermination rights with respect to the ac-
quisition of interests in the Yuzhno Russkoye field, 
which were triggered by reserves reassessment and 
partly offset by positive discounting effects. In addition, 
losses from the fair value changes of financial assets 
included EUR 61 mn losses from the reassessment of 
contingent consideration from the divestment of the 

30% stake in Rosebank and from the divestment of 
OMV (U.K.) Limited resulting from a delay of expected 
date of final investment decision. In 2020, the Group 
recognized a gain from the fair value changes of finan-
cial assets of EUR 28 mn (Note 6 – Other operating in-
come and net income from equity-accounted invest-
ments). For further details please refer to Note 18 – Fi-
nancial assets. 

Net impairment losses on financial assets meas-
ured at amortized cost were mainly related to impair-
ments of receivables in Tunisia amounting to 
EUR 9 mn (2020: EUR 9 mn).  

Residual other operating expenses contained ex-
penses relating to various digitalization initiatives 
amounting to EUR 45 mn (2020: EUR 36 mn) as well 
as storage expenses related to Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft 
m.b.H. in amount of EUR 51 mn (2020: EUR 56 mn).

10  Personnel expenses 

Personnel expenses 

In EUR mn 

Wages and salaries 
Costs of defined benefit plans 
Costs of defined contribution plans 
Net expenses for personnel reduction schemes 
Other employee benefits 
Taxes and social contribution 
Personnel expenses 

2021 

1,273   
28   
62   
22   
267   
302   
1,953   

2020 

944 
9 
33 
39 
128 
155 
1,308 

Higher net expenses for personnel reduction schemes 
in 2020 were mainly related to restructuring expenses 
from outsourcing activities in Romania.  

Additional details on defined benefit plans are included 
in Note 23 – Provisions.

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11  Net financial result 

Interest income 

In EUR mn 

Cash & cash equivalents 
Discounted receivables 
Other financial and non-financial assets 
Loans 
Other 
Interest income 

2021 

2020 

27 
5 
9 
120 

(0)   

161 

38 
17 
30 
88 
3 
177 

Interest income from other financial and non-finan-
cial assets in 2020 primarily contained late payment 
interest income in relation to successful arbitration in 
Romania and positive effects of discounting of receiva-
bles from the Romanian State. 

Interest income from loans included EUR 92 mn 
(2020: EUR 84 mn) related to the Nord Stream 2 fi-
nancing agreement and EUR 27 mn (2020: EUR 4 mn) 
related to loan agreement towards Bayport Polymers 
LLC. For further details see Note 18 – Financial assets. 

Interest expenses 

In EUR mn 

Bonds 
Lease liabilities 
Other financial and non-financial liabilities 
Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 
Provisions for jubilee payments, personnel reduction plans and other employee benefits 
Provisions for pensions and severance payments 
Provisions for onerous contracts 
Other 
Interest expenses, gross 

Capitalized borrowing costs 
Interest expenses 

2021 
142 
26 
26 
114 
2 
12 
17 
8 
348 

2020 
136 
24 
20 
74 
2 
11 
15 
5 
287 

(14)   
334 

(7) 
280 

For further details on bonds see Note 24 – Liabilities. 

For OMV Petrom SA the unwinding expenses for de-
commissioning provision are included net of the un-
winding income for related Romanian State receiva-
bles. For further details see Note 18 – Financial assets.  

Interest expenses on provisions for decommission-
ing and restoration obligations in 2021 were im-
pacted by the negative reassessment effects of receiv-
ables from the Romanian State amounting to 
EUR 41 mn (2020: nil).  

The interest expenses on pension provisions were 
netted against interest income on pension plan assets 
which amounted to EUR 5 mn (2020: EUR 5 mn). 

Provisions for onerous contracts included the un-
winding expenses for the Gate LNG obligation and as-
sociated transportation commitments of OMV Gas Mar-
keting & Trading GmbH. For further details see Note 23 
– Provisions. 

Capitalized borrowings costs applied to the carrying 
value of qualifying assets were mainly related to pro-
pane dehydrogenation plant under construction at the 
Borealis production site in Kallo, Belgium and oil and 
gas development assets in Norway. 

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Other financial income and expense 

In EUR mn 

Carrying amount of sold trade receivables 
Proceeds on sold trade receivables 
Financing charges for factoring and securitization 

Net foreign exchange gains/(losses) 
Other 
Other financial income and expense 

2021 

(9,348)   
9,315 

(33)   

9 
(17)   
(40)   

2020 

(5,212) 
5,189 
(24) 

(53) 
(14) 
(91) 

In 2020 net foreign exchange losses were predomi-
nantly impacted by RUB. 

The position Other was mainly related to bank charges.

12  Taxes on income and profit 

Taxes on income and profit 

In EUR mn 

Profit before tax 

Current taxes 

thereof related to previous years 

Deferred taxes 
Taxes on income and profit 

Changes in deferred taxes1 
In EUR mn 

Deferred taxes January 1 
Deferred taxes December 31 
Changes in deferred taxes 

Deferred taxes accounted for in equity 
Changes in consolidated Group, exchange differences and other changes2 
Deferred taxes per income statement 

The deferred taxes per income statement comprise the following elements: 
Change in tax rate 
Release of and allocation to valuation allowance for deferred taxes 
Adjustments within loss carryforwards (not recognized in prior years, expired loss 
carryforwards and other adjustments) 
Reversal of temporary differences, including additions to and use of loss carryforwards 

1 Deferred tax balances also include deferred taxes balances reclassified to held for sale. 
2 2020 included the effect related to acquisition of additional shares in Borealis AG which amounted to EUR 510 mn. 

Taxes on income and profit accounted for in other comprehensive income 

In EUR mn 

Deferred taxes 
Current taxes 
Taxes on income and profit accounted for in other comprehensive income 

142 

2021 
4,870 

2,056 
6 
10 
2,066 

2021 

(57)   
(87)   
(30)   

42 
(22)   
(10)   

3 
88 

(40)   
(61)   

2020 
875 

244 
2 
(846) 
(603) 

2020 

(445) 
(57) 
388 

17 
441 
846 

12 
320 

59 
456 

2021 

2020 

42 
(8)   
33 

(8) 
(0) 
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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

OMV Aktiengesellschaft forms a tax group in accord-
ance with section 9 of the Austrian Corporate Income 
Tax Act 1988 (KStG), which aggregates the taxable 
profits and losses of all the Group’s main subsidiaries 
in Austria and possibly arising losses of one foreign 
subsidiary (OMV AUSTRALIA PTY LTD).  

Dividend income from domestic subsidiaries is in gen-
eral exempt from taxation in Austria. Dividends from 
EU- and EEA-participations as well as from subsidiar-
ies whose residence state has a comprehensive mutual 
administrative assistance agreement with Austria are 
exempt from taxation in Austria if certain conditions are 
fulfilled. Dividends from other foreign investments that 
are comparable to Austrian corporations, for which the 

Group holds a 10% investment share or more for a 
minimum period of one year, are also excluded from 
taxation at the level of the Austrian parent company.  

Change in valuation allowance of deferred taxes for the 
Austrian tax group was reported in the income state-
ment, except to the extent that the deferred tax assets 
arose from transactions or events which were recog-
nized outside profit or loss, i.e. in other comprehensive 
income or directly in equity. 

The effective tax rate is the ratio of income tax to profit 
before tax. The tables hereafter reconcile the effective 
tax rate and the standard Austrian corporate income 
tax rate of 25% showing the major influencing factors. 

Tax rate reconciliation 

In % 

Austrian corporate income tax rate 

Tax effect of: 
Differing foreign tax rates 
Non-deductible expenses 
Non-taxable income 
Change in tax rate 
Permanent effects within tax loss carryforwards 
Tax impairments and write-ups on investments at parent company level 
Change in valuation allowance for deferred taxes 
Taxes related to previous years 
Other 
Effective Group income tax rate 

Tax rate reconciliation 

In EUR mn 

Theoretical taxes on income based on Austrian income tax rate 

Tax effect of: 
Differing foreign tax rates 
Non-deductible expenses 
Non-taxable income 
Change in tax rate 
Permanent effects within tax loss carryforwards 
Tax impairments and write-ups on investments at parent company level 
Change in valuation allowance for deferred taxes 
Taxes related to previous years 
Other 
Total taxes on income and profit 

2021 

25.0 

26.1 
3.7 
(10.4)   
(0.1)   
0.1 
0.7 
(1.8)   
0.7 
(1.4)   
42.4 

2020 

25.0 

(8.3) 
22.6 
(55.7) 
(1.3) 
0.1 
(14.1) 
(36.5) 
(6.2) 
5.5 
(68.8) 

2021 
1,218 

2020 
219 

1,270 
178 
(508)   
(3)   
5 
32 
(88)   
32 
(71)   

2,066 

(73) 
198 
(487) 
(12) 
1 
(123) 
(320) 
(55) 
49 
(603) 

Differing foreign tax rates effects in 2021 mostly re-
lated to subsidiaries operating in tax jurisdictions with 
high corporate income tax rates (Norway, Libya and 
United Arab Emirates). Increase in the effects related to 

differing foreign tax rates as compared to 2020 was 
mostly due to significant increase in profit before tax of 
those subsidiaries. 

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Non-deductible expenses contained mainly losses 
from fair value changes of financial assets and perma-
nent effects from depreciation, depletion and amortiza-
tion.  

the previously held 36% interest in Borealis AG, posi-
tive result contribution from equity-accounted invest-
ments as well as tax incentives in Norway.  

Non-taxable income in 2021 mainly related to non-tax-
ble gains on the sale of Wisting field, positive result 
contribution from equity-accounted investments and tax 
incentives in Norway. 2020 was predominantly im-
pacted by revaluation and recycling effects related to 

Change in valuation allowance for deferred taxes 
was predominately impacted by release of valuation al-
lowances on deferred tax assets in Austria and Ger-
many. For further details see Note 25 – Deferred 
Taxes. 

13  Earnings Per Share 

Earnings Per Share (EPS) 

In EUR mn 

Earnings 
attributable 
to stockholders 
of the 
parent 
in EUR mn 

2021 

Weighted 
average 
number of 
shares out-
standing 

Basic 
Diluted 

2,093   
2,093   

326,854,031 
327,272,727 

Earnings 
attributable 
to stockholders 
of the 
parent 
in EUR mn 

2020 

Weighted 
average 
number of 
shares out-
standing 

1,258   
1,258   

326,830,270 
326,989,851 

EPS in EUR 

6.40 
6.40 

EPS in EUR 

3.85 
3.85 

The calculation of diluted Earnings per Share took into 
account the weighted average number of ordinary 
shares in issue following the conversion of all poten-
tially diluting ordinary shares. This included 

421,342 (2020: 159,581) contingently issuable bonus 
shares related to Long Term Incentive Plans and the 
Equity Deferral.

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Notes to the Statement of Financial Position 

14  Intangible assets 

Intangible assets 

In EUR mn 

Development of costs 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Additions 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
December 31 

Development of amortization 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Amortization 
Impairments 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
December 31 

Carrying amount January 1 
Carrying amount December 31 

Development of costs 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Changes in consolidated Group 
Additions 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
December 31 
Development of amortization 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Amortization 
Impairments 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
Write-ups 
December 31 

Carrying amount January 1 
Carrying amount December 31 

Concessions, 
software, licenses, 
rights 

Oil and gas assets 
with unproved 
reserves 

Goodwill 

Total 

2,509   

53   
122   
23   
(23)   
(22)   
2,663   

857   

11   
191   
13   
4   
(22)   
(22)   
1,032   

1,652   
1,631   

1,936 

(266)   
887 
68 
3 
(91)   
(29)   

2,509 

895 

(61)   
113 
1 
(0)   
(54)   
(29)   
(9)   

857 

1,041 
1,652 

2021 

2,195 

58 
134 
(336)   
(74)   
(101)   
1,876 

934 

33 
0 
184 
(147)   
— 
(95)   
909 

1,260 
967 

2020 

2,860 

(106)   
— 
117 
(514)   
— 
(162)   
2,195 

360 

(29)   
— 
768 

(5)   
— 
(160)   
(0)   

934 

2,500 
1,260 

531 

31 
— 
— 
— 
— 
562 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

531 
562 

622 

(53)   
— 
— 
— 
(38)   
— 
531 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

622 
531 

5,235 

142 
257 
(313) 
(96) 
(123) 
5,101 

1,792 

44 
191 
196 
(143) 
(22) 
(117) 
1,940 

3,443 
3,161 

5,418 

(425) 
887 
185 
(511) 
(129) 
(191) 
5,235 

1,255 

(90) 
113 
769 
(5) 
(54) 
(189) 
(9) 
1,792 

4,163 
3,443 

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Additions to intangible assets in 2021 included 
EUR 33 mn additions for internally generated assets 
mainly related to capitalized development costs.  

in the Norwegian oil field Wisting, which was sold in 
Q4/21. For details see Note 20 – Assets and liabilities 
held for sale and Note 26 – Statement of cash flows. 

The transfers were mainly referring to the shift of the in-
tangible assets related to Maui in New Zealand to tan-
gible assets as the status of proved reserves was 
achieved.  

Further details on impairments and write-ups can be 
found in Note 7 – Depreciation, amortization, impair-
ments and write-ups.  

Intangible assets with a total carrying amount of 
EUR 74 mn (2020: EUR 75 mn) were transferred to as-
sets held for sale, mainly related to OMV’s 25% stake 

Goodwill arising from business combinations has been 
allocated to the following CGUs and groups of CGUs, 
for impairment testing: 

Goodwill allocation 

In EUR mn 

Middle East and Africa 
SapuraOMV 
Goodwill allocated to Exploration & Production 

Refining West 
Retail Slovakia 
Refining Austria 
Goodwill allocated to Refining & Marketing 
Goodwill 

2021 

2020 

322 
198 
520 

9 
7 
26 
42 
562 

297 
183 
480 

18 
7 
26 
52 
531 

In 2021, the goodwill allocated to Exploration & Produc-
tion increased due to favorable currency translation dif-
ferences.  

to SapuraOMV an after-tax discount rate of 8.0% 
(2020: 7.88%) was used.  

In the Refining & Marketing Segment, the goodwill allo-
cated to Refining West decreased due to unfavorable 
currency translation differences. 

Goodwill impairment tests based on a value in use cal-
culation have been performed and did not lead to any 
impairments. For the impairment test of the goodwill al-
located to Middle East and Africa, an after-tax discount 
rate of 9.44% (2020: 9.23%) and for goodwill allocated 

An after-tax discount rate of 12.73% related to the 
goodwill allocated to Middle East and Africa and an af-
ter-tax discount rate of 9.19% related to SapuraOMV 
goodwill would lead to zero headroom. For details re-
garding changes in price assumptions and the impact 
on Goodwill refer to Note 2 – Accounting policies, 
judgements and estimates.  

For details on contractual obligations for the acquisition 
of intangible assets refer to Note 15 – Property, plant 
and equipment.

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15  Property, plant and equipment 

Property, plant and equipment including right-of-use assets 

In EUR mn 

Oil and 
gas assets 
with proved 
reserves 

Land and 
buildings 

Other 
fixtures, 
fittings 
and 
equipment 

Assets 
under 
construction 

Plant and 
machinery 

2021 

3,584   

23,445 

11,483 

1,967   

1,081 

(2)   
85   

660 
1,047 

(50)   
172 

30 
320 
(493)   
(208)   

(335)   
334 

(1)   
(107)   

25,042 

11,254 

13,695 

364 
1,255 
93 
148 
0 
(105)   

15,451 

9,750 
9,591 

5,640 

(20)   
674 
41 
(3)   
(49)   
(200)   
6,085 

5,843 
5,169 

2   
39   
(282)   
(28)   
3,398   

1,669   

0   
145   
0   
(2)   
(96)   
(17)   
1,698   

1,915   
1,700   

(5)   
69   

—   
91   
(51)   
(84)   
1,989   

1,346   

(3)   
143   
1   
4   
(28)   
(80)   
1,383   

622   
606   

(1)   

994 

— 
(468)   
(91)   
(4)   

1,511 

7 

0 
— 
1 
— 
(0)   
(0)   
8 

1,073 
1,503 

Development of costs 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Additions 
New obligations and change in esti-
mates for decommissioning 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
December 31 

Development of depreciation 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Depreciation 
Impairments 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
December 31 

Carrying amount January 1 
Carrying amount December 31 

Total 

41,560 

603 
2,367 

(303) 
316 
(919) 
(430) 
43,195 

22,358 

342 
2,218 
137 
147 
(173) 
(402) 
24,626 

19,203 
18,569 

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Property, plant and equipment including right-of-use assets 

In EUR mn 

Oil and 
gas assets 
with proved 
reserves 

Land and 
buildings 

Other 
fixtures, 
fittings 
and 
equipment 

Assets 
under 
construction 

Plant and 
machinery 

2020 

3,520 

23,974 

8,987 

2,120 

(33)   
396 
96 

11 
40 
(430)   
(15)   

(1,032)   
— 
965 

101 
512 
(901)   
(175)   

(21)   

3,025 
263 

29 
175 
(920)   
(55)   

(15)   
85 
108 

— 
27 
(300)   
(58)   

415 

(3)   

624 
320 

— 
(242)   
(33)   
(0)   

3,584 

23,445 

11,483 

1,967 

1,081 

1,714 

13,433 

5,875 

1,504 

(17)   
142 
4 
(0)   
(163)   
(9)   
(1)   

1,669 

1,806 
1,915 

(525)   
1,182 
658 
8 
(768)   
(173)   
(119)   

13,695 

10,541 
9,750 

(28)   
406 
17 
(0)   
(480)   
(51)   
(98)   

5,640 

3,111 
5,843 

(10)   
129 
1 
0 
(221)   
(56)   
(0)   

1,346 

616 
622 

11 

(0)   
— 
0 
(3)   
(1)   
0 
— 
7 

404 
1,073 

Total 

39,017 

(1,104) 
4,129 
1,753 

141 
511 
(2,584) 
(303) 
41,560 

22,538 

(581) 
1,858 
679 
5 
(1,633) 
(289) 
(219) 
22,358 

16,479 
19,203 

Development of costs 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Changes in consolidated Group 
Additions 
New obligations and change in esti-
mates for decommissioning 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
December 31 

Development of depreciation 
January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Depreciation 
Impairments 
Transfers 
Assets held for sale 
Disposals 
Write-ups 
December 31 

Carrying amount January 1 
Carrying amount December 31 

The transfers were mainly referring to the shift of the in-
tangible assets related to Maui in New Zealand to tan-
gible assets, as the status of proved reserves was 
achieved.  

planned sale of Borealis’s nitrogen business and the re-
tail business in Slovenia. For more details please see 
Note 20 – Assets and liabilities held for sale. 

Property, plant and equipment with a total carrying 
amount of EUR 745 mn (2020: EUR 950 mn) were 
transferred to assets held for sale, mainly related to the 

Further details on impairments and write-ups can be 
found in Note 7 – Depreciation, amortization, impair-
ments and write-ups.  

Contractual obligations for acquisitions 

In EUR mn 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Contractual obligations 

2021 

326 
1,149 
1,474 

2020 

327 
1,202 
1,529 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

In 2021 the contractual commitments for acquisitions of 
fixed assets were mainly related to activities in Explora-
tion & Production and Chemicals & Materials. The de-
crease of contractual obligations in 2021 was mainly re-
lated to commitments in Norway and the project PDH 
Kallo in Borealis.  

OMV as a lessee 
Right-of-use assets included mainly leases of filling sta-
tion sites and buildings, other land, vessels and office 
buildings. In addition, OMV leases mainly a hydrogen 

plant at Petrobrazi refinery in Romania, technical equip-
ment and vehicles.  

Right-of-use assets with a total carrying amount of 
EUR 53 mn were transferred to assets held for sale, 
mainly related to planned sale of the retail business in 
Slovenia as well as the nitrogen business in Borealis 
and are represented in the line other movements.  

Leases not yet commenced in 2021 but committed 
amounted to EUR 26 mn.  

Right-of-use assets recognized under IFRS 16 

In EUR mn 

January 1 
Additions 
Depreciation 
Other movements 
December 31 

January 1 

Changes in consolidated Group 
Additions 
Depreciation 
Other movements 
December 31 

Amounts recognized in the consolidated income statement 

In EUR mn 

Reported in operating result 
Short-term lease expenses 

thereof capitalized short-term lease expenses 

Reported in net financial result 
Interest expense from lease liabilities 

For information on lease liabilities see Note 24 – Liabili-
ties. 

Land and 
buildings 

Plant and 
machinery 

Other 
fixtures, 
fittings 
and 
equipment 

593   
72   
(67)   
(43)   
555   

667 

75 
62 
(66)   
(145)   
593 

2021 

48   
18   
(17)   
(7)   
42   

2020 

37   

19   
12   
(14)   
(6)   
48   

194 
57 
(62)   
(15)   
174 

111 

76 
57 
(46)   
(3)   

194 

Total 

836 
147 
(146) 
(66) 
771 

815 

170 
131 
(126) 
(155) 
836 

2021 

2020 

35 
11 

30 
16 

26 

24 

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16  Equity-accounted investments

Material associates and joint ventures 
Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge), 
registered in Abu Dhabi, is a leading provider of innova-
tive, value-creating plastic solutions for energy, infra-
structure, automotive, healthcare and agriculture indus-
tries as well as advanced packaging applications. As 
OMV, with its 40% interest (2020: 40%) does not have 
joint control over Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Lim-
ited (Borouge), the company is accounted for as an as-
sociated company. 

Bayport Polymers LLC, registered in Pasadena (in-
corporated in Wilmington), is currently building a poly-
ethylene facility as well as an ethane steam cracker 
with the objective of supplying the abundantly available 
and competitively priced ethane in the United States to 
its polyethylene units. As OMV has joint control over 
Bayport Polymers LLC (50/50 share split), it accounts 
the company as joint venture. 

OMV also holds a 15% (2020: 15%) interest in Abu 
Dhabi Oil Refining Company, registered in Abu 
Dhabi, which runs a refinery hub with integrated petro-
chemicals. According to the contractual agreement be-
tween the shareholders, OMV has strong participation 
rights which represent significant influence as per 
IAS 28 definition. In 2021 the deterioration in the mar-
gin outlook led to a change in price assumptions and 
triggered impairment testing in the ADNOC Refining 
and Trading CGU. This led to an impairment of 
EUR 669 mn. For further details please refer to Note 7 
– Depreciation, amortization, impairments and write-
ups. 

The above mentioned companies are not listed on pub-
lic exchanges thus quoted market prices do not exist. 
The tables below contain summarized financial infor-
mation for the material associates and joint ventures.  

Statement of comprehensive income 

In EUR mn 

Sales revenue 
Net income for the year 
Other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income 
Group’s share of comprehensive 
income 
Dividends distributed 

2021 

Associates 

Abu Dhabi 
Polymers 
Company 
Limited 
(Borouge) 

Joint 
Venture 

Bayport 
Polymers 
LLC 

Abu Dhabi 
Oil Refining 
Company 

4,630 
1,139 
1 
1,140 

456 
1,876 

588 
73 
— 
73 

36 
21 

11,361   
(1,296)   
—   
(1,296)   

(194)   
—   

2020 

Associates 

Abu Dhabi 
Polymers 
Company 
Limited 
(Borouge)1 
715 
64 
(9)   
55 

Joint 
Venture 

Bayport 
Polymers 
LLC1 
75 
14 
— 
14 

22 
— 

7 
21 

Abu Dhabi 
Oil Refining 
Company 

21,760   
(233)   
—   
(233)   

(35)   
—   

1 In 2020 income statement and other comprehensive income for Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) and Bayport Polymers LLC represent amounts 

since inclusion in OMV Group on October 29, 2020.  

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Statement of financial position 

In EUR mn 

Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Equity 
Group’s share 
Goodwill 
OMV Group adjustments 
Carrying amount of investment 

Carrying amount reconciliation 

In EUR mn 

2021 

Associates 

Abu Dhabi 
Polymers 
Company 
Limited 
(Borouge) 

Joint 
Venture 

Bayport 
Polymers 
LLC 

Abu Dhabi 
Oil Refining 
Company 

6,696 
1,826 
3,603 
558 
4,361 
1,744 
1,917 
400 
4,061 

3,379 
163 
1,913 
206 
1,423 
711 
— 
(23)   
688 

17,207   
4,137   
4,943   
3,311   
13,089   
1,963   
64   
(280)   
1,747   

2020 

Associates 

Abu Dhabi 
Polymers 
Company 
Limited 
(Borouge) 

Joint 
Venture 

Bayport 
Polymers 
LLC 

6,422 
1,515 
335 
461 
7,142 
2,857 
1,770 
436 
5,062 

2,543 
332 
1,515 
76 
1,284 
642 
— 
(22) 
620 

Abu Dhabi 
Oil Refining 
Company 

17,905   
2,979   
6,100   
1,093   
13,691   
2,054   
—   
(873)   
1,181   

2021 

Associates 

Abu Dhabi 
Polymers 
Company 
Limited 
(Borouge) 

Joint 
Ventures 

Bayport 
Polymers 
LLC 

Abu Dhabi 
Oil Refining 
Company 

2020 

Associates 

Abu Dhabi 
Polymers 
Company 
Limited 
(Borouge) 

Joint 
Ventures 

Bayport 
Polymers 
LLC 

Abu Dhabi 
Oil Refining 
Company 

January 1 

Changes in the consolidated group 
Additions and other changes 
Currency translation differences 
Net income 
Other comprehensive income 
Dividends 
Impairment 
December 31 

1,747   

—   
—   
138   
(35)   
—   
—   
(669)   
1,181   

5,062 

— 
— 
419 
456 
0 

(1,876)   
— 
4,061 

620 

— 
— 
53 
36 
— 
(21)   
— 
688 

2,109   

—   
—   
(168)   
(194)   
—   
—   
—   
1,747   

— 

5,290 
— 
(250)   
26 
(3)   
— 
— 
5,062 

— 

515 
143 
(24) 
7 
— 
(21) 
— 
620 

Individually immaterial associates and joint ven-
tures 
OMV holds 55.6% (2020: 55.6%) of Erdöl-Lagerge-
sellschaft m.b.H (ELG), registered in Lannach, which 
is holding the major part of the emergency stock of 
crude and petroleum products in Austria. In spite of 
holding the majority of voting rights in the general as-
sembly, OMV does not have control over ELG. The sig-
nificant decisions on the financial and operating policies 
are delegated to the standing shareholder’s committee 
in which a quorum of two thirds of the share capital is 
required for decisions. 

OMV exercises joint control over Abu Dhabi Petro-
leum Investments LLC (ADPINV, OMV’s interest 25%, 
2020: 25%), registered in Abu Dhabi, and Pak-Arab 
Refinery Limited (PARCO; indirect interest of OMV 
amounts to 10%, 2020: 10%), registered in Karachi, 
and accounts both investments at-equity. ADPINV is a 
holding company for its 40% interest in PARCO. As 
unanimous consent of the parties is required for deci-
sions about relevant activities and OMV has rights to 
the net assets based on the legal structure, OMV clas-
sified the companies as joint ventures according to 
IFRS 11. 

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Furthermore, OMV has a 10% interest (2020: 10%) in 
Pearl Petroleum Company Limited, registered in 
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, which is involved in 
exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Kur-
distan Region of Iraq. According to the contractual 
agreement between OMV and Pearl Petroleum Com-
pany Limited (Pearl), OMV has significant influence 
within the meaning of IAS 28, as unanimous consent is 
required for some strategic decisions. Therefore Pearl 
is accounted for using the equity method although 
OMV‘s share is just 10%. 

OMV also holds 50% share (2020: 50%) in Borouge 
Pte.Ltd., based in Singapore, which is responsible for 
marketing and sales of the products produced by Abu 
Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge). Even 
though OMV holds a 50% interest in Borouge Pte. Ltd., 
OMV has no joint control and thus accounts for it as an 
associated company. 

In June 2021, OMV subscribed through Borealis Group 
to a new share issue, thus acquiring 10% in Renasci 
N.V., a company incorporated in Belgium. Renasci N.V. 
is principally engaged in the development of the propri-
etary processes and know how about various technolo-
gies regarding waste treatment and recycling. Through 
the shareholder agreement, Borealis is guaranteed two 
seats on the board of Renasci N.V. and participates in 
major significant financial and operating decisions. The 
Group has therefore determined that it has significant 
influence over this entity, even though it only holds 10% 
of the voting rights. Therefore, the investment is ac-
counted for as an associated company. 

As per September 30, 2021, OMV finalized the sale of 
its 40% share in SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG (based 
in Vienna) and its 40% share in E-Mobility Provider 
Austria GmbH (based in Vienna) to VERBUND AG. 

For further details, please refer to Note 38 – Direct and 
indirect investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft.     

Statement of comprehensive income for individually immaterial associates and joint ventures – Group’s share 

In EUR mn 

Sales revenue 
Net income for the year 
Other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income 

2021 

2020 

Associates  Joint ventures 

Associates 

Joint ventures 

8,557   
129   
1   
130   

273 
14 
— 
14 

1,177   
28   
(2)   
25   

136 
0 
— 
0 

Carrying amount reconciliation for individually immaterial associates and joint ventures 

In EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

Associates1  Joint ventures 
91 

802   

59   
25   
—   
129   
1   
(55)   
(92)   
868   

(2)   
(15)   
— 
14 
— 
— 
— 
89 

Associates1 

553   

(69)   
322   
13   
28   
(2)   
(1)   
(42)   
802   

Joint ventures 
150 

(9) 
7 
— 
0 
— 
(54) 
(5) 
91 

January 1 

Currency translation differences 
Changes in consolidated Group 
Additions and other changes 
Net income 
Other comprehensive income 
Disposals and other changes 
Dividends distributed 
December 31 

1 Includes associated companies accounted at-cost 

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17  Inventories 

Inventories 

In EUR mn 

Crude oil 
Natural gas 
Other raw materials 
Work in progress 
Finished petroleum products 
Other finished products1 
Inventories 

2021 

673 
204 
537 
146 
645 
945 
3,150 

2020 

427 
122 
466 
74 
540 
723 
2,352 

1 The balance of other finished products is mainly attributable to the finished products of Borealis Group, i.e. polyolefins and base chemicals. 

Purchases (net of inventory variation) 

In EUR mn 

Costs of goods and materials 
Inventory changes1 
Write-downs to net realizable value and write-offs of inventories 
Reversal of inventories write-downs 
Purchases (net of inventory variation) 

1 Mainly related to the petrochemical products 

The reversal of inventories write-downs in 2020 were 
related to the gas business resulting from increased 
prices. 

2021 

  16,610 
3,615 
41 
(9)   

  20,257 

2020 

8,992 
540 
134 
(68) 
9,598 

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18  Financial assets 

Financial assets1 
In EUR mn 

Valued at fair 
value 
through profit 
or loss 

Valued at 
fair value 
through other 
comprehen- 
sive income 

Valued at 
amortized 
cost 

Total 
carrying 
amount 

thereof 
short-term 

thereof 
long-term 

Trade receivables from contracts 
with customers 
Other trade receivables 
Total trade receivables 

Investments in other companies 
Investment funds 
Bonds 
Derivatives designated and effective 
as hedging instruments 
Other derivatives 
Loans 
Other sundry financial assets 
Total other financial assets 

Financial assets 

Trade receivables from contracts with 
customers 
Other trade receivables 
Total trade receivables 

Investments in other companies 
Investment funds 
Bonds 
Derivatives designated and effective 
as hedging instruments 
Other derivatives 
Loans 
Other sundry financial assets 
Total other financial assets 

Financial assets 

258   
—   
258   

1   
30   
—   

—   
4,220   
—   
432   
4,683   

4,941   

71 
— 
71 

1 
35 
— 

— 
2,502 
— 
744 
3,283 

3,353 

— 
— 
— 

16 
— 
— 

398 
— 
— 
— 
415 

415 

— 
— 
— 

14 
— 
— 

71 
— 
— 
— 
84 

84 

2021 

3,671 
589 
4,260 

— 
— 
63 

— 
— 
2,015 
1,703 
3,781 

8,041 

2020 

1,806 
1,440 
3,245 

— 
— 
64 

— 
— 
1,720 
1,313 
3,097 

6,343 

3,929 
589 
4,518 

17 
30 
63 

398 
4,220 
2,015 
2,135 
8,879 

13,397 

1,876 
1,440 
3,316 

15 
35 
64 

71 
2,502 
1,720 
2,058 
6,464 

9,780 

3,929 
589 
4,518 

— 
— 
24 

312 
3,425 
115 
1,272 
5,148 

9,667 

1,876 
1,440 
3,316 

— 
— 
0 

63 
2,105 
85 
765 
3,018 

6,334 

— 
— 
— 

17 
30 
40 

87 
795 
1,900 
862 
3,730 

3,730 

— 
— 
— 

15 
35 
63 

8 
397 
1,636 
1,293 
3,447 

3,447 

1 Excluding financial assets that were reclassified to assets held for sale, which are described in Note 20 – Assets and liabilities held for sale. 

The carrying amount of financial assets at fair value 
through profit or loss as at December 31, 2021 was 
EUR 4,941 mn (2020: EUR 3,353 mn). These mainly 
consisted of financial assets held for trading. 

Moreover, it included an acquired contractual position 
towards Gazprom with regard to the reserves redeter-
mination in amount of EUR 432 mn (2020: 
EUR 688 mn) in connection with the acquisition of inter-
ests in the Yuzhno Russkoye field. In 2020 this position 
included also financial assets amounting to EUR 57 mn 

related to the contingent considerations from the divest-
ment of the 30% stake in Rosebank and from the di-
vestment of OMV (U.K.) Limited, which are dependent 
on the date when the Rosebank project coventurers will 
approve the final investment decision. In 2021 the fair 
value of these financial assets was reduced to zero. 
For details with regards to valuation of these financial 
assets at fair value through profit or loss please refer to 
Note 9 – Other operating expenses.  

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In 2021, the position loans included drawdowns and 
the related accrued interests under the financing agree-
ments for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project in amount 
of EUR 987 mn (2020: EUR 953 mn). The increase 
was mainly related to a higher position of accrued inter-
est. This position also included drawdowns and the re-
lated accrued interests under a member loan agree-
ment towards Bayport Polymers LLC in amount of 
EUR 987 mn (2020: EUR 736 mn). The drawdowns 
made during 2021 amounted to EUR 183 mn (2020: 
EUR 93 mn). For further details see Note 11 – Net fi-
nancial result as well as Note 35 – Related Parties. 

Other sundry financial assets included expenditure 
recoverable from Romanian State amounting to 
EUR 372 mn (2020: EUR 493 mn) related to obliga-
tions for decommissioning and environmental costs in 
OMV Petrom SA. The receivables consisted of EUR 
352 mn (2020: EUR 442 mn) for costs relating to de-
commissioning and EUR 20 mn (2020: EUR 51 mn) for 
costs relating to environmental cleanup. 

On March 7, 2017, OMV AG, as party in the OMV 
Petrom privatization agreement, initiated arbitration 
proceedings against the Romanian Ministry of Environ-
ment, in accordance with the International Chamber of 

Commerce Rules, regarding certain claims unpaid by 
this ministry for cost incurred by OMV Petrom relating 
to well decommissioning and environmental remedia-
tion works amounting to EUR 58 mn. On July 9, 2020, 
the Arbitral Tribunal issued the Final Award on the arbi-
tration and requested the Romanian Ministry of Envi-
ronment to reimburse to OMV Petrom almost entirely 
the amount claimed and related interest. During 2021, 
the amount of EUR 58 mn representing the principal 
was collected.   

On October 2, 2020, OMV AG, as party in the privatiza-
tion agreement, initiated arbitration proceedings against 
the Romanian Ministry of Environment in accordance 
with the International Chamber of Commerce Rules, re-
garding certain claims unpaid by the Romanian Ministry 
of Environment in relation to well decommissioning and 
environmental remediation works amounting to 
EUR 31 mn. As of December 31, 2021, the arbitration 
procedure is ongoing. 

Additionally, other sundry financial assets contained re-
ceivables towards partners in the Exploration & Produc-
tion business as well as seller participation notes in 
Carnuntum DAC (see Note 36 – Unconsolidated struc-
tured entities – for further details). 

Equity investments measured at FVOCI 

In EUR mn 

Investment 

Fair value 

2021 

Fair value 
adjustment 
through 
OCI 

Dividend 
recognized 
as income 

Fair value 

2020 

Fair value 
adjustment 
through 
OCI 

Dividend 
recognized 
as income 

APK-Pensionskasse Aktiengesellschaft 
BSP Bratislava-Schwechat Pipeline GmbH 
Wiener Börse AG 
FSH Flughafen-Schwechat-Hydranten-Gesell-
schaft GmbH & Co OG 
WAV Wärme Austria VertriebsgmbH 
Bockatech Limited 
Oil Insurance Limited 
Other 
Equity investments measured at FVOCI 

2   
—   
4   

2   
2   
3   
—   
2   
16   

(0)   
— 
(0)   

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(1)   

0 
— 
1 

— 
0 
— 
4 
4 
9 

3   
—   
5   

2   
2   
—   
0   
2   
14   

0 
(3)   
0 

— 
— 
— 
— 
0 
(2)   

— 
— 
0 

0 
0 
— 
2 
0 
3 

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Probability of default 

Risk Class 1 
Risk Class 2 
Risk Class 3 
Risk Class 4 
Risk Class 5 

Equivalent to external credit rating 

Probability of default 

AAA, AA+, AA 
AA-, A+, A, A- 
BBB+, BBB, BBB- 
BB+, BB, BB- 
B+, B, B-, CCC/C 
SD/D 

2021 

2020 

0.07% 
0.24% 
1.21% 
10.37% 
100.00% 

0.07% 
0.25% 
1.19% 
10.26% 
100.00% 

2021 
61 

2020 
62 

(2)   
(6)   
(0)   
(1)   
51 

(2) 
4 
(2) 
(1) 
61 

2021 

1,653 
1,133 
944 
538 
43 
4,311 

(51)   

4,260 

2020 

999 
981 
1,031 
238 
57 
3,306 

(61) 
3,245 

For further details on the credit risk management see  
Note 28 – Risk Management. 

Impairment of trade receivables 

In EUR mn 

January 1 

Amounts written off 
Net remeasurement of expected credit losses 
Currency translation differences 
Reclassification to assets held for sale 
December 31 

Net remeasurement of expected credit losses was 
mainly related to the trade receivables from contracts 
with customers. 

Credit quality of trade receivables 

In EUR mn 

Risk Class 1 
Risk Class 2 
Risk Class 3 
Risk Class 4 
Risk Class 5 
Total gross carrying amount 

Expected credit loss 
Total 

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Impairment of other financial assets at amortized cost 

In EUR mn 

12-month ECL 

Lifetime ECL not 
credit impaired 

Lifetime ECL cre-
dit impaired 

Total 

January 1 

Amounts written off 
Net remeasurement of expected credit losses 
Currency translation differences 
Reclassification to assets held for sale 
December 311 

January 1 

Net remeasurement of expected credit losses 
Currency translation differences 
Reclassification to assets held for sale 
December 311 

7   

(0)   
2   
0   
—   
9   

5 

2 
(0)   
— 
7 

2021 

73 

— 
0 
6 
— 
79 

2020 
80 

(0)   
(7)   
— 
73 

155 

(2)   
13 
(1)   
(2)   

162 

154 

11 
(3)   
(3)   

155 

235 

(2) 
15 
5 
(2) 
251 

238 

13 
(10) 
(3) 
235 

1 “12-month ECL” included an amount of EUR 1 mn (2020: EUR 1 mn) and “Lifetime ECL credit impaired” an amount of EUR 10 mn (2020: EUR 9 mn) related to 

expenditure recoverable from Romanian State, which are outside the scope of IFRS 9. 

Credit Quality other financial assets at amortized cost 

In EUR mn 

Lifetime 
ECL not 
credit im-
paired 

Lifetime 
ECL credit 
impaired 

12-month 
ECL 

12-month 
ECL 

Total 

Lifetime 
ECL not 
credit im-
paired 

Lifetime 
ECL credit 
impaired 

Risk Class 1 
Risk Class 21 
Risk Class 3 
Risk Class 4 
Risk Class 5 
Total gross carrying 
amount 
Expected credit loss2 
Total 

2,069   
1,464   
209   
14   
0   

3,756   

(9)   
3,747   

2021 

113 
— 
— 
— 
— 

19 
10 
2 
22 
111 

2,202 
1,473 
210 
36 
111 

113 

(79)   
34 

162 

(162)   
— 

4,032 

(251)   
3,781 

1,252   
1,554   
217   
0   
0   

3,022   

(7)   
3,016   

2020 

154 
— 
— 
— 
— 

9 
9 
4 
22 
111 

154 

(73)   
81 

155 

(155)   
(0)   

Total 

1,415 
1,563 
221 
22 
111 

3,332 

(235) 
3,097 

1  “12-month ECL” included an amount of EUR 373 mn (2020: EUR 494 mn) and “Lifetime ECL credit impaired” an amount of EUR 10 mn (2020: EUR 9 mn) re-

lated to expenditure recoverable from Romanian State, which are outside the scope of IFRS 9. 

2  “12-month ECL” included an amount of EUR 1 mn (2020: EUR 1 mn) and “Lifetime ECL credit impaired” an amount of EUR 10 mn (2020: EUR 9 mn) related to 

expenditure recoverable from Romanian State, which are outside the scope of IFRS 9. 

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19  Other assets 

Other assets 

In EUR mn 

Prepaid expenses 
Advance payments on fixed assets 
Other payments on account 
Receivables from other taxes and social security 
Contract assets 
Emission rights1 
Emission rights to be received from customers1 
Other non-financial assets 
Other assets 

1 For further details refer to Note 23 – Provisions. 

20  Assets and liabilities held for sale 

Assets and liabilities held for sale 

In EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

Short-term 

Long-term 

Short-term 

Long-term 

60   
83   
107   
185   
8   
58   
99   
21   
621   

18 
14 
22 
39 
8 
— 
— 
12 
113 

57   
38   
91   
227   
—   
37   
72   
14   
537   

12 
— 
13 
39 
7 
— 
— 
30 
103 

OMV 
retail 
business 
Germany 

OMV 
retail 
business 
Slovenia 

Total 

  Exploration 
 & Production 

Refining & Marketing 

  Chemicals 
  & Materials 

  Corporate 
& Other 

OMV 
  Group 

27   
32   

—   
—   
58   
10   
1   
2   
1   
14   
73   

—   
—   

10 
247 

— 
44 
301 
24 
43 
0 
0 
67 
368 

0 
114 

85   

23 

—   
85   
10   
—   
10   
95   

52 
189 
40 
28 
67 
257 

2021 
10 
366 

— 
44 
420 
76 
93 
1 
2 
173 
593 

0 
149 

23 

54 
227 
79 
75 
153 
380 

0 
119 

— 
0 
119 
52 
51 
1 
2 
106 
225 

0 
35 

— 

2 
37 
39 
47 
86 
123 

1 
260 

6 
27 
294 
221 
222 
62 
11 
516 
810 

62 
5 

12 

41 
120 
236 
78 
314 
434 

— 
3 

— 
— 
3 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

38 
661 

6 
71 
776 
308 
316 
65 
14 
703 
1,479 

63 
154 

120 

95 
432 
325 
153 
477 
909 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
At-equity accounted 
investments 
Other assets incl. deferred taxes 
Non-current assets 
Inventories 
Trade receivables 
Other assets 
Cash in hand and at bank 
Current assets 
Total assets 

Provision for pensions and 
similar obligations 
Lease liabilities 
Provisions for decommissioning and 
restoration obligations 
Other liabilities incl. provisions and 
deferred taxes 
Non-current liabilities 
Trade payables 
Other liabilities incl. provisions 
Current liabilities 
Total liabilities 

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Assets and liabilities held for sale 

In EUR mn 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
At-equity accounted investments 
Other assets incl. deferred taxes 
Non-current assets 
Inventories 
Trade receivables 
Other assets 
Cash in hand and at bank 
Current assets 
Total assets 
Provision for pensions and similar obligations 
Lease liabilities 
Other interest bearing debts 
Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 
Other liabilities incl. provisions and deferred taxes 
Non-current liabilities 
Trade payables 
Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 
Other liabilities incl. provisions 
Current liabilities 
Total liabilities 

Gas 
Connect 
Group 

OMV 
retail 
business 
Germany  Other 

Total 

  Exploration 
& Production 

Refining & Marketing 

26 
255 
— 
13 
293 
14 
9 
27 
15 
64 
358 
— 
3 
— 
186 
7 
197 
21 
11 
15 
47 
243 

2020 
10 
231 
— 
4 
245 
19 
36 
0 
— 
56 
301 
0 
125 
— 
23 
— 
148 
52 
— 
22 
75 
223 

  — 
10 
  — 
  — 
10 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
10 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

77 
870 
54 
17 
  1,018 
25 
53 
9 
0 
88 
  1,106 
59 
129 
147 
27 
13 
374 
76 
— 
42 
118 
492 

68 
629 
54 
13 
763 
6 
17 
9 
0 
32 
795 
58 
4 
147 
5 
13 
226 
24 
— 
19 
43 
269 

  OMV 
  Group 

104 
  1,124 
54 
30 
  1,312 
39 
62 
36 
15 
152 
  1,464 
59 
131 
147 
214 
20 
571 
97 
11 
56 
165 
736 

Exploration & Production 
On May 14, 2021, OMV Petrom finalized the sale of its 
100% share in Kom-Munai LLP and Tasbulat Oil corpo-
ration LLP (both based in Aktau, Kazakhstan) to Mag-
netic Oil Limited.  

On August 1, 2021, SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd. 
sold its entire share in SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) 
Inc., which held various producing assets located off-
shore Peninsular Malaysia, to Jadestone Energy PLC, 
a Singapore-based, London-listed independent oil and 
gas company.  

On December 1, 2021, OMV Petrom finalized the sale 
of 40 marginal onshore oil and gas fields in Romania. 

The above mentioned sales transactions did not have a 
significant impact on the income statement. 

2021 whereas the economic effective date of transac-
tion was January 1, 2021. For further details regarding 
the effects of the sale of Wisting licenses please refer 
to Note 6 – Other operating income and net income 
from equity accounted investments – and Note 26 – 
Statement of cash flows. 

As of December 31, 2021, assets held for sale and lia-
bilities associated with assets held for sale in Explora-
tion & Production entirely consisted of a 69% interest in 
Maari field, located in New Zealand’s offshore Taranaki 
Basin. 

Refining & Marketing 
On May 31, 2021, OMV closed the transaction to sell 
its 51% interest in Gas Connect Austria GmbH (based 
in Vienna) to VERBUND. The sales transaction did not 
have a significant impact on the income statement. 

During 2021 OMV (NORGE) AS decided to sell its en-
tire 25% stake in the Wisting licenses to Lundin Energy 
AB. Sale transaction was closed on December 17, 

During 2021, OMV Downstream GmbH decided to sell 
its 40% shares in SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG and E-
Mobility Provider Austria GmbH (both based in Vienna) 

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to VERBUND. The sales transaction was closed on 
September 30, 2021. 

On December 3, 2021, OMV finalized the sale of its 
100% share in Haramidere Depoculuk Anonim Şirketi 
(based in Instanbul) to CAN ULUSLARALASI YATIRIM 
ANONIM SIRKETI. 

As of December 31, 2021, assets held for sale and lia-
bilities associated with assets held for sale in Refining 
& Marketing related to OMV retail businesses in Ger-
many and Slovenia.  

On December 14, 2020, OMV and EG Group reached 
an agreement for EG Group to acquire the OMV retail 
business (285 filling stations) in Germany. The transac-
tion is subject to required regulatory approvals and 
closing is expected in 2022.  

During 2021 OMV decided to sell its retail business in 
Slovenia (120 filling stations) which led to the reclassifi-
cation to assets and liabilities to held for sale. This re-
classification did not lead to an impairment loss. On 
June 8, 2021 OMV and MOL Group reached an agree-
ment for MOL Group to acquire OMV Slovenia. The 
transaction is subject to required regulatory approvals 
and closing is expected in 2022. 

Chemicals & Materials 
As of December 31, 2021, assets held for sale and lia-
bilities associated with assets held for sale in Chemi-
cals & Materials related entirely to the nitrogen busi-
ness unit of Borealis Group.  

During 2021 OMV decided to sell the nitrogen business 
unit in Borealis Group (75% held by OMV) including fer-
tilizer, technical nitrogen and melamine products. This 
led to the reclassification of the disposal group to as-
sets and liabilities held for sale without having an im-
pact on the income statement at that time. The Borealis 
Group’s share in fertilizer production sites in the Neth-
erlands and Belgium (“Rosier”) is presently not being 
considered within the potential sales process. Closing 
of the sales transaction is expected in 2022. 

OMV determines the net position of emission certifi-
cates for the Group. As of December 31, 2021 an obli-
gation to surrender 2,277,248 emission certificates 
(market value: EUR 172 mn) related to the nitrogen 
business unit was not included in the balance sheet line 
“Liabilities associated with assets held for sale”, due to 
the net presentation policy. 

The result of the measurement at fair value less cost of 
disposal of the nitrogen business as of December 31, 
2021 has led to an impairment which is described in 
more details in the Note 7 – Depreciation, amortization, 
impairments and write-ups. 

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21  Equity of stockholders of the parent

Capital stock 
The capital stock of OMV Aktiengesellschaft consists 
of 327,272,727 (2020: 327,272,727) fully paid no par 
value shares with a total nominal value of 
EUR 327,272,727 (2020: EUR 327,272,727). There are 
no different classes of shares and no shares with spe-
cial rights of control. All shares are entitled to dividends 
for the financial year 2021, with the exception of treas-
ury shares held by OMV Aktiengesellschaft. 

As the authorized capital granted by the Annual Gen-
eral Meeting on May 14, 2014 expired on May 14, 
2019, the Annual General Meeting decided upon a new 
authorized capital on September 29, 2020. Specifically, 
it authorized the Executive Board until September 29, 
2025 to increase the share capital of OMV with the con-
sent of the Supervisory Board – at once or in several 
tranches – by an amount of up to EUR 32,727,272 by 
issuing up to 32,727,272 new no-par value common 
voting shares in bearer form in return for contributions 
in cash. The capital increase can also be implemented 
by way of indirect offer for subscription after taking over 
by one or several credit institutions according to Sec-
tion 153 Paragraph 6 Austrian Stock Corporation Act. 
The issue price and the conditions of issuance can be 
determined by the Executive Board with the consent of 
the Supervisory Board. 

Further, the Annual General Meeting authorized the Ex-
ecutive Board, subject to the approval of the Supervi-
sory Board, to exclude the subscription right of the 
shareholders if the capital increase serves to (i) adjust 
fractional amounts or (ii) satisfy stock transfer pro-
grams, in particular long term incentive plans, equity 
deferrals or other participation programs for employees, 
senior employees and members of the Executive 
Board/management boards of the Company or one of 
its affiliates, or other employees stock ownership plans. 

In addition, the Supervisory Board was authorized to 
adopt amendments to the Articles of Association result-
ing from the issuance of shares according to the au-
thorized capital. 

Capital reserves 
Capital reserves have been formed by the contribution 
of funds into OMV Aktiengesellschaft by its sharehold-
ers over and above the capital stock, on the basis of 
their ownership relationship. 

Hybrid capital 
The hybrid capital recognized in equity in the amount 
of EUR 2,483 mn consists of perpetual, subordinated 
hybrid notes. According to IFRS, the net proceeds of 
the hybrid notes are fully treated as equity because the 
repayment of the principal and the payments of interest 
are solely at the discretion of OMV.  

On December 7, 2015, OMV issued hybrid notes with 
an aggregate principal amount of EUR 1,500 mn, in two 
tranches of EUR 750 mn: 

▸ The hybrid notes of tranche 1, with the first call date 

in 2021, were called and redeemed at their principal 
amount (plus interest accrued) on November 30, 
2021. 

▸ The hybrid notes of tranche 2 bear a fixed interest 

rate of 6.250% per annum until, but excluding, De-
cember 9, 2025, which is the first call date of 
tranche 2. From December 9, 2025 (including), 
tranche 2 will bear an interest rate per annum at the 
relevant five-year swap rate for the relevant interest 
period plus a specified margin and a step-up of 100 
basis points. 

Interest is due and payable annually in arrears on De-
cember 9 of each year, unless OMV elects to defer the 
relevant interest payments. The outstanding deferred 
interest must be paid under certain circumstances, in 
particular, if the Annual General Meeting of OMV re-
solves upon a dividend payment on OMV shares. 

On June 19, 2018 OMV issued a hybrid bond with a 
principal amount of EUR 500 mn. The hybrid bond 
bears a fixed interest rate of 2.875% per annum until, 
but excluding, June 19, 2024. From June 19, 2024 (in-
cluding), until, but excluding, June 19, 2028, the hybrid 
notes will bear interest at a rate corresponding to the 
relevant five-year swap rate plus a specified margin. 
From June 19, 2028 (including), the notes will bear an 
interest rate per annum at the relevant five-year swap 
rate for the relevant interest period plus a specified 
margin and a step-up of 100 basis points. Interest is 
due and payable annually in arrears on June 19 of 
each year, unless OMV elects to defer the relevant in-
terest payments. The outstanding deferred interest 
must be paid under certain circumstances, in particular, 
if the Annual General Meeting of OMV resolves upon a 
dividend payment on OMV shares.  

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On September 1, 2020, OMV issued hybrid notes with 
an aggregate principal amount of EUR 1,250 mn, in two 
tranches (Tranche 1: EUR 750 mn; Tranche 2: 
EUR 500 mn) with the following interest payable: 

▸ The hybrid notes of tranche 1 bear a fixed interest 

rate of 2.500% per annum until, but excluding Sep-
tember 1, 2026, which is the first reset date of 
tranche 1. From the first reset date (including), until, 
but excluding, September 1, 2030, the hybrid notes 
of tranche 1 will bear interest per annum at a reset 
interest rate which is determined according to the 
relevant five-year swap rate plus a specified mar-
gin. From September 1, 2030 (including), the hybrid 
notes of tranche 1 will bear an interest rate per an-
num at the relevant five-year swap rate for each in-
terest period thereafter plus a specified margin and 
a step-up of 100 basis points. 

▸ The hybrid notes of tranche 2 bear a fixed interest 

rate of 2.875% per annum until, but excluding Sep-
tember 1, 2029, which is the first reset date of 
tranche 2. From the first reset date (including), until, 
but excluding, September 1, 2030, the hybrid notes 
of tranche 2 will bear interest per annum at a reset 
interest rate which is determined according to the 
relevant five-year swap rate plus a specified mar-
gin. From September 1, 2030 (including), the hybrid 
notes of tranche 2 will bear an interest rate per an-
num at the relevant five-year swap rate for each in-
terest period thereafter plus a specified margin and 
a step-up of 100 basis points. 

Interest is due and payable annually in arrears on Sep-
tember 1 of each year, unless OMV elects to defer the 
relevant interest payments. The outstanding deferred 
interest must be paid under certain circumstances, in 
particular, if the Annual General Meeting of OMV re-
solves upon a dividend payment on OMV shares.  

The hybrid notes outstanding as of December 31, 2021 
do not have a scheduled maturity date and they may be 
redeemed at the option of OMV under certain circum-
stances. OMV has, in particular, the right to repay the 
hybrid notes at certain call dates. Any accrued unpaid 
interest becomes payable when the notes are re-
deemed. In the case of a change of control, for exam-
ple, OMV may call the hybrid notes for redemption or 
else the applicable interest rate will be subject to an in-
crease according to the terms and conditions of the hy-
brid notes. 

Revenue reserves 
The Group’s revenue reserves included the net in-
come and losses of consolidated subsidiaries and eq-
uity accounted investments, as adjusted for the pur-
poses of consolidation. 

Treasury shares 
The Annual General Meetings for the years 2000 to 
2011 (with the exception of 2010) and 2019 approved 
the repurchase of treasury shares. The costs of repur-
chased shares have been reflected as a reduction in 
equity. Gains or losses on the re-issue of treasury 
shares (issue proceeds less acquisition cost) result in 
an increase or a reduction in capital reserves. 

On May 18, 2016, the Annual General Meeting author-
ized the Executive Board for a period of five years from 
the adoption of the resolution, therefore, until (includ-
ing) May 17, 2021, upon approval of the Supervisory 
Board, to dispose of or utilize stock repurchased or al-
ready held by the Company to grant treasury shares to 
employees, senior employees and/or members of the 
Executive Board/management boards of the Company 
or one of its affiliates including for purposes of share 
transfer programs, in particular long term incentive 
plans including matching share plans or other stock 
ownership plans, under exclusion of the general pur-
chasing possibility of shareholders (exclusion of sub-
scription rights). The authorization can be exercised as 
a whole or in parts or even in several tranches by the 
Company, by a subsidiary (section 189a number 7 Aus-
trian Commercial Code) or by third parties for the ac-
count of the Company. 

On June 2, 2021 the Annual General Meeting author-
ized the Executive Board for a period of five years from 
the adoption of the resolution, therefore, until and in-
cluding June 1, 2026, subject to the approval of the Su-
pervisory Board, to dispose of or utilize repurchased 
treasury shares or treasury shares already held by the 
Company to grant to employees, executive employees 
and/or members of the Executive Board/management 
boards of the Company or its affiliates including for pur-
poses of share transfer programs, in particular long 
term incentive plans including equity deferrals or other 
stock ownership plans, and to thereby exclude the gen-
eral purchasing right of shareholders (exclusion of sub-
scription rights). The authorization can be exercised as 
a whole or in parts or even in several tranches by the 
Company, by a subsidiary (Section 189a number 7 
Austrian Commercial Code) or by third parties for the 
account of the Company. 

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The gains and losses recognized directly in other 
comprehensive income and their related tax effects 
were as follows: 

Tax effects relating to each component of other comprehensive income 

In EUR mn 

Currency translation differences 
Gains/(losses) on hedges 
Remeasurement gains/(losses) 
on defined benefit plans 
Gains/(losses) on equity 
investments 
Gains/(losses) on hedges that 
are subsequently transferred to 
the carrying amount of the 
hedged item 
Share of other comprehensive 
income of equity-accounted 
investments 
Other comprehensive income 
for the year 

Before-tax 
(expense) 
income 

946   
210   

53   

(1)   

2021 

Tax 
(expense) 
benefit1 
13 
(54)   

11 

0 

Net-of-tax 
(expense) 
income) 

Before-tax 
(expense) 
income 

2020 

Tax 
(expense) 
benefit1 

959 
155 

64 

(0)   

(1,234)   
38   

4   

(2)   

(2)   
(8)   

(8)   

(0)   

Net-of-tax 
(expense) 
income 

(1,236) 
31 

(4) 

(2) 

17   

(3)   

14 

(113)   

26 

(88) 

02   

n.a. 

0 

(108)2  

n.a. 

(108) 

1,225   

(33)   

1,192 

(1,415)   

8 

(1,407) 

1 Includes valuation allowances for deferred tax assets for the Austrian tax group. For further details please refer to Note 12 – Taxes on income and profit. 
2 Represent net-of-tax amounts 

For the financial year 2021, the Executive Board of 
OMV Aktiengesellschaft proposed a dividend of EUR 
2.30 per eligible share, which is subject to confirmation 
by the Annual General Meeting in 2022. The dividend 
for 2020 was paid in June 2021 and amounted to 

EUR 605 mn (EUR 1.85 per share). In 2020, dividend 
payment amounted to EUR 572 mn (EUR 1.75 per 
share). The interest paid for hybrid bonds in 2021 
amounted to EUR 94 mn (2020: EUR 101 mn). 

Treasury shares 

January 1, 2020 

Disposals 
December 31, 2020 

Disposals 
December 31, 2021 

Number of shares 

372,613 

(74,767)   
297,846 

(36,520)   
261,326   

Cost 
EUR mn 

4.1 

(0.8) 
3.3 

(0.4) 
2.9 

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Number of shares in issue 

January 1, 2020 

Used for share-based compensations 
December 31, 2020 

Number of shares 

Treasury shares 

Shares in issue 

327,272,727 

— 
327,272,727 

372,613 

(74,767)   
297,846 

326,900,114 

74,767 
326,974,881 

Used for share-based compensations 
December 31, 2021 

—   
327,272,727   

(36,520)   
261,326 

36,520 
327,011,401 

22  Non-controlling interests

Subgroups with material NCI 

In EUR mn 

Subgroups 

OMV Petrom Group 
Borealis Group 
SapuraOMV Group 
Gas Connect Group 
Other subsidiaries 
OMV Group 

2021 

Net income 
allocated to 
NCI 

Accumulated 
NCI 

294 
307 

(8)   
20 
5 
617 

3,364 
2,876 
238 
— 
13 
6,491 

% NCI 

49%   
25%   
50%   
—   
n.a.   
n.a.   

2020 

Net income 
allocated to 
NCI 

Accumulated 
NCI 

131 
(21)   
(27)   
51 
3 
136 

3,302 
2,442 
229 
155 
32 
6,159 

% NCI 

49%   
25%   
50%   
49%   
n.a.   
n.a.   

The proportion of ownership corresponds to the propor-
tion of voting rights of the non-controlling interests 
(NCI) in all cases.  

The main activities of the OMV Petrom Group are ex-
ploration and production of hydrocarbons (in Romania), 
refining of crudes (in Romania), marketing of petroleum 
products (in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Moldova) 
and of natural gas as well as production and the sale of 
electricity (in Romania).  

Since October 29, 2020 Borealis Group is fully-consoli-
dated, following the acquisition of an additional 39% 
stake in Borealis AG. Borealis Group is one of the 
world’s leading providers of advanced and circular poly-
olefin solutions and a European market leader in base 
chemicals, fertilizers, and plastics recycling. The major-
ity of Borealis’ production is located in Europe, with two 
overseas manufacturing facilities in the United States, 
one in Brazil and one in South Korea. 

SapuraOMV group is an oil and gas company based 
in Malaysia with strong growth prospects consisting of 
sizeable discovered resources and a strong portfolio of 
exploration prospects. Apart from Malaysia, it has ac-
cess to exploration blocks in New Zealand, Australia 
and Mexico. 

Gas Connect Group operates a natural gas high-pres-
sure pipeline grid in Austria, markets transportation ca-
pacity to meet domestic natural gas demand and sup-
ports export to Europe and acts as distribution or mar-
ket area manager throughout the Federal territory of 
Austria. In 2020, the Gas Connect Group has been re-
classified to assets and liabilities held for sale. On May 
31, 2021, OMV closed the transaction to sell its 51% in-
terest in Gas Connect Austria GmbH (based in Vienna) 
to VERBUND (see Note 3 – Changes in group struc-
ture). 

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The following tables summarize the financial infor-
mation of the subgroups with material non-controlling 
interests:

Statement of comprehensive income1 
In EUR mn 

Sales revenue 
Net income for the year 
Total comprehensive income 
Attributable to NCI 
Dividends paid to NCI 

2021 

2020 

OMV Petrom 
Group 

Borealis Group 

OMV Petrom 
Group 

Borealis group2 

5,285   
582   
596   
292   
172   

9,862 
1,256 
1,882 
463 
38 

4,075   
267   
258   
126   
175   

1,106 
(79) 
(320) 
(81) 
0 

1 Figures refer to subgroup level, i. e. including at-equity consolidation and after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances within the subgroup. 
2 Figures reflect amounts from acquisition date on October 29, 2020 until reporting date. 

Statement of financial position as of December 311 

In EUR mn 

Non-current assets 
Current assets 
Assets held for sale 
Non-current liabilities 
Current liabilities 
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 

2021 

2020 

OMV Petrom 
Group 

Borealis Group 

OMV Petrom 
Group 

Borealis group 

6,598   
3,496   
3   
1,528   
1,655   
—   

10,933 
4,655 
810 
2,553 
1,892 
434 

7,088   
2,517   
177   
1,817   
1,087   
85   

11,829 
2,159 
— 
2,527 
1,719 
— 

1 Figures refer to subgroup level, i. e. including at-equity consolidation and after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances within the subgroup. 

Statement of cash flows1 

In EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

OMV Petrom 
Group 

Borealis Group 

OMV Petrom 
Group 

Borealis group2 

Operating cash flow 
Investing cash flow 
Financing cash flow 
Net increase /(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  

1,422   
(458)   
(389)   
577   

2,916 
(1,086)   
(355)   
1,475 

1,148   
(654)   
(397)   
97   

280 
(269) 
(8) 
3 

1 Figures refer to subgroup level, i. e. including at-equity consolidation and after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances within the subgroup. 
2 Figures reflect amounts from acquisition date on October 29, 2020 until reporting date. 

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23  Provisions 

Provisions 

In EUR mn 

January 1, 2021 

Currency translation differences 
Usage and releases 
Payments to funds 
Allocations 
Transfers 
Reclassified to liabilities associated with assets 
held for sale 
December 31, 2021 

thereof short-term as of December 31, 2021 
thereof short-term as of January 1, 2021 

Pensions and 
similar 
obligations 

1,458 

Decom- 
missioning and 
restoration 
obligations  Other provisions 
881 

3,999 

(4)   
(114)   
(22)   
54 
(12)   
(62)   

1,299 

— 
— 

69 
(520)   
— 
220 
— 
(12)   

3,756 

72 
72 

1 
(251)   
— 
360 
25 
(13)   

1,003 

360 
304 

Total 

6,337 

66 
(885) 
(22) 
634 
13 
(86) 

6,057 

432 
377 

Pensions and similar obligations include mainly pro-
visions for pensions, severances and anniversary bo-
nuses. More information on material IAS 19 employee 
benefits is included in chapter Provisions for pensions 
and similar obligations.  

Decommissioning and restoration details are in-
cluded in chapter Provisions for decommissioning and 
restoration obligations. 

Other provisions include mainly provisions for oner-
ous contracts, provisions for shortfall of emission certifi-
cates and other personnel provisions. More information 
is provided in chapter Other provisions. 

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations ac-
counted for according to IAS 19 
Following tables include details on funded and un-
funded pension plans (mainly Austria, Germany, Swe-
den and Belgium) as well as severance plans (mainly in 
Austria) and medical plans (in Belgium).  

The majority of pension commitments of several OMV 
companies were transferred to a country-specific exter-
nal pension funds. Pension commitments were calcu-
lated based on country- and plan-specific assumptions. 
Refer to Note 2 – Accounting policies, judgments and 
estimates – for more details. 

Defined benefit pension plans, obligations for severance and other plans 

In EUR mn 

Present value of funded obligations 
Market value of plan assets 
Provision for funded obligations 
Present value of unfunded obligations 
Provision for unfunded obligations 

Present value of obligations of severance and other plans 
Effect of asset ceiling 
Total 

2021 

1,053 

(595)   
458 
586 
586 

150 
— 
1,194 

2020 

2019 

2018 

1,102   
(589)   
513   
619   
619   

197   
3   
1,332   

840 
(473)   
366 
499 
499 

141 
— 
1,007 

729 
(436)   
293 
463 
463 

135 
— 
891 

2017 

764 
(453) 
311 
479 
479 

144 
— 
935 

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Present value of obligations 

In EUR mn 

Present value of obligation as of January 1 

Changes in the consolidated group 
Currency translation differences 
Reclassification to liabilities associated with assets 
held for sale 
Current service cost 
Past service cost1 
Interest cost 
Benefits paid 
Expected defined benefit obligations as per De-
cember 31 

Actual defined benefit obligations as per Decem-
ber 31 
Remeasurements of the period (OCI) 

thereof changes in demographic assumptions 
thereof changes in financial assumptions 
thereof experience adjustments 

1 mainly related to outsourcing activities in Romania  

Market value of plan assets 

In EUR mn 

Market value of plan assets as of January 1 

Currency differences 
Changes in the consolidated group 
Reclassification to held for sale 
Interest income 
Allocation to funds 
Benefits paid 
Remeasurements of the period (OCI) 
Market value of plan assets as of December 31 

2021 

2020 

Pensions 

1,722   

—   
(2)   
(27)   

26   
—   
15   
(85)   
1,648   

Severance & 
other plans 

197 

— 
(1)   
(34)   

6 
(2)   
2 
(14)   
153 

Pensions 

1,339   

519   
4   
(79)   

8   
—   
13   
(72)   
1,733   

1,639   

150 

1,722   

(9)   

(1)   
1   
(9)   

(3)   

— 
— 
(3)   

(11)   

—   
(2)   
(9)   

Severance & 
other plans 

141 

78 
(1) 
(11) 

5 
(5) 
2 
(18) 
192 

197 

5 

— 
2 
3 

2021 

589 

1 
— 
(10)   
5 
22 
(52)   
40 
595 

2020 

473 

0 
177 
(33) 
5 
10 
(41) 
(1) 
589 

The majority of pension commitments are attributable 
to plans in Austria and Belgium and were transferred to 
external pension funds managed by APK Pension-
skasse AG in Austria as well as Vivium and KBC Asset 
Management in Belgium. The investment of plan assets 
in Austria is governed by section 25 Austrian Pension 
Fund Act and the Investment Fund Act. In addition to 
these regulations, the investment guidelines of APK-
Pensionskasse AG regulate the spread of asset alloca-
tion, the use of umbrella funds and the selection of fund 
managers. The investment plans in Belgium follow the 

investment strategy of the respective insurance com-
pany as well as local legal regulations.  

The allocation of plan assets was mainly in debt securi-
ties and insurance contracts. Except for the insurance 
contracts, which are not quoted, the majority of plan as-
sets are invested in liquid active markets for which 
quoted prices are available. 

In 2022, defined benefit related contributions for 2021 
to external pension funds of EUR 3 mn are planned.

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Provisions and expenses 

In EUR mn 

Provision as of January 1 

Changes in the consolidated group 
thereof effect of asset ceiling1 

Currency translation differences 
Reclassification to liabilities associated with assets 
held for sale 
Expense for the year 
Benefits paid 
Payments to funds 
Remeasurements for the year 

thereof changes in demographic assumptions 
thereof changes in financial assumptions 
thereof experience adjustments 
thereof return on plan assets (excluding interest 
income) 

Provision as of December 31 

thereof effect of asset ceiling1 

Current service cost 
Past service cost2 
Net interest cost 
Expenses of defined benefit plans for the year 

2021 

Pensions 

1,135   

—   
—   
(3)   
(20)   

36   
(33)   
(22)   
(50)   
(1)   
1   
(9)   
(40)   

1,044   

—   

26   
—   
10   
36   

Severance & 
other plans 

2020 

Pensions 

Severance & 
other plans 

197 

— 
— 
(1)   
(34)   

5 
(14)   
— 
(3)   
— 
(3)   
— 
— 

150 

— 

6 
(2)   
2 
5 

866   

345   
3   
5   
(45)   

16   
(32)   
(10)   
(10)   
—   
(2)   
(10)   
1   

1,135   

3   

8   
—   
9   
16   

141 

78 
— 
(1) 
(11) 

2 
(18) 
— 
5 
— 
2 
3 
— 

197 

— 

5 
(5) 
2 
2 

1 The effect of asset ceiling from 2020 was part of the reclassification to “held for sale” in 2021.  
2 Mainly related to outsourcing activities in Romania  

Underlying assumptions for calculating pension expenses and expected defined benefit entitlements as of December 31 

Capital market interest rate 
Future increases in salaries 
Future increase in pensions 

2021 

Pensions 

1.00-2.60% 
2.50-5.00% 
1.70-2.25%   

Severance & 
other plans 

0.80-5.22% 
2.50-3.50% 
— 

2020 

Pensions 

0.79-2.60% 
2.00-5.00% 
1.25-2.00%   

Severance & 
other plans 

0.64-3.35% 
2.00-3.50% 
— 

The following actuarial assumptions for calculating pen-
sion expenses and expected defined benefit entitle-
ments are considered as material and are stress tested 
within the following ranges. The increase or decrease 

compared to the values accounted for defined benefit 
obligations in relative deviation terms and in absolute 
values are as follows:

Sensitivities - percentage change 

Pensions 
Severance & other plans 

Capital market interest rate 

Future increases in salaries    Future increases in pensions 

+0.50% 

(6.05)% 
(5.49)% 

(0.50)% 

6.72% 
6.14% 

+0.25% 

1.03% 
2.36% 

(0.25)% 

(0.96)% 
(2.24)%   

+0.25% 

2.52% 
— 

(0.25)% 

(2.38)% 
— 

2021 

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Sensitivities - absolute change 

In EUR mn 

2021 

Capital market interest rate 

Future increases in salaries 

+0.50% 

(0.50)% 

+0.25% 

(0.25)% 

(101) 
(9) 

112 
10 

17 
4 

(16) 
(4) 

Pensions 
Severance & 
other plans 

Duration profiles and average duration of defined benefit obligations as of December 31 

In EUR mn 

+0.25% 

Future increases in pensions 
(0.25)% 
(40) 
— 

42 
— 

2021 

Duration profiles 

1–5 years 

6–10 years 

>10 years 

391 
47 

395 
56 

853 
48 

Duration 

in years 

13 
11 

Pensions 
Severance & other plans 

Allocation of plan assets as of December 31 

Asset category 
Equity securities 
Debt securities 
Cash and money market investments 
Insurance contracts 
Other 
Total 

Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 

Provisions for decommissioning and restoration obligations 

In EUR mn 

January 1, 2021 
Currency translation differences 
New obligations 
Increase arising from revisions in estimates 
Reduction arising from revisions in estimates 
Unwinding of discounting 
Reclassification to liabilities associated with assets held for sale 
Usage, disposals and other changes 
December 31, 2021 

thereof short-term as of December 31, 2021 
thereof short-term as of January 1, 2021 

2021 

2020 

18% 
35% 
4% 
30% 
12% 
100% 

18% 
37% 
7% 
28% 
10% 
100% 

Carrying 
amount 

3,999 
69 
62 
76 
(446) 
81 
(12) 
(74) 
3,756 

72 
72 

The reduction arising from revisions in estimates 
was mainly driven by increased real interest rates for 
NOK, NZD and RON compared to 2020. 

Reclassification to liabilities associated with assets 
held for sale was mainly related to the disposal group 
of nitrogen business unit of Borealis Group. For details 
see Note 20 – Assets and liabilities held for sale. 

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Estimation of maturities of decommissioning and restoration obligations 

In EUR mn 

≤1 year 
1 – 5 years 
5 – 10 years 
10 – 20 years 
20 – 30 years 
30 – 40 years 
>40 years 
Total 

2021 

72 
252 
926 
1,684 
556 
264 
1 
3,756 

A decrease of 1 percentage point in the real interest 
rates used to calculate the decommissioning provisions 
would lead to an additional provision of EUR 601 mn.  

The provision for decommissioning and restoration 
costs included obligations in respect of OMV Petrom 
SA amounting to EUR 1,260 mn (2020: 

EUR 1,542 mn). Part of the obligations is to be recov-
ered from the Romanian State in accordance with the 
privatization agreement. As of December 31, 2021, 
OMV Petrom SA held receivables from the Romanian 
state related to decommissioning and restoration costs 
amounting to EUR 352 mn (2020: EUR 442 mn).  

Other provisions 

In EUR mn 

Environmental costs 
Onerous contracts 
Other personnel provisions 
Emissions certificates 
Residual other provisions 
Other provisions 

2021 

2020 

Short-term 

Long-term 

Short-term 

Long-term 

14   
24   
148   
113   
60   
360   

77 
431 
16 
— 
120 
643 

13   
31   
134   
75   
51   
304   

90 
364 
6 
— 
116 
576 

As at December 31, 2021 the provision for environ-
mental costs included EUR 46 mn referring to the pro-
vision for soil remediation in relation to the Arpechim 
refinery site in Romania.  

The provisions for onerous contracts were mainly 
related to the Gate LNG obligation and associated 
transportation commitments of OMV Gas Marketing & 
Trading GmbH.  

The provision for the Gate LNG obligation is related to 
a long-term, non-cancellable contract for regasification 
capacity and storage that became onerous due to the 
negative development of market conditions for LNG ter-
minal capacities in Europe. The present value of the 
provision as at December 31, 2021 was EUR 390 mn 
(2020: EUR 327 mn). The provision represents the un-
avoidable costs of meeting the contractual obligations. 
Thereby, income and costs from future purchases and 
sales of LNG are taken into account, since the regasifi-

cation of LNG and subsequent sale of the gas posi-
tively contributes to the coverage of the fixed costs. 
The volume assumptions are based on management’s 
best estimates of available LNG volumes in the future. 
The prices are based on forward rates, where availa-
ble. If no forward prices are available, the prices repre-
sent management’s best estimate of future prices, de-
rived from current market prices or forward rates of the 
preceding period. The calculation is based on an inter-
est rate of 4.51% (2020: 3.96%). A 50% decrease in 
LNG margin would lead to an additional provision of 
EUR 135 mn, a 50% decrease in LNG volumes to an 
additional provision of EUR 106 mn. Furthermore, a 1 
percentage point decrease in the discount rate would 
lead to an additional provision of EUR 25 mn. 

As per end of 2021, the provision for the related non-
cancellable transportation commitments of OMV Gas 
Marketing & Trading GmbH amounted to EUR 65 mn 
(2020: EUR 68 mn). The calculation is based on the dif-
ference between the fixed costs for using the capacities 

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and the net profit from usage expected to be generated 
by using the capacities. The discount rate applied is 
4.51% (2020: 3.96%). Besides the discount rates, the 
key assumptions are the gas prices at the relevant gas 
hubs which are based on forward rates where available 
and on management’s best estimates for the remaining 
contract term. 

Other personnel provisions included short-term provi-
sions related to personnel reduction schemes of 
EUR 17 mn (2020: EUR 29 mn).The remaining amount 
was mainly related to boni provisions.  

Emissions certificates  
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the European Council established a greenhouse gas 
emissions trading scheme, requiring member states to 
draw up national plans to allocate emissions certifi-
cates. Under this scheme, affected OMV Group compa-
nies are entitled to yearly allocation of free emissions 
certificates.  
The New Zealand Government established a green-
house gas emissions trading scheme under the Climate 
Change Response Act 2002. Under this scheme New 
Zealand companies are not entitled to receive free 
emission certificates. OMV has purchased certificates 
to meet its own use liability. Apart from purchased cer-
tificates, each sale of gas to domestic customers in 

New Zealand creates an obligation for OMV. OMV re-
ceives units of emission certificates from customers to 
meet this obligation.  

In Germany, the fuel emissions trading act (BEHG; 
Brennstoffemissionshandelsgesetz) came into force on 
December 20, 2019, and is the basis for German na-
tional certificate trading scheme for emissions from fos-
sil fuels. It obliges the distributors - suppliers who de-
liver to end customers and/or who take the fuel from 
the pipeline network (origin of energy tax) - of fuels to 
acquire CO2 emission certificates from January 1, 2021 
onwards. According to Section 38 (2) of the Energy Tax 
Act, the tax debtor is the supplier; therefore, all compa-
nies in possession of an energy tax supplier's certificate 
are to be considered as distributors. Unlike under Euro-
pean Trading Scheme, certificates under BEHG are not 
eligible for trading and are not freely allocated, but have 
to be purchased from the German Emissions Trading 
Authority (DEHSt; Deutsche Emissionshandelsstelle). 

In 2022 OMV expects to surrender 10,143,712 emis-
sions certificates from European Trading Scheme, 
3,834,557 BEHG certificates and 2,802,025 NZ certifi-
cates for (not yet externally verified) emissions, out of 
which 2,424,921 emissions certificates are expected to 
be transferred to OMV from customers in New Zealand.

Emissions certificates 

Certificates held as of January 1 

Free allocation for the year 
Certificates surrendered1 
Changes in consolidated Group 
Net purchases and sales during the year 
Certificates received from customers 
Certificates held as of December 31 

1 According to verified emissions for the prior year 

European 
Trading 
Scheme 

  12,210,093   

5,891,495   
  (10,794,999)   
—   
4,424,111   
—   
  11,730,700   

2021 

NZ 
Trading 
Scheme 

111,798 

— 
(2,883,744) 
— 
1,150,465 
1,873,155 
251,674 

2020 

DE 
Trading 
Scheme 

European 
Trading 
Scheme 

— 

9,331,156   

NZ 
Trading 
Scheme 

106,211 

— 
— 
— 
3,617,321 
— 
3,617,321 

3,038,336   
(6,602,598)   
5,310,058   
1,133,141   
—   
  12,210,093   

— 
(5,635,404) 
— 
444,172 
5,196,819 
111,798 

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24  Liabilities 

Liabilities1  
In EUR mn 

Bonds 
Other interest-bearing debts 
Lease liabilities 
Trade payables 
Other financial liabilities 
Other liabilities 
Liabilities 

Short-
term 

2021 

Long-
term 

795   
350   
131   
4,860   
4,367   
1,440   

7,275 
1,415 
887 
— 
587 
118 
  11,943    10,282 

Total 

8,070 
1,765 
1,018 
4,860 
4,955 
1,558 
  22,225 

Short-
term 

2020 

Long-
term 

Total 

850   
703   
141   
4,304   
3,095   
868   

8,019 
1,280 
943 
— 
454 
135 
9,961    10,830 

8,869 
1,983 
1,084 
4,304 
3,549 
1,003 
  20,791 

1 Excluding liabilities associated with assets held for sale, which are described in Note 20 – Assets and Liabilities held for sale. 

Other interest-bearing debts predominately referred 
to bank loans, but also included private placements and 
other funding instruments. 

OMV participates in several supplier finance programs 
under which its suppliers may elect to receive early 
payment of their invoice from a bank by factoring their 
receivable from the Group to the bank. Under the ar-
rangement, the bank agrees to pay amounts to a sup-
plier participating in the program in respect of invoices 
owed by the Group and receives settlement from OMV 
later. The principal purpose of those programs is to fa-
cilitate efficient payment processing and enable the 

consenting suppliers to sell their receivables due from 
OMV to a bank before their maturity. The Group has 
not derecognized the majority of original liabilities to 
which the arrangement applies because neither legal 
release was obtained nor the original liability was sub-
stantially modified while entering into the arrangement. 
Most liabilities remain within trade payables and other 
financial liabilities until payment. From OMV’s perspec-
tive, these arrangements do not significantly extend 
payment terms beyond the normal terms agreed with 
other suppliers that are not participating in the pro-
grams. Consequently, cash effects are included in the 
cashflow from operating activities. 

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Bonds 

Bonds issued 

In EUR mn 

Private Placement 
International corporate 
bonds 

Nominal 

EUR 300,000,000 

Coupon 
  0.106% floating1 

Repayment 

06/11/2021 

EUR 500,000,000 
EUR 750,000,000 
EUR 750,000,000 
EUR 500,000,000 
EUR 500,000,000 
EUR 500,000,000 
EUR 300,000,000 
EUR 1,000,000,000 
EUR 750,000,000 
EUR 500,000,000 
EUR 500,000,000 
EUR 750,000,000 
EUR 750,000,000 
EUR 500,000,000 

4.25% fixed 
2.625% fixed 
0.00% fixed 
0.75% fixed 
1.50% fixed 
0.00% fixed 
1.75% fixed 
1.00% fixed 
3.50% fixed 
2.00% fixed 
1.875% fixed 
0.75% fixed 
2.375% fixed 
1.00% fixed 

10/12/2021 
09/27/2022 
06/16/2023 
12/04/2023 
04/09/2024 
07/03/2025 
12/10/2025 
12/14/2026 
09/27/2027 
04/09/2028 
12/04/2028 
06/16/2030 
04/09/2032 
07/03/2034 

Bonds issued 

1 Rate as of 31.12.2020 

Bonds and other interest-bearing debts  
As at December 31, 2021, OMV Group was in compli-
ance with all financial covenants stipulated by the loan 
agreements. 

Bonds and other interest-bearing debts 

In EUR mn 

Short-term loan financing 
Short-term component of long-term financing 
Total short-term 

Maturities of long-term financing 
2022/2021 (short-term component of long-term financing) 
2023/2022 
2024/2023 
2025/2024 
2026/2025 
2027/2026 and subsequent years 
Total for 2022/2021 onwards 

2021 

2020 

Carrying 
amount 
December 31 

Carrying 
amount 
December 31 

— 

— 
754 
747 
499 
503 
497 
319 
994 
751 
505 
499 
748 
758 
496 
8,070 

2021 
254 
891 
1,145 

891 
1,277 
822 
1,174 
1,183 
4,233 
9,581 

300 

504 
753 
746 
498 
501 
496 
324 
993 
750 
505 
499 
747 
757 
495 
8,869 

2020 
184 
1,369 
1,553 

1,369 
844 
1,303 
862 
1,141 
5,149 
10,668 

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Breakdown of bonds and other interest-bearing debts 

In EUR mn 

Bonds and other long-term interest-bearing debts1 
Fixed rates 

EUR 
USD 
Other currencies 

Total 
Variable rates2 

EUR 
USD 
Other currencies 

Total 

Other short-term interest-bearing debts 
EUR 
USD 
Other currencies 
Total 

1 Including short-term components of long-term debts 
2 Rates as of year-end 

Other financial liabilities 

Other financial liabilities 

In EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

Weighted 
average 
interest rate 

Weighted 
average 
interest rate 

8,959 
312 

—   

9,271 

77 
194 
38 
310 

250 

4   
—   

254 

1.45% 
4.27% 
— 
1.54% 

0.77% 
1.24% 
0.46% 
1.02% 

(0.22)% 
— 
— 
(0.22)% 

9,363 
288 
33 
9,685 

661 
282 
41 
984 

182 

0   
2 
184 

1.63% 
4.27% 
9.40% 
1.74% 

0.27% 
1.56% 
0.66% 
0.66% 

0.17% 
— 
0.95% 
0.18% 

Derivative financial liabilities 

Liabilities on derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments   
Liabilities on other derivatives 

Other sundry financial liabilities 
Other financial liabilities 

Derivative financial liabilities 

Liabilities on derivatives designated and effective as hedging instruments   
Liabilities on other derivatives 

Other sundry financial liabilities 
Other financial liabilities 

Short-term 

Long-term 

Total 

3,607   
102   
3,506   
760   
4,367   

2,169 
86 
2,083 
926 
3,095 

2021 

2020 

471 
— 
471 
116 
587 

347 
12 
335 
106 
454 

4,079 
102 
3,977 
876 
4,955 

2,516 
98 
2,418 
1,033 
3,549 

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The table hereafter summarizes the maturity profile of 
the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual un-
discounted cash flows: 

Financial liabilities (undiscounted cash flows) 

In EUR mn 

Bonds 
Other interest-bearing debt 
Lease liabilities 
Trade payables 
Derivative financial liabilities 
Other sundry financial liabilities 
Financial liabilities (undiscounted cash flows) 

Bonds 
Other interest bearing debts 
Lease liabilties 
Trade payables 
Derivative financial liabilities 
Other sundry financial liabilities 
Financial liabilities (undiscounted cash flows) 

Other liabilities 

In EUR mn 

Other taxes and social security liabilities 
Payments received in advance 
Contract liabilities 
Other sundry liabilities 
Other liabilities 

Other taxes and social security liabilities 
Payments received in advance 
Contract liabilities 
Other sundry liabilities 
Other liabilities 

≤1 year 

1 – 5 
years  >5 years 

Total 

2021 

870   
373   
155   
4,860   
3,608   
761   
  10,627   

3,921 
940 
420 
— 
471 
22 
5,774 

3,984 
511 
739 
— 
— 
151 
5,385 

8,775 
1,824 
1,314 
4,860 
4,079 
934 
  21,786 

942 
723 
169 
4,304 
2,169 
926 
9,233 

2020 

3,707 
881 
430 
— 
347 
22 
5,387 

5,068 
437 
777 
— 
— 
113 
6,395 

9,717 
2,041 
1,377 
4,304 
2,516 
1,062 
  21,016 

Short-term 

Long-term 

Total 

1,027   
128   
129   
155   
1,440   

607 
34 
96 
131 
868 

2021 

2020 

— 
16 
98 
4 
118 

— 
15 
117 
3 
135 

1,027 
144 
228 
159 
1,558 

607 
49 
214 
134 
1,003 

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Contract liabilities 

In EUR mn 

January 1 
Currency translation differences 
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance 
at the beginning of the period 
Increases due to cash received, excluding amounts recognized 
as revenue during the period 
Other changes 
December 31 

2021 

214 
1 

2020 

222 
(3) 

(80)   

(71) 

95 
(1)   

228 

69 
(3) 
214 

The contract liabilities consisted mainly of non-refunda-
ble prepayments of storage fees received from Erdöl-

Lagergesellschaft m.b.H., Lannach on the basis of 
long-term service contracts.

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25  Deferred taxes 

Deferred taxes 

In EUR mn 

Deferred tax 
assets total 

Deferred tax 
assets not 
recognized 

Deferred tax 
assets 
recognized 

Deferred tax 
liabilities 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Inventories 
Derivatives 
Receivables and other assets 
Deferred taxes reclassified to assets and liabilities associated with as-
sets held for sale 
Provisions for pensions and similar obligations 
Provisions for decommissioning, restoration 
obligations and environmental costs 
Other provisions 
Liabilities 
Tax impairments according section 12 (3)/2 of the 
Austrian Corporate Income Tax Act (KStG) 
Tax loss carryforwards 
Outside basis differences 
Total 

Netting (same tax jurisdictions) 
Deferred taxes reclassified to assets and liabilities associated with as-
sets held for sale 
Deferred taxes as per statement of financial 
position 

Intangible assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Inventories 
Derivatives 
Receivables and other assets 
Deferred taxes reclassified to assets and liabilities associated with as-
sets held for sale 
Provisions for pensions and similar obligations 
Provisions for decommissioning, restoration 
obligations and environmental costs 
Other provisions 
Liabilities 
Tax impairments according section 12 (3)/2 of the 
Austrian Corporate Income Tax Act (KStG) 
Tax loss carryforwards 
Outside basis differences 
Total 

Netting (same tax jurisdictions) 
Deferred taxes reclassified to assets and liabilities associated with as-
sets held for sale 
Deferred taxes as per statement of financial 
position 

197   
163   
38   
667   
88   

39   
263   

1,307   
125   
259   

115   
1,546   
433   
5,240   

209 
137 
37 
539 
55 

27 
291 

1,318 
121 
305 

226 
1,654 
— 
4,919 

2021 
22   
86   
—   
—   
15   

—   
128   

15   
—   
0   

—   
706   
—   
972   

175 
77 
38 
667 
73 

39 
135 

1,292 
125 
259 

115 
840 
433 
4,268 

446 
2,456 
67 
1,086 
50 

82 
106 

0 
46 
7 

— 
— 
10 
4,356 

(2,965)   

(2,965) 

39 

82 

1,265 

1,309 

2020 

20   
89   
—   
—   
17   

22   
151   

14   
—   
60   

—   
780   
—   
1,153   

188 
48 
37 
539 
38 

5 
140 

1,305 
121 
245 

226 
875 
— 
3,765 

606 
2,322 
27 
597 
53 

12 
111 

— 
34 
23 

— 
— 
40 
3,823 

(2,581)   

(2,581) 

5 

12 

1,179 

1,229 

177 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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Deferred taxes were mainly related to different valua-
tion methods, differences in impairments, write-offs, de-
preciation and amortization as well as different defini-
tion of costs. 

In 2021 as well as in the previous year, a valuation al-
lowance for deferred tax assets for the Austrian tax 
group was recognized. 

The overall net deferred tax asset position of tax juris-
dictions which suffered a tax loss either in current or 
preceding year amounted to EUR 901 mn, thereof 
EUR 658 mn is attributable to the Austrian tax group 
(2020: EUR 720 mn, thereof Austrian tax group 
EUR 640 mn). 

As of December 31, 2021, OMV recognized tax losses 
carryforward of EUR 5,886 mn before allowances 
(2020: EUR 6,302 mn), thereof EUR 3,202 mn (2020: 
EUR 3,331 mn) are considered recoverable for calcula-
tion of deferred taxes.  

Eligibility of losses for carryforward expires as follows:

Tax losses carryforward 

In EUR mn 

2021 
2022 
2023 
2024 
2025 
After 2026/2025 
Unlimited 
Tax losses carryforward 

2021 

2020 

Base 
amount 
(before allo- 
wances) 

Base 
amount 
(before allo- 
wances) 

thereof not 
recognized 

thereof not 
recognized 

—   
0   
0   
0   
0   
0   
5,885   
5,886   

— 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2,684 
2,684 

5   
0   
2   
4   
48   
47   
6,196   
6,302   

5 
0 
2 
4 
17 
24 
2,919 
2,971 

The majority of tax losses carryforward not recog-
nized referred to the Austrian Tax Group and France. 

As of December 31, 2021, the aggregate amount of 
temporary differences associated with fully consoli-
dated and equity-accounted investments for which de-
ferred tax liabilities have not been recognized 

amounted to EUR 7,475 mn (2020: EUR 4,657 mn). 
Capital gains on disposals of investments may be real-
ized on various levels of the Group depending on the 
structuring of potential divestments. Due to the com-
plexity of the group and the associated tax implications 
simplifying assumptions for the calculation have been 
made that aim to diminish cascade effects. 

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Supplementary Information on the Financial Position 

26  Statement of cash flows

Cash and cash equivalents 

In EUR mn 

Cash at banks and on hand 
Short-term deposits 
Cash and cash equivalents 

2021 

997 
4,067 
5,064 

2020 

741 
2,128 
2,869 

Significant non-cash items 
In 2021 as well as in 2020, non-cash additions to fixed 
assets included mainly effects related to the reassess-
ment of decommissioning and restoration obligations. 

The line “Proceeds in relation to non-current assets” 
contained a cash inflow of EUR 290 mn related to the 
sale of the stake in the Norwegian oil field Wisting. 

In 2020, the remeasurement of the previously held 36% 
at-equity share in Borealis was included in the line 
“Other changes” in the statement of cash flows. 

Cash flow from investing activities 
For details about the cash flow effect from divestments 
of subsidiaries and businesses please refer to Note 3 – 
Changes in group structure. 

Cash flow from financing activities 
The line “Repayments of long-term borrowings” com-
prised the repayment of bonds totalling EUR 1.55 bn. 
This included the repayment of a hybrid bond in the 
amount of EUR 750 mn. Before repayment, the hybrid 
bond was reclassified from equity to financial liabilities 
after the Executive Board had approved on October 13, 
2021 that OMV exercises the right to call the hybrid 
bond.

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities (incl. liabilities associated with assets held for sale) 

In EUR mn 

January 1 

Increase in long-term borrowings 
Repayments of long-term borrowings 
Increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings 
Total cash flows related to financing activities 

Currency translation differences 
Changes in consolidated group 
Reclassification of hybrid bond from equity to financial liabilities 
Difference interest expenses and interest paid 
Other changes 
Total non-cash changes 

2021 

Other 
interest- 
bearing 
debts 

2,130 

Lease 
liabilities 

1,217 

250 
(563)   
61 
(251)   

48 
(148)   
— 
(15)   
— 
(114)   

— 
(174)   
— 
(174)   

5 
(6)   
— 
1 
1491   
149 

Bonds 

8,869   

—   
(1,550)   
—   
(1,550)   

—   
—   
789   
(4)   
—   
784   

Total 

12,216 

250 
(2,287) 
61 
(1,975) 

53 
(154) 
789 
(18) 
149 
819 

Coupon payment from hybrid bond before reclassification from 
equity 2 

(33)   

— 

— 

(33) 

December 31 

8,070   

1,765 

1,191 

11,026 

1 Mainly related to new lease agreements 
2 Shown in the line "Dividends paid to stockholders of the parent (incl. hybrid coupons)" in the Statement of Cash Flows 

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Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities (incl. liabilities associated with assets held for sale) 

In EUR mn 

January 1 

Increase in long-term borrowings 
Repayments of long-term borrowings 
Increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings 
Total cash flows related to financing activities 

Currency translation differences 
Changes in consolidated group 
Difference interest expenses and interest paid 
Other changes 
Total non-cash changes 

2020 

Other 
interest- 
bearing 
debts 

769 

Lease 
liabilities 

1,053 

114 
(164)   
(96)   
(146)   

(33)   

1,538 

(2)   
4 
1,508 

— 
(133)   
— 
(133)   

(7)   

174 
0 
1301   
297 

Bonds 

5,802 

3,225 
(500)   
— 
2,725 

— 
329 
13 
— 
342 

Total 

7,624 

3,338 
(797) 
(96) 
2,446 

(41) 
2,041 
12 
134 
2,147 

December 31 

8,869 

2,130 

1,217 

12,216 

1  Mainly related to new lease agreements 

The total cash outflow related to lease liabilities 
amounted to EUR 199 mn (2020: EUR 157 mn).  

Financing commitments provided to related parties are 
detailed in Note 35 – Related parties.

As of December 31, 2021, the Group had available 
EUR 4,415 mn of undrawn committed borrowing facili-
ties that can be used for future activities without any re-
strictions (December 31, 2020: EUR 4,332 mn). 

27  Contingent liabilities  

OMV recognizes provisions for litigations if these are 
more likely than not to result in obligations. Manage-
ment is of the opinion that litigations, to the extent not 
covered by provisions or insurance, will not materially 
affect the Group’s financial position. 

The production facilities and properties of all Group 
companies are subject to a variety of environmental 
protection laws and regulations in the countries where 
they operate. The estimated cost of known environ-
mental obligations has been provided in accordance 
with the Group’s accounting policies. Provisions for de-
commissioning and restoration are recognized if an ob-
ligation exists at the statement of financial position 
date.  

Management believes that compliance with current 
laws and regulations and future more stringent laws 
and regulations will not have a material negative impact 
on the Group’s results, financial position or cash flows 
in the near future.  

In May 2009, OMV signed an agreement with the 
sellers Crescent Petroleum International Limited (Cres-
cent) and Dana Gas PJSC (Dana) to acquire a 10% 
share in Pearl Petroleum Company Limited (Pearl), a 
company that holds a contract over and operates Khor 
Mor and Chemchemal gas fields in the Kurdistan Re-
gion of Iraq. The agreement included contingent pay-
ments to be made by OMV which are dependent on fur-
ther reserves determinations (Earn Out Payments). The 
reserves determinations will have to be made by a 
jointly appointed independent expert.  

In this connection, in May 2019, OMV received an in-
voice from Crescent and Dana amounting to approxi-
mately USD 241 mn and later unsubstantiated and re-
jected allegations of damages in an amount of up to 
more than one billion USD. OMV rejected the invoice 
due to at the time pending independent expert determi-
nation before the International Chamber of Commerce 
(ICC) and two arbitrations before the London Court of 
International Arbitration (LCIA): one arbitration under 

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the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) regarding inter alia 
the non-approval of Chemchemal and Khor Mor Field 
Development Plans (FDPs) by OMV (JVA Arbitration) 
and secondly under the Share Sales Agreement (SSA) 
regarding Earn Out Payments mentioned above and re-
sidual demands for alleged unjustified enrichment (SSA 
Arbitration). In Februay 2020, a second independent 
expert determination was initiated by Crescent and 
Dana before the ICC in respect of another revision of 
the Chemchemal FDP. The two independent expert de-
terminations before the ICC have been decided in favor 
of OMV and concluded that the respective Chemche-
mal FDP’s were not compliant with the criteria in the 
JVA. In December 2021, the LCIA also ruled in OMV’s 
favor in respect of JVA Arbitration and all claims from 
Crescent and Dana against OMV in respect of dam-
ages under the JVA were rejected. The SSA Arbitration 
is in progress.Depending on further progress of the 
SSA arbitration proceedings and not yet commenced 
reserve determinations under the SSA, a contingent 
payment could potentially arise; however, such event is 
not deemed probable at this stage, claims for unjusti-
fied enrichment are deemed even less probable. 
OMV’s position is further strengthened by the recent 
LCIA decision in JVA Arbitration in favor of OMV. 
Therefore, no provision has been recognized in OMV’s 
Group Financial Statements. Furthermore, at the date 
of these financial statements, a reliable estimate of the 
potential additional payment, if any, cannot be made. 

On April 16, 2020, the Bulgarian Commission for Pro-
tection of Competition announced the initiation of an in-
vestigation regarding the determination of the prices on 

fuel market. OMV Bulgaria EOOD is subject to this in-
vestigation, among other major manufacturers and re-
tailers on Bulgarian market. During 2020 two requests 
of providing information were received from authorities 
and the responses were submitted in due time. There 
were no additional requests from authorities in 2021, 
but the investigation is not yet finalized. The sanctions 
for antitrust infringements are up to 10% of the total 
company’s turnover of the respective undertaking for 
the financial year prior to the sanctioning decision. At 
the date of these financial statements,OMV is not able 
to evaluate the outcome of the investigation and no 
provision was recorded in this respect. 

As of December 31, 2021, one other proceeding was 
pending against OMV related to local service contrac-
tors in one of the subsidiaries. OMV’s share of claimed 
amount is around USD 330 mn. Management currently 
does not believe that any of the alleged matters will 
have a material effect on the financial position or re-
sults of operations. However, this assessment is based 
on assumptions deemed reasonable by management 
including those about future events and uncertainties. 
The outcome of these matters is ultimately uncertain, 
such that unanticipated events and circumstances 
might occur that might cause management to change 
those assumptions and give rise to a material adverse 
effect on our financial position in the future. 

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28  Risk management

Capital risk 
OMV’s financial steering framework is built upon the 
principles of operational efficiency, capital efficiency, fi-
nancing efficiency and sustainable portfolio manage-
ment. With the focus on strengthening OMV’s balance 
sheet, delivering a positive free cash flow and growing 
its profitability, the financial steering framework repre-
sents sustainable, risk-monitored and future-oriented 
value creation for OMV and its stakeholders. 

OMV manages its capital structure to safeguard its cap-
ital base in order to preserve investor, creditor and mar-
ket confidence, as well as to provide a sustainable fi-
nancial foundation for the future operational develop-
ment of the Group. OMV’s financing strategy focuses 
on cash flow and financial stability. Principal targets are 
a positive free cash flow after dividends and a strong 
investment grade credit rating on the basis of a healthy 
balance sheet and a long-term gearing ratio, excluding 
leases, of below 30%.

Capital Management – key performance measures 

In EUR mn (unless otherwise stated) 

Bonds 
Other interest-bearing debts1 
Debt excluding leases 
Cash and cash equivalents2 
Net Debt excluding leases 

Equity 

Gearing Ratio excluding leases in % 

2021 

8,070 
1,765 
9,835 

5,064 
4,771 

2020 

8,869 
2,130 
  10,999 

2,869 
8,130 

  21,996 

  19,899 

22 

41 

1 Including other interest-bearing debts that were reclassified to liabilities associated with assets held for sale 
2 Including cash and cash equivalents that were reclassified to assets held for sale 

Liquidity risk  
For the purpose of assessing liquidity risk, yearly budg-
eted operating and financial cash flows of the Group 
are monitored and analyzed on a monthly basis. Thus, 
every month the Group generates a forecasted net 
change in liquidity which is then compared to the total 
month end balances of money market deposits and 
loans as well as maturities of the current portfolio and 
the available liquidity reserves of the same month. This 
analysis provides the basis for financing decisions and 
capital commitments.  

To ensure that OMV Group remains solvent at all times 
and retains the necessary financial flexibility, liquidity 
reserves in the form of committed credit lines and short 
term uncommitted money market lines are maintained. 
As of December 31, 2021, the average weighted ma-
turity of the Group’s debt portfolio (excluding lease lia-
bilities) has been 5.1 years (as of December 31, 2020: 
5.3 years).  

OMV Group’s operational liquidity management is done 
centrally via a cash pooling system, which enables opti-
mum use of existing cash and liquidity reserves to the 
benefit of every individual member of cash pooling sys-
tem and therefore the Group as a whole. 

Details of OMV Group’s financial liabilities are shown in 
Note 24 – Liabilities. 

Market risk  
Derivative and non-derivative instruments are used to 
manage market price risks resulting from changes in 
commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and interest 
rates, which could have a negative effect on assets, lia-
bilities or expected future cash flows.  

Hedges are generally placed in the legal entities where 
the underlying exposure exists. When certain condi-
tions are met, the Group may elect to apply IFRS 9 
hedge accounting principles in order to recognize the 
offsetting effects on profit or loss of changes in the fair 
value of the hedging instruments at the same time as 
the hedged items.  

Derivatives are only used for economic hedging pur-
poses and not as speculative investments. However, 
where derivatives are not designated as hedging instru-
ments (i.e. hedge accounting is not applied), they are 
valued through profit or loss for accounting purposes. 

The tables hereafter show the fair values of derivative 
financial instruments together with their notional 
amounts. The notional amount, recorded gross, is the 

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amount of a derivative’s underlying asset, reference 
rate or index and is the basis upon which changes in 
the value of derivatives are measured. The notional 

amounts indicate the volume of the transactions out-
standing at the year-end and are not indicative of either 
the market risk or the credit risk. 

Nominal and fair value of derivative financial instruments 

In EUR mn 

2021 

Fair 
value 
assets 

Fair 
value 

liabilities  Nominal 

2020 

Fair 
value 
assets 

Fair 
value 
liabilities 

Nominal 

Commodity price risk 

Oil incl. oil products 
Gas 
Power 
Commodity hedges (designated in hedge relation-
ship)1 

536   
101   
252   

20 
1 
377 

(35)   
(57)   
(1)   

515   
31   
213   

889   

398 

(93)   

759   

Oil incl. oil products 
Gas 
Power 
Other2 
Commodity hedges (valued at fair value through 
profit or loss) 

Foreign currency risk 

USD 
SEK 
Foreign currency hedges (designated in hedge rela-
tionship)1 

USD 
NOK 
NZD 
RON 
SEK 
Other 
Foreign currency hedges (valued at fair value 
through profit or loss) 

Interest rate risk 
Interest rate hedges 

5,233   
  32,640   
849   
285   

2 
3,586 
260 
364 

(50)   

6,305   
(3,418)    20,305   
209   
334   

(492)   
(0)   

  39,008   

4,213 

(3,960)    27,152   

2,480 

(2,417) 

183   
161   

344   

1,685   
1,163   
—   
—   
—   
169   

3,017   

— 
0 

0 

3 
6 
— 
— 
— 
0 

9 

(6)   
(2)   

168   
143   

(8)   

311   

(5)   
(11)   
— 
— 
— 
(1)   

793   
272   
69   
5   
44   
108   

(17)   

1,290   

9 
6 

14 

17 
4 
1 
0 
— 
1 

22 

(1) 
— 

(1) 

(1) 
(0) 
(0) 
(0) 
(0) 
(0) 

(1) 

109   

— 

(1)   

113   

0 

(4) 

30 
3 
24 

57 

(71) 
(7) 
(14) 

(93) 

445 
1,932 
5 
98 

(386) 
(1,996) 
(6) 
(29) 

1  Including inefficient part of hedges designated in a hedging relationship 
2  Includes derivatives for European Emission Allowance 

The Group’s hedging portfolio disclosed in the Con-
solidated Statement of Changes in Equity relates to 
the following hedging instruments: 

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Cash flow hedging – Impact of hedge accounting 

In EUR mn 

Forecast 
purchases 

Forecast 
sales 

Foreign cur-
rency, firm 
commitments 

Foreign cur-
rency, other 

Commodity price risk 

Foreign currency risk 

Interest 
rate 

Interest 
rate risk 

thereof cost 
of hedging 
reserve 

Total 

2021 

26   

31 

531   

(115)   

— 

— 

8 

(14)   

0 

2 

65 

403 

— 

— 

(237)   

(5)   
(72)   

65 

— 
11 

243   

(9)   

n.a. 

(3)   

— 

(176)   

n.a. 

— 
— 

— 

— 

0 
4 

— 
(0)   

(5)   
(57)   

(6)   

2 

230 

— 
— 

— 

— 

— 

(9)   

— 

5 

39 

— 

(7)   

364 

(62)   

2020 

— 

10 

(6)   

(353)   

n.a. 

(0)   

— 

0 

0 

44 

305 

— 

16 

(359)   

n.a. 

Hedge ineffectiveness recog-
nized in profit or loss 

1   

(10)   

Cash flow hedge reserve as of 
January 1 (net of tax) 
Gains/(losses) of the period 
recognized in OCI 
Amounts reclassified to the in-
come statement 
Amounts reclassified to bal-
ance sheet 
Tax effects 
Cash flow hedge reserve as 
of December 31 (net of tax) 

Cash flow hedge reserve as of 
January 1 (net of tax) 
Gains/(losses) of the period 
recognized in OCI 
Amounts reclassified to the in-
come statement 
Amounts reclassified to the in-
come statement because the 
hedged future cash flows no 
longer expected to occur 
Amounts transferred to cost of 
non-financial item 
Tax effects 
Cash flow hedge reserve as 
of December 31 (net of tax) 

thereof discontinued hedges 

3 

(24)   

40 
(8)   

26 
— 

— 
5 

31 
57 

— 

62 
— 

— 
— 

— 

Hedge ineffectiveness recog-
nized in profit or loss 

(2)   

2 

Reserve for unrealized exchange gains/losses for net investment hedge1 

In EUR mn 

Reserve as of January 1 (net of tax) 
Valuation of the USD loans 
Tax effects 
Reserve as of December 31 (net of tax) 

1 Included in currency translation differences within other comprehensive income 

184 

— 

— 

(21)   

n.a. 

(0)   
(2)   

— 
(0)   

102 

(6)   

65 
57 

8 
— 

— 

0 
— 

— 

(16) 
— 

— 
n.a. 

0 

— 

Foreign currency risk 

2021 
7 
(16)   
4 
(5)   

2020 
— 
10 
(2) 
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At 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, the 
Group held the following cash flow and net investment 
hedging relationships. The table shows the profile of 

the timing (maturity) of the nominal amount of the hedg-
ing instruments.

Impact of hedge accounting on the statement of financial positions 

In EUR mn 

Forecast 
purchases 

Forecast 
sales 

Net invest-
ment hedge 

Foreign cur-
rency, other 

Commodity price risk 

Foreign currency risk 

Interest 
hedges 

Interest 
rate risk 

176   
176   
—   

218   
196   
22   

713   
608   
106   
398 
93 

541 
415 
126 

56 
93 

2021 

191 
— 
191 
n.a. 
n.a. 

2020 

176 
— 
176 
n.a. 
n.a. 

344 
344 
— 
0 
8 

311 
311 
— 
14 
1 

109 
12 
97 
— 
1 

113 
— 
113 
0 
4 

Total 

1,533 
1,139 
394 
398 
102 

1,358 
921 
437 
71 
98 

Nominal Value 
Below one year 
More than one year 
Fair value – assets 
Fair value – liabilities 

Nominal Value 
Below one year 
More than one year 
Fair value – assets 
Fair value – liabilities 

Above shown Fair value assets and liabilities are pre-
sented in Line item Other financial assets and Other 

financial liabilities in OMV’s Consolidated statement of 
financial position. 

Commodity price risk 
European Emission Allowances 
All OMV’s business segments are exposed to fluctua-
tion in the price of carbon under the EU Emission Trad-
ing Scheme (ETS). European Emission Allowance pur-
chases are always executed in due time and it is 
OMV’s highest priority to fulfill all legal obligations un-
der the ETS. OMV monitors price risks from emission 
allowances and manages it using derivative instru-
ments (spots and forwards) traded billaterally on the 
secondary market (so-called over-the-counter or OTC 
transactions). 

Exploration & Production 
In order to protect the Group's result and cash flow 
from the potential negative impact of falling oil and gas 
prices as well as to ensure sufficient liquidity headroom 
in order to enable the Group’s growth strategy, OMV 
uses financial derivatives to secure favorable oil and 
gas prices from time to time. When doing so, OMV en-
ters into derivative positions selling forward parts of its 
future production, thereby locking in future oil and gas 
prices and reducing exposure to market prices in the 
periods for which the hedges are concluded. OMV 
Group adopts a flexible approach to monetize hedges 

prior to their maturity with the aim to generate a positive 
contribution to the results. 

In 2021, oil and gas derivative contracts were con-
cluded, resulting in a total negative Operating result im-
pact of EUR (675) mn (oil: EUR (82) mn, gas: 
EUR (594) mn). 

In 2020, oil and gas derivative contracts were entered 
into, resulting in a total negative Operating result im-
pact of EUR (37) mn (oil: EUR (30) mn, gas: 
EUR (7) mn). 

For these derivative instruments no hedge accounting 
was applied.  

Refining & Marketing 
Commodity price risk management in Refining and 
Marketing refers to analysis, assessment, reporting and 
hedging of market price risk exposure arising from non-
trading and trading activities, covering refining (refinery 
margin, inventories up to a defined threshold) as well 
as oil and gas marketing activities (marketing margin, 
inventories up to a defined threshold) and producing 
power (spark spreads) in addition to proprietary trading 
positions.  

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Limited proprietary trading activities are performed for 
the purpose of creating market access within the oil, 
power and gas markets. In Gas trading, OTC swaps, 
options, futures and forwards are used to hedge pur-
chase and sales price risks. The aim is to hedge the 
price risk on inventory fluctuations and the differences 
in terms and conditions of purchases and sales.  

The risk management strategy is to harmonize the pric-
ing of product sales and purchases in order to remain 
within an approved range of priced stocks at all times, 
by means of undertaking stock hedges so as to miti-
gate the price exposure. The range is a defined maxi-
mum deviation from the target stock level, as defined in 
the Annual Plan for hedging activities.  

In Refining and Marketing, derivative instruments are 
used for both hedging selected product sales and re-
ducing exposure to price risks on inventory fluctuations. 
Crude oil and product swaps are used to hedge the re-
fining margin (crack spread), which is the difference be-
tween crude oil prices and bulk product prices. 

Furthermore, in respect of refinery margin hedges, 
crude oil and products are hedged separately, with the 
aim to protect future margins. Endorsed mandates are 
documented and defined within the Annual plan for 
hedging activities.  

Furthermore, exchange-traded oil futures as well as 
OTC contracts (contracts for difference and swaps) are 
used to hedge short-term purchase and sales market 
price risks. 

Swaps do not involve an investment at the time the 
contracts are concluded; settlement normally takes 
place at the end of the quarter or month. The premiums 
on options are payable when the contract is concluded; 
where options are exercised, payment of the difference 
between strike price and average market price for the 
period takes place at contract expiration. 

Chemicals & Materials 
For the chemical production, some of the forecasted 
cracker feedstock purchases and finished product sales 
are hedged through refined oil products swaps. Cash 
flow hedge accounting is applied to those derivatives, 
except for the derivatives that are used to limit the price 
risk on the inventory held for immediate consumption. 
Contracts not designated as cash flow hedges are clas-
sified as fair value through profit or loss and stated at 
fair value.  

Borealis hedges its forecasted electricity purchases us-
ing electricity swaps. 

Cash flow hedges in Refining & Marketing and 
Chemicals & Materials 
In the Refining & Marketing and Chemical & Materials 
Business, OMV is especially exposed to volatile refin-
ing margins and inventory risks. In order to mitigate 
those risks corresponding hedging activities are taken, 
which include margin hedges, stock hedges, feedstock 
and commodity hedges. Additionally, cash flow hedge 
accounting is applied to forecast electricity purchases 
and forecast natural gas purchases. Also a part of the 
hedges done for future sales and purchases of the 
crackers has been designated as cash flow hedge. 

In case of refinery margin hedges only the product 
crack spread is designated as the hedged item, buying 
Brent Crude Oil on a fixed basis and selling the product 
on a fixed basis. The crack spread for different prod-
ucts is a separately identifiable component and can 
therefore represent the specific risk component desig-
nated as hedged item. There are limits set for the vol-
ume of planned hedged sales to avoid over hedging.  

In 2020 the risk management objective for the refinery 
margin hedges changed and therefore most of the 
hedging relationships were discontinued.The accumu-
lated gains and losses remained in the cash flow hedg-
ing reserve upon realization of the hedged item. In ad-
dition hedge accounting related to forecast sales of 
specific products has been terminated because cash 
flows have no longer been expected to occur due to the 
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The accumulated 
gains and losses were immediately reclassified to profit 
or loss. 

Stock hedges are used to mitigate price exposure 
whenever actual priced stock levels deviate from target 
levels. Forecast sales and purchase transactions for 
crude oil and oil products are designated as the hedged 
item. Historically, Brent crude oil has formed the largest 
risk component of the stock price, however in some 
cases also oil products are used for stock hedges. In 
such cases, Platts / Argus product price is used as the 
risk component. Other components like product crack 
spreads and other local market cost components are 
not hedged. 

The hedging relationships are established with a hedge 
ratio of 1:1 as the underlying risk of the commodity de-
rivatives are identical to the hedged risk components. 
Hedge ineffectiveness can arise from timing differential 
between derivative and hedged item delivery and pric-
ing differentials (derivatives are valued on the future 

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monthly average price (or other periods) and sales/pur-
chases on the pricing at the date of transaction/deliv-
ery).  

For ‘Forecast purchases’ the hedge ineffectiveness is 
included in line item ‘Purchases (net of inventory varia-
tion)’ in OMV’s Consolidated income statement. The 
hedge ineffectiveness and recycling of ‘Forecast sales’ 
for hedges where a risk component of the non-financial 
item is designated as the hedged item in the hedging 
relationship is shown in line item ‘Sales revenues’ in 
OMV’s Consolidated income statement.  

Foreign exchange risk management  
OMV operates in many countries and currencies, there-
fore industry-specific activities and the corresponding 
foreign exchange rate risks need to be analyzed pre-
cisely. The USD represents OMV’s biggest risk expo-
sure, in the form of movement of the USD against the 
EUR and also against other main OMV Group curren-
cies (RON, RUB, NOK, NZD and SEK). Movements of 
these currencies against the EUR are also important 
sources of risk. Other currencies have only a limited im-
pact on cash flow and Operating result. The transaction 
risk on foreign currency cash flows is monitored on an 
ongoing basis. The Group’s long and short net position 
is reviewed at least on a semiannual basis and the sen-
sitivity is calculated. This analysis provides the basis for 
management of transaction risks on currencies. Since 
OMV produces commodities that are mainly traded in 
USD, OMV Group has an economic USD long position.  

FX options, forwards and swaps are mainly used to 
hedge foreign exchange rate risks on outstanding re-
ceivables and payables. The market value of these in-
struments will move in the opposite direction to the 
value of the underlying receivable or liability if the rele-
vant foreign exchange rate changes. When certain con-
ditions are met, the Group may elect to apply IFRS 9 
hedge accounting principles in order to recognize the 
offsetting effects on profit or loss of changes in the fair 
value of the hedging instruments at the same time as 
and the hedged items. Certain hedges which refer to a 
forecasted currency position are therefore classified as 
cash flow hedges and stated at fair value through other 
comprehensive income. 

Translation risk is also monitored on an ongoing basis 
at Group level, and the risk position is evaluated. 
Translation risk arises on the consolidation of subsidiar-
ies with functional currencies different from EUR. The 
largest exposures result from changes in RON, USD, 
RUB, NOK, and SEK denominated assets against the 
EUR. 

A foreign currency exposure arises from the Group’s 
long-term net investment in its subsidiaries, associated 
companies and joint ventures in foreign currencies. 
Foreign exchange translation differences relating to 
these net investments are recognized in other compre-
hensive income. Borealis has hedged part of its invest-
ment in an associated company which has USD as its 
functional currency, by designating certain external 
loans in USD as hedges of the Group’s investments in 
its foreign operations. The hedged risk in the net invest-
ment hedge is the risk of a weakening USD against the 
EUR that will result in a reduction in the carrying 
amount of the Group’s net investment in the associated 
company in USD. The EUR/USD impact on the meas-
urement of the loan is recognized in other comprehen-
sive income. 

To assess hedge effectiveness, the Group determines 
the economic relationship between the hedging instru-
ment and the hedged item by comparing changes in 
the carrying amount of the debt that is attributable to a 
change in the spot rate with changes in the investment 
in the foreign operation due to movements in the spot 
rate (the dollar-offset method). The Group’s policy is to 
hedge the net investment only to the extent of the debt 
principal. 

There is an economic relationship between the hedged 
item and the hedging instrument as the net investment 
creates a translation risk that will match the foreign ex-
change risk on the USD borrowing. The Group has es-
tablished a hedge ratio of 1:1 as the underlying risk of 
the hedging instrument is identical to the hedged risk 
component. Hedge ineffectiveness will arise when the 
amount of the investment in the foreign associated 
company becomes lower than the amount of the bor-
rowing.   

Interest rate management  
To facilitate management of interest rate risk, OMV’s li-
abilities are analyzed in terms of fixed and floating rate 
borrowings, currencies and maturities. Appropriate ra-
tios for the various categories are established, and 
where necessary, derivative instruments are used to 
hedge fluctuations outside predetermined ranges. 

Interest rate swaps can be used to convert fixed rate 
debt into floating rate debt, and vice versa. In the year 
2021 the impact of interest rate swaps has not been 
material (2020: no material impact). 

The hedge ineffectiveness and recycling of Interest rate 
swaps are both shown in line item ‘interest expenses’ in 
OMV’s Consolidated income statement. 

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Interest rate benchmark reform (IBOR Reform) 
The Group is continuously evaluating contractual terms 
in respect of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LI-
BOR) transition exposures. Where necessary, agree-
ments will be amended to provide for alternative bench-
mark rates, which shall be in accordance with Loan 
Market Association (LMA) standard at the time, to apply 
in relation to the affected currencies. 

As per end of December 2021, for the undrawn mul-
ticurrency EUR 1 bn Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) a 
drawdown waiver is in place for currencies where IBOR 
rates were discontinued as a Screen Rate from Decem-
ber 31, 2021 (CHF,GBP,JPY). The RCF drawdown 
waiver shall cease to have effect if the Facility is 
amended to provide for alternative benchmark rates, 
which shall be in accordance with LMA standard at a 
time.  

In addition, a JPY  loan tranche of EUR 38 mn has 
been successfully transitioned to Tokyo Overnight Av-
erage Rate (TONAR). 

The Group considers that it is, in principle, exposed to 
uncertainties resulting from the interest rate benchmark 
reform in respect of its hedges of (3 month) USD LI-
BOR interest risks related to the existence of two out-
standing USD interest rate swaps, with a nominal 
amount of EUR 97 mn in total and a cross currency in-
terest rate swap of EUR 38 mn. Their hedging period 
spans beyond 2021 when uncertainties about the exist-
ence of the USD LIBOR rates arise. OMV Group ex-
pects that the hedging instrument and the hedged risk 
of the hedged item will not change as a result of the re-
form. However, any hedge ineffectiveness would be ac-
counted for in the income statement. 

For further information in respect of IBOR reform see 
see Note 2 – Accounting policies, judgements and esti-
mates.

Impact of Interest Rate Benchmark Reform 

In EUR mn 

Non-derivative assets 
Loan receivable 
Non-derivative liabilities 
Loan liabilities 
Loan liabilities 
Derivatives 
Interest rate swap (designated in a hedge relationship) 
Interest rate swap (designated in a hedge relationship) 

Cross currency interest rate swap (valued at fair value through profit or loss) 

Impact of Interest Rate Benchmark Reform 

In EUR mn 
Undrawn commitments 
Financing commitments provided 
Committed borrowing facilities - available RCF 

Benchmark 

Carrying Value 
(notional amount 
for derivatives) 

USD LIBOR 

USD LIBOR 
JPY LIBOR 

USD LIBOR 
USD LIBOR 
JPY LIBOR 
to USD LIBOR 

987 

189 
38 

44 
53 

38 

USD LIBOR 
Multicurrency 

251 
1,000 

Sensitivity analysis 
For open hedging contracts sensitivity analysis is per-
formed to determine the effect of market price fluctua-
tions (+/–10%) on market value. The sensitivity of OMV 
Group’s overall earnings differs from the sensitivity 
shown below, since the contracts concluded are used 
to hedge operational exposures. 

The effect of market price fluctuations on profit or loss 
or other comprehensive income depends on the type of 
derivative used and on whether hedge accounting is 
applied. Market price sensitivity for derivatives to which 
cash flow hedge accounting is applied is shown in the 
sensitivity table for other comprehensive income. Sen-
sitivity to market price fluctuations for all other open de-
rivatives is shown in the sensitivity tables for profit be-
fore tax.  

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Sensitivity analysis for open commodity derivatives affecting profit before tax 

In EUR mn 

Oil incl. oil products 
Gas 
Power 
Other1 
Total 

1 Includes derivatives for European Emission Allowance 

2021 

2020 

Market price 
+10% 

Market price 
(10)% 

Market price 
+10% 

Market price 
(10)% 

(25)   
(2)   
(43)   
65   
(4)   

25 
2 
43 
(65)   
5 

(14)   
(7)   
(20)   
23   
(18)   

14 
5 
20 
(23) 
17 

Sensitivity analysis for open commodity derivatives affecting other comprehensive income 

In EUR mn 

Oil incl. oil products 
Gas 
Power 
Commodity hedges (designated in a hedge relationship) 

2021 

2020 

Market price 
+10% 

Market price 
(10)% 

Market price 
+10% 

Market price 
(10)% 

3   
3   
57   
64   

(3)   
(3)   
(57)   
(64)   

(32)   
(2)   
24   
(10)   

32 
2 
(24) 
10 

For financial instruments, sensitivity analysis is per-
formed for changes in foreign exchange rates. On 
Group level, the EUR-RON sensitivity not only includes 
the net RON exposure versus the EUR but also the net 
RON exposure versus the USD, since the USD-RON 

exposure can be split into a EUR-RON and EUR-USD 
exposure. The same is true for the EUR-NOK, EUR-
SEK and EUR-NZD exposure. 

Sensitivity analysis for financial instruments affecting profit before tax1  

In EUR mn 

EUR-RON 
EUR-USD 
EUR-NZD 
EUR-NOK 
EUR-SEK 

2021 

2020 

10% 
apprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

10% 
deprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

10% 
apprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

10% 
deprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

(2)   
(114)   
(4)   
23   
(6)   

2 
114 
4 
(23)   
6 

(11)   
(27)   
(4)   
(8)   
(0)   

11 
27 
4 
8 
0 

1 Refers only to financial instruments and is not the same as the Group’s overall foreign exchange rate sensitivity in terms of operating result  

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Sensitivity analysis for financial instruments affecting other comprehensive income1 
In EUR mn 

EUR-USD 
EUR-SEK 

1 Including sensitivity of the net investment hedge 

2021 

2020 

10% 
apprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

10% 
deprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

10% 
apprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

10% 
deprecia- 
tion of the 
EUR 

39   
(16)   

(39)   
16 

33   
(15)   

(33) 
15 

OMV Group holds financial assets whose market value 
would be affected by changes in interest rates. The ef-
fect of an interest rate increase of 0.5 percentage 
points on the financial assets measured at FVTPL as of 
December 31, 2021, would have been a EUR (4) mn 
reduction in the market value of these financial assets 
(2020: EUR (9) mn). A 0.5 percentage points fall in the 
interest rate as of December 31, 2021 would have led 
to an increase in market value of EUR 4 mn (2020: 
EUR 9 mn). 

OMV regularly analyzes the impact of interest rate 
changes on interest income and expense from floating 
rate deposits and borrowings. Currently the effects of 
changes in interest rates are not considered to be a 
material risk.  

Credit risk management  
The main counterparty credit risks are assessed and 
monitored at Group level and Segment level using pre-
determined criteria and limits for all counterparties, 
banks and security providers. On the basis of a risk as-
sessment, counterparties, banks and security providers 
are assigned a credit limit, an internal risk class and a 

specific limit validity. The risk assessments are re-
viewed at least annually or on an ad-hoc basis. The 
credit risk processes are governed by guidelines at 
OMV Group level stipulating the group-wide minimum 
requirements. The main counterparties with contracts 
involving derivative financial instruments have invest-
ment grade credit ratings. OMV uses commercial trade 
insurance for parts of its receivables in some business 
areas to mitigate risk. Based on the high economic un-
certainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, spe-
cial attention is paid to early warning signals like 
changes in payment behavior. 

Credit risk is the risk that OMV Group’s counterparties 
will not meet their obligation under a financial instru-
ment or customer contract, leading to a financial loss. 
The Group is exposed to credit risk arising from credit 
exposures with customer accounts receivables (see 
Note 18 – Financial assets), from its operating activities 
as well as from its financial activities such as financial 
investments, including deposits with banks and finan-
cial institutions (see Note 26 – Statement of cash 
flows), foreign exchange transactions and other finan-
cial instruments (see Note 18 – Financial assets). 

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29  Fair value hierarchy 

Fair value hierarchy of financial assets1 and net amount of assets and liabilities held for sale at fair value 

In EUR mn 

Trade receivables 
Investments in other companies 
Investment funds 
Bonds 
Derivatives designated and 
effective as hedging 
instruments 
Other derivatives 
Loans 
Other sundry financial 
assets2 
Net amount of assets and 
liabilities associated with 
assets held for sale 
Total 

Trade receivables 
Investments in other companies 
Investment funds 
Bonds 
Derivatives designated and 
effective as hedging 
instruments 
Other derivatives 
Loans 
Other sundry financial 
assets2 
Net amount of assets and 
liabilities associated with 
assets held for sale 
Total 

Carrying amount 

Valued at 
amortized 
cost 

Valued at 
fair value 

Fair value level 

Total 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Total 

4,260   
—   
—   
63   

258 
17 
30 
— 

—   
—   
2,015   

398 
4,220 
— 

4,518 
17 
30 
63 

398 
4,220 
2,015 

1,703   

432 

2,135 

n.a.   
8,041   

354 
5,709 

354 
13,751 

3,245 
— 
— 
64 

— 
— 
1,720 

71 
15 
35 
— 

71 
2,502 
— 

3,316 
15 
35 
64 

71 
2,502 
1,720 

1,313 

744 

2,058 

2021 

2020 

— 
— 
30 
— 

— 
40 
— 

— 

— 
70 

— 
— 
35 
— 

— 
69 
— 

— 

258 
— 
— 
— 

398 
4,180 
— 

— 
17 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

258 
17 
30 
— 

398 
4,220 
— 

— 

432 

432 

(23)   

4,814 

377 
826 

354 
5,709 

71 
— 
— 
— 

71 
2,433 
— 

— 
15 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

71 
15 
35 
— 

71 
2,502 
— 

— 

744 

744 

n.a. 
6,343 

98 
3,536 

98 
9,878 

— 
104 

98 
2,672 

— 
759 

98 
3,536 

1 Excluding assets held for sale 
2  Other sundry financial assets at fair value include an asset from reserves redetermination rights related to the acquisition of interests in the field Yuzhno Russ-
koye, 2020 included in addition a contingent consideration from the divestments of the 30% stake in the field Rosebank and of OMV (U.K.) Limited. Please see 
Note 18 – Financial assets – for further details. 

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Fair value hierarchy of financial liabilities1 
In EUR mn 

Carrying amount 

Valued at 
amortized 
cost 

Valued at 
fair 
value 

Fair value level 

Total 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Total 

2021 

4,860   
8,070   
1,018   
1,765   

— 
— 
— 
— 

4,860 
8,070 
1,018 
1,765 

—   

102 

102 

—   

3,977 

3,977 

876   
16,588   

— 
4,079 

876 
20,667 

4,304 
8,869 
1,084 
1,983 

— 

— 

2020 

— 
— 
— 
— 

4,304 
8,869 
1,084 
1,983 

98 

98 

2,418 

2,418 

1,033 
17,272 

— 
2,516 

1,033 
19,788 

— 
— 
— 
— 

17 

42 

— 
59 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

70 

— 
70 

— 
— 
— 
— 

85 

3,935 

— 
4,019 

— 
— 
— 
— 

98 

2,349 

— 
2,446 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

102 

3,977 

— 
4,079 

— 
— 
— 
— 

98 

2,418 

— 
2,516 

Trade payables 
Bonds 
Lease liabilities 
Other interest bearing debt 
Liabilities on derivatives 
designated and effective as 
hedging instruments 
Liabilities on other 
derivatives 
Other sundry financial 
liabilities 
Total 

Trade payables 
Bonds 
Lease liabilities 
Other interest bearing debt 
Liabilities on derivatives 
designated and effective as 
hedging instruments 
Liabilities on other 
derivatives 
Other sundry financial 
liabilities 
Total 

1 Excluding liabilities associated with assets held for sale 

Financial assets and liabilities for which fair values are disclosed1 
In EUR mn 

Fair Value 

Fair value level 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

63   
63   

8,586   
1,742   
10,328   

64 
64 

9,652 
2,002 
11,654 

— 
— 

8,586 
— 
8,586 

2020 
— 
— 

9,352 
— 
9,352 

63 
63 

— 
1,742 
1,742 

64 
64 

300 
2,002 
2,302 

2021 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

Bonds 
Financial assets 

Bonds 
Other interest bearing debt 
Financial liabilities 

Bonds 
Financial assets 

Bonds 
Other interest bearing debt 
Financial liabilities 

1 Excluding assets and liabilities that were reclassified to held for sale 

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30  Offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset only 
when the Group has a current and legally enforceable 
right to set-off the recognized amounts and when there 
is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the as-
set and settle the liability simultaneously.  

The tables hereafter show the carrying amounts of rec-
ognized financial assets and financial liabilities that are 
subject to various netting arrangements. The net col-
umn would be on the Group’s statement of financial po-
sition, if all set-off rights were exercised. 

OMV enters in the normal course of business into vari-
ous master netting arrangements in the form of Interna-
tional Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 
agreements or European Federation of Energy Traders 
(EFET) agreements or other similar arrangements. 

During 2021 OMV has updated its assessment of 
IAS 32.42 netting criteria further to a legal assessment 
of the major agreements in place. 

Offsetting of financial assets 

In EUR mn 

Financial 
instruments 
(gross) 

Note 

Amounts set 
off in the 
statement of 
financial 
position 

Financial 
instruments in 
the statement 
of financial 
position (net) 

Liabilities with 
right of set-off 
(not offset) 

21,462   
6,998   
2,231   
30,691   

(16,844)   
(2,480)   
(97)   
(19,420)   

2021 

4,619 
4,518 
2,135 
11,271 

2,573 
3,325 
2,058 
7,955 

2020 

2,573 
3,316 
2,058 
7,947 

— 
(9)   
— 
(9)   

(1,421)   
(107)   
(104)   
(1,633)   

(2,023)   
(1,298)   
(104)   
(3,424)   

Derivative financial instruments 
Trade receivables 
Other sundry financial assets 
Total 

Derivative financial instruments 
Trade receivables 
Other sundry financial assets 
Total 

18 
18 
18 

18 
18 
18 

Offsetting of financial liabilities 

In EUR mn 

Financial 
instruments 
(gross) 

Note 

Amounts set 
off in the 
statement of 
financial 
position 

Financial 
instruments in 
the statement 
of financial 
position (net) 

Assets with 
right of set-off 
(not offset) 

Derivative financial instruments 
Trade payables 
Other sundry financial liabilities 
Total 

Derivative financial instruments 
Trade payables 
Other sundry financial liabilities 
Total 

24 
24 
24 

24 
24 
24 

20,922   
7,340   
973   
29,235   

(16,844)   
(2,480)   
(97)   
(19,420)   

2,516 
4,313 
1,033 
7,861 

— 
(9)   
— 
(9)   

2021 

4,079 
4,860 
876 
9,815 

2020 

2,516 
4,304 
1,033 
7,853 

(1,421)   
(107)   
(104)   
(1,633)   

(2,024)   
(1,298)   
(103)   
(3,424)   

Net 

3,197 
4,411 
2,031 
9,639 

550 
2,018 
1,954 
4,522 

Net 

2,657 
4,753 
772 
8,182 

492 
3,006 
930 
4,428 

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31  Result on financial instruments 

Result on financial instruments 

In EUR mn 

Financial 
instruments at 
fair value 
through profit 
or loss 

Equity instruments 
designated as at 
fair value through 
other 
comprehensive 
income 

Amount 

Financial 
assets at 
amortized 
cost 

Financial 
liabilities at 
amortized 
cost 

(1,050)   

(1,050)   

(9)   

— 

(1,059)   

(1,050)   

19   
161   
(334)   
15   

(33)   

(1)   
(16)   

— 
— 
(4)   
15 

(33)   

— 
— 

(189)   

(22)   

111 

(10)   

101 

19 
177 
(280)   
(62)   

(24)   

(5)   
(10)   

111 

— 

111 

— 
— 
0 
(62)   

(24)   

— 
— 

(183)   

(85)   

2021 

2020 

— 

— 

— 

19 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

19 

— 

— 

— 

19 
— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

19 

— 

(9)   

(9)   

— 
160 
— 
— 

— 

(0)   
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 
— 
(172) 
— 

— 

— 
(16) 

159 

(188) 

— 

(10)   

(10)   

— 
165 
— 
— 

— 

(4)   
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 
3 
(168) 
— 

— 

— 
(10) 

161 

(175) 

Fair value changes of financial 
assets and derivatives 
Net impairment losses on financial 
assets 
Result on financial instruments 
within operating result 

Dividend income 
Interest income 
Interest expense 
Fair value changes of FX derivatives 
Financial charges for factoring and 
securitization 
Impairments of financial 
instruments, net 
Other 
Result on financial instruments 
within financial result 

Fair value changes of financial 
assets and derivatives 
Net impairment losses on financial 
assets 
Result on financial instruments 
within operating result 

Dividend income 
Interest income 
Interest expense 
Fair value changes of FX derivatives 
Financial charges for factoring and 
securitization 
Impairments of financial 
instruments, net 
Other 
Result on financial instruments 
within financial result 

The interest expense not allocated mainly referred to 
the unwinding of provisions. For further details see 
Note 11 – Net financial result.

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32  Share based payments 

Long Term Incentive (LTI) plans 
LTI plans with similar conditions are granted annually to 
the Executive Board and selected senior managers in 
the Group. At vesting date, shares will be granted to 
the participants. The number of shares is determined 
depending on the achievement of defined performance 
criteria. The defined performance criteria may not be 
amended during the performance period of the LTI 
plans. However – in order to maintain the incentivizing 
character of the program – the Remuneration Commit-
tee will have discretion (until LTI Plan 2020 for the Ex-
ecutive Board) to adjust the threshold/ target/maximum 
levels of the free cash flow in case of material changes 
in external factors such as oil and gas prices. The ad-
justment is possible in both directions and will be deter-
mined by the Remuneration Committee. The Executive 
Board has the discretion to adjust the thresholds/tar-
gets/maximum levels of the free cash flow for Senior 
Managers accordingly. Disbursement is made in cash 
or in shares. Executive Board members and senior 
managers as active participants of the plans are re-
quired to build up an appropriate volume of shares and 
to hold those shares until retirement or departure from 
the company. For senior managers, if the LTIP eligibil-
ity lapses, but they are still in an active employment 
with the company, the shareholding requirement ex-
pires when the last LTIP is paid out. The shareholding 
requirement is defined as a percentage of the annual 

gross base salary, for the Executive Board, and as a 
percentage of the respective Target LongTerm Incen-
tive for the senior managers. Executive Board mem-
bers have to fulfill the shareholding requirement within 
five years after the initial respective appointment. Until 
fulfillment of the shareholding requirement the dis-
bursement is in form of shares whilst thereafter the plan 
participants can decide between cash or share settle-
ment. As long as the shareholding requirements are not 
fulfilled the granted shares after deduction of taxes are 
transferred to a trustee deposit, managed by the Com-
pany.  

For share-based payments the grant date fair values 
are spread as expenses over the three years perfor-
mance period with a corresponding increase in share-
holders’ equity. In case of assumed cash-settlements a 
provision is made for the expected future costs of the 
LTI plans at statement of financial position date based 
on fair values. 

In 2021 Borealis introduced a LTI plan, which is harmo-
nized with the above described LTI Plan. The share-
holding requirement is only applicable to the Executive 
Board members of Borealis and not to senior manag-
ers.  

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Long Term Incentive Plans 

Start of plan 
End of performance period 
Vesting date 
Shareholding requirement 
Executive Board Chairman 

Executive Board Deputy Chairman 

Other Executive Board members 

Senior managers 

Expected shares as of December 31, 2021 
Maximum shares as of December 31, 2021 
Fair value of plan (in EUR mn) as of 
December 31, 2021¹ 
Provision (in EUR mn) as of December 31, 
2021¹ 

1  Excluding incidental wage costs

2021 plan 

01/01/2021 
12/31/2023 
03/31/2024 

2020 plan 

2019 plan 

2018 plan 

01/01/2020   
12/31/2022   
03/31/2023   

01/01/2019 
12/31/2021 
03/31/2022 

01/01/2018 
12/31/2020 
03/31/2021 

200% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

200% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

200% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

200% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

175% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

175% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

175% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

175% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

150% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

150% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

150% of 
annual gross 
base salary 

150% 
of annual gross 
base salary 

75% of the 
respective 
Target Long 
  Term Incentive 
762,590 
861,806 

75% of the 
respective 
Target Long 
  Term Incentive 

225,897   
467,641   

75% of the 
respective 
Target Long 
  Term Incentive 
329,098 
391,119 

75% of the 
respective 
Target Long 
  Term Incentive 
— 
— 

36 

9 

11   

5   

16 

12 

— 

— 

Equity Deferral  
The Equity Deferral serves as a long-term compensa-
tion instrument for the members of the Executive Board 
that promotes retention and shareholder alignment in 
OMV, combining the interests of management and 
shareholders via a long-term investment in restricted 
shares. The holding period of the Equity Deferral is 
three years from vesting. The plan also seeks to pre-
vent inadequate risk-taking. 

The Annual Bonus is capped at 180% of the target An-
nual Bonus (until 2017: 200% of the annual gross sal-
ary). A minimum of one third of the Annual Bonus (until 
2017: 50% of the granted Annual Bonus) is granted in 
shares. The determined bonus achievement is settled 
per March 31 following the period end whereby at the 

statement of financial position date the target achieve-
ments and the share price is estimated (the latter on 
basis of market quotes). In case of major changes in 
external factors such as oil and gas prices the Remu-
neration Committee can adjust the threshold, target 
and/or maximum levels (but not the criteria as such nor 
the vesting) for the Financial Targets of the Annual Bo-
nus. The granted shares after deduction of taxes are 
transferred to a trustee deposit, managed by the Com-
pany, to be held for three years.  

In 2021 expenses amounting to EUR 3 mn were rec-
orded with a corresponding increase in equity (2020: 
EUR 1 mn).

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Personal investment held in shares1 

Active Executive Board members 
Stern2  
Pleininger 
Florey 
Skvortsova 
van Koten3 
Former Executive Board members   
Seele 
Gangl4 
Leitner 
Total — Executive Board 
Other senior managers   
Total personal investment 

12/31/2021 

12/31/2020   

12/31/2019 

12/31/2018 

— 
53,711 
46,975 
1,166 
— 

92,632 
16,147 
9,344 
219,975 

297,385 
517,360 

—   
50,166   
30,009   
—   
—   

99,309   
12,527   
15,244   
207,255   

326,030   
533,285   

— 
45,032 
24,351 
— 
— 

91,974 
10,730 
44,211 
216,298 

368,268 
584,566 

— 
28,511 
13,401 
— 
— 

70,890 
— 
65,245 
178,047 

299,997 
478,044 

1  Personal investment held in shares refer to open LTI plans as well as to Equity Deferral if shares are held in the OMV trustee deposit. 
2 Alfred Stern joined the Executive Board effective April 1, 2021. 
3 Martijn Arjen van Koten joined the Executive Board effective July 1, 2021. 
4 Thomas Gangl took part in LTIP 2018 as a senior manager. In 2019 he took part in LTIP as both senior manager as well as Executive Board member. In LTIP 
2020 he took part as Executive Board member. In 2021 he took part as both Executive Board member as well as senior manager. 

Total Expense 
In 2021 Borealis implemented a transitional LTI plan for 
2021 and 2022 in order to bridge the cash gaps, that 
arise from migrating to the new three year plan, men-
tioned in the section ‘Long Term Incentive (LTI) plans’. 
Transitional LTIP allowances for 2021 and 2022 are 

measuring similar KPI’s as the three year plan for that 
specific year only and are settled in cash. 

Expenses related to all share based payment transac-
tions are summarized in the below table.

Expenses related to share based payment transactions1 

In EUR mn 

Cash settled 
Equity settled 
Total expenses arising from share based payment transactions 

1 Excluding incidental wage costs 

2021 

2020 

28 
10 
38 

(7) 
2 
(5) 

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Other Information 

33  Average number of employees 

Average number of employees1 

OMV Group excluding OMV Petrom Group and Borealis Group 
OMV Petrom Group 
Borealis Group2 
OMV Group 

2021 

2020 

6,939 
8,852 
7,753 
  23,544 

7,471 
  11,790 
1,813 
  21,074 

1 Calculated as the average of the month’s end numbers of employees during the year 
2 Due to the acquisition as of October 29, 2020, the average of the month´s end numbers for October – December has been taken into account for the calculation 

in 2020. 

The decrease of employees in OMV Group excluding 
OMV Petrom Group and Borealis Group was impacted 
by the sale of Gas Connect Austria. See Note 3 – 
Changes in group structure – for further details. 

The decrease related to OMV Petrom Group was a re-
sult of divestments, outsourced activities and of reor-
ganization and restructuring programs as a conse-
quence of process optimization and cost efficiency 
measures. 

34  Expenses Group auditor 

Expenses for services rendered by the Group auditor 
(including the international network in terms of section 
271b UGB) comprised the following: 

Expenses for services rendered by the Group auditor (including the international network) 

In EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

Audit of Group accounts and year-end audit   
Other assurance services 
Tax advisory services 
Other services 
Total 

Group auditor 

3.55   
0.53   
0.56   
0.07   
4.70   

thereof 
Ernst&Young 
Wirtschafts- 
prüfungsgesell- 
schaft m.b.H 

1.51 
0.31 
— 
0.01 
1.84 

thereof 
Ernst&Young 
Wirtschafts- 
prüfungsgesell- 
schaft m.b.H 

1.64 
0.56 
— 
— 
2.20 

Group auditor 

3.57   
0.89   
0.10   
1.15   
5.70   

35  Related parties

Under IAS 24, details of relationships with related par-
ties and related enterprises not included in consolida-
tion must be disclosed. Enterprises and individuals are 
considered to be related if one party is able to control 
or exercise significant influence over the business of 
the other. Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (ÖBAG), Vi-
enna, holds an interest of 31.5% and Mubadala Petro-
leum and Petrochemicals Holding Company L.L.C., 
(MPPH) Abu Dhabi, holds an interest of 24.9% in OMV 
Aktiengesellschaft; both are related parties under 
IAS 24. 

198 

In 2021, there were following arm's-length supplies of 
goods and services (including the granting of licences 
for the use of technologies of the Group) between the 
Group and equity-accounted companies, except for gas 
purchases from OJSC Severneftegazprom which are 
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Transactions with equity-accounted investments – Sales and Receivables 

In EUR mn 

Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company 
Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) 
ADNOC Global Trading LTD 
Bayport Polymers LLC 
Borealis AG 
Borouge Pte. Ltd. 
EEX CEGH Gas Exchange Services GmbH 
Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. 
GENOL Gesellschaft m.b.H. 
Kilpilahden Voimalaitos Oy 
Société d'Intérêt Collectif Agricole par Actions Simplifiée de 
Gouaix (SICA de Gouaix) 
Société d'Intérêt Collectif Agricole Laignes Agrifluides (SICA 
Laignes Agrifluides) 
Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH1 
Total 

2021 

2020 

Sales and 
other income 

Trade 
receivables 

Sales and 
other income 

Trade 
receivables 

3   
108   
3   
6   
—   
331   
1   
43   
124   
4   

1   

7   
4   
635   

2 
40 
1 
1 
— 
71 
0 
0 
17 
0 

— 

1 
— 
134 

4   
16   
1   
2   
897   
40   
1   
51   
93   
0   

—   

—   
10   
1,116   

1 
22 
1 
1 
— 
37 
0 
0 
13 
0 

— 

— 
1 
78 

1 Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH was sold as of May 31, 2021, as part of the Gas Connect Austria disposal group. 

Transactions with equity-accounted investments – Purchases and Payables 

In EUR mn 

2021 

2020 

Purchases 
and services 
received 

Trade 
payables 

Purchases 
and services 
received 

Trade 
payables 

Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) 
Borealis AG 
Borouge Pte. Ltd. 
Chemiepark Linz Betriebsfeuerwehr GmbH1 
Deutsche Transalpine Oelleitung GmbH 
EPS Ethylen-Pipeline-Süd GmbH & Co KG 
Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. 
GENOL Gesellschaft m.b.H. 
Kilpilahden Voimalaitos Oy 
Neochim AD2 
OJSC Severneftegazprom 
PetroPort Holding AB 
Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH3 
Total 

7   
—   
494   
4   
29   
3   
81   
0   
74   
10   
127   
3   
11   
843   

— 
— 
108 
0 
2 
— 
63 
— 
— 
0 
14 
0 
— 
188 

0   
31   
51   
1   
27   
2   
68   
1   
0   
0   
133   
1   
23   
338   

1 Chemiepark Linz Betriebsfeuerwehr GmbH was reclassified to held for sale in 2021, as part of the nitrogen business unit of Borealis. 
2 Neochim AD was reclassified to held for sale in 2021, as part of the nitrogen business unit of Borealis. 
3 Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH was sold as of May 31, 2021, as part of the Gas Connect Austria Disposal Group. 

— 
— 
64 
0 
2 
— 
27 
— 
0 
— 
12 
0 
2 
106 

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Dividends distributed from equity-accounted investments 

In EUR mn 

Abu Dhabi Petroleum Investments LLC 
Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) 
Bayport Polymers LLC 
Borealis AG 
Borouge Pte. Ltd. 
Deutsche Transalpine Oelleitung GmbH 
EEX CEGH Gas Exchange Services GmbH 
OJSC Severneftegazprom 
Pearl Petroleum Company Limited 
Società Italiana per l'Oleodotto Transalpino S.p.A. 
Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH1 
Dividend distributed from equity-accounted investments 

1 Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH was sold as of May 31, 2021, as part of the Gas Connect Austria Disposal Group. 

Other balances with equity-accounted investments 

In EUR mn 

Kilpilahden Voimalaitos Oy 
Bayport Polymers LLC 
Renasci N.V. 
SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG1 
Loan receivables 
Kilpilahden Voimalaitos Oy 
Renasci N.V. 
Neochim AD2 
Advance payments 
Freya Bunde-Etzel GmbH & Co. KG 
Other receivables 
Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) 
Bayport Polymers LLC 
Contract assets 
C2PAT GmbH & Co KG 
Bayport Polymers LLC 
Other payables 
Contract liabilities Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. 

2021 

— 
1,876 
21 
— 
42 
1 
1 
17 
30 
1 
9 
1,999 

2021 

18 
987 
12 
— 
1,017 
12 
10 
— 
22 
8 
8 
8 
7 
16 
1 
— 
1 
120 

2020 

5 
— 
21 
108 
— 
1 
1 
14 
25 
1 
16 
191 

2020 

17 
736 
— 
2 
754 
13 
— 
3 
16 
7 
7 
1 
7 
7 
— 
143 
143 
144 

1 SMATRICS GmbH & CO KG was sold as of September 30, 2021.  
2 Neochim AD was reclassified to held for sale in 2021, as part of the nitrogen business unit of Borealis. 

The loan receivables (including the related accrued in-
terests) towards Bayport Polymers LLC stemmed from 
drawdowns under a member loan agreement with a to-
tal value of EUR 1,236 mn. The undrawn financing 
commitments provided to Bayport Polymers LLC 
amounted to EUR 251 mn as of December 31, 2021 
(December 31, 2020: EUR 407 mn).  

At the reporting date, financing commitments towards 
Kilpilahden Voimalaitos Oy amounted to EUR 16 mn 
(December 31, 2020: EUR 16 mn). The entitlements 

are dependent on the fulfilment of specific events, as 
defined in the underlying contracts.  

At year end 2021, the Group had further financing com-
mitments to grant a convertible loan towards Renasci 
N.V. amounting to EUR 12 mn. The entitlements are 
dependent on the fulfilment of certain conditions of utili-
sation, as defined in the underlying contract.  

The contract liabilities towards Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft 
m.b.H. are related to a long-term contract for rendering 
of services.  

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In 2020 the other payables towards Bayport Polymers 
LLC were related to an equity contribution.  

Government-related entities 
Based on the OMV ownership structure, the Republic 
of Austria has an indirect relationship with OMV via 
ÖBAG and is therefore, together with companies in 
which the Republic of Austria is a majority shareholder, 
considered a related party. OMV has transactions at 
arm´s length in the normal course of business mainly 
with Österreichische Post Aktiengesellschaft, VER-
BUND AG, Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Ak-
tiengesellschaft, Bundesbeschaffung GmbH and their 
subsidiaries.  

As per May 31, 2021 OMV closed the transaction to 
sell its 51% stake in Gas Connect Austria to VERBUND 
AG. For more details see Note 3 – Changes in group 
structure. Moverover, as per September 30, 2021 OMV 
finalized the sale of its 40% share in SMATRICS GmbH 
& Co KG and its 40% share in E-Mobility Provide Aus-
tria GmbH to VERBUNDAG. Furthermore, OMV 
founded together with Lafarge Perlmooser GmbH and 
VERBUND Energy4Business GmbH a joint venture for 
the joint planning and construction of a full-scale plant 

by 2030 to capture CO2 and process it into synthetic 
fuels, plastics and other chemicals. Additionally, OMV 
and VERBUND AG have a cooperation agreement re-
lated to the photovoltaic plant in Lobau, Austria. In 
2020 the strategic energy cooperation between OMV 
and VERBUND AG have started up the ground-
mounted photovoltaic plant in Schönkirchen-Reyers-
dorf, Austria.  

Via MPPH, OMV has an indirect relationship with the 
Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which is, together with the com-
panies under control of Abu Dhabi also considered a 
related party. In 2021, there were supplies of goods 
and services for instance to Compañía Española de 
Petróleos, S.A. (CEPSA), Abu Dhabi National Oil Com-
pany (ADNOC), NOVA Chemicals Corporation (NOVA) 
and ADNOC Trading Limited. On October 29, 2020 
OMV acquired an additional 39% share in Borealis AG 
from Mubadala Investment Company (Abu Dhabi). Fur-
thermore, OMV cooperates with ADNOC in several Ex-
ploration & Production arrangements and closed strate-
gic equity partnerships with ADNOC covering both the 
ADNOC Refining business and a Trading Joint Ven-
ture.

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Key management personnel compensation 

Remuneration received by the Executive Board 

In EUR mn 

active members of the Executive 
Board as of December 31, 2021 

former members of the 
Executive Board 

2021 

Short term benefits 

Fixed (base salary) 
Fixed (one-off payment)   
Variable (cash bonus)1 
Benefits in kind 

Post employment benefits 

Pension fund 
contributions 
Termination benefits 

Share based benefits 

Variable 
(Equity Deferral 2020) 
Variable (LTIP 2018)2 
Remuneration received by 
the Executive Board 

Stern3  Pleininger 
1.77 

0.69   

0.69   
—   
—   
0.01   
0.18   

0.18   
—   

—   

—   
—   

0.75 
— 
1.01 
0.01 
0.19 

0.19 
— 

1.09 

0.32 
0.76 

Florey  Skvortsova  van Koten7  Seele8  Gangl9  Leitner12 
— 

1.38 

2.55 

0.30 

0.65 

1.77 

0.76 
— 
0.97 
0.054   
0.19 

0.19 
— 

0.90 

0.27 
0.63 

0.58 
0.545   
0.16 
0.106   
0.14 

0.14 
— 

0.11 

0.11 
— 

Total 

  9.12 

  4.30 
  0.54 
  4.09 
  0.20 
  1.08 

0.14 
— 
0.50 
0.00 
0.03 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

0.03 
0.0210  
0.20 

— 
— 

  1.08 
  0.02 

0.41 

  5.17 

0.29 
— 
— 
0.01 
0.07 

0.07 
— 

— 

1.10 
— 
1.44 
0.01 
0.28 

0.28 
— 

2.48 

— 
— 

0.40 
2.08 

0.20 
  —11 

— 
0.41 

  1.30 
  3.88 

0.87   

3.05 

2.86 

1.63 

0.37 

5.31 

0.90 

0.41 

  15.39 

1  The variable component relates to target achievement in 2020, for which bonuses were paid out in 2021 and included 50% of the cash payments due in 2020 

under the Annual Bonus 2019 for the active Executive Board members in 2020 which were postponed to January 2021. 

2 Including 50% of the cash payments due in 2020 under the LTIP 2017 for the active Executive Board members in 2020 (for the cash portion, if applicable) which 

have been postponed to January 2021. 

3 Alfred Stern joined the Executive Board effectively April 1, 2021. 
4 Including schooling costs and related taxes 
5  Elena Skvortsova received a one-off payment in settlement of the variable remuneration demonstrably forfeited as a result of her move from Linde Group to 

OMV AG.  

6  Including moving and rental costs and related taxes 
7  Martijn van Koten joined the Executive Board effectively July 1, 2021. 
8 Rainer Seele resigned from the Executive Board effectively August 31, 2021 and his contract ends on June 30, 2022. 
9 Thomas Gangl resigned from the Executive Board effectively March 31, 2021. 
10 Thomas Gangl received an annual leave compensation payment amounting to EUR 0.02 mn.   
11 Thomas Gangl received a cash payment in the amount of EUR 0.11 mn based on the Senior Manager LTIP 2018. 
12 Manfred Leitner resigned from the Executive Board effectively June 30, 2019. 

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Remuneration received by the Executive Board 

In EUR mn 

2020 

active members of the Executive 
Board as of December 31, 2020 
Seele  Pleininger  Florey  Gangl6  Skvortsova8 
0.50 
  2.27 

  1.30 

0.79 

1.34 

former members of the 
Executive Board 

Leitner10  Davies11  Roiss12 
— 

1.12 

— 

  1.10 

0.75 

  0.70 

0.58 

0.31 

— 

  0.333   
  0.83 
  0.01 
  0.28 

— 
0.58 
0.01 
0.19 

  — 
  0.56 
  0.054   
  0.18 

  0.28 
  0.90 

  0.41 
  0.49 

0.19 
0.52 

  0.18 
  0.53 

0.29 
0.24 

  0.28 
  0.255   

0.10 
—7 

— 
0.20 
0.01 
0.14 

0.14 
0.10 

— 
— 
0.199   
0.08 

0.08 
— 

— 
— 

— 
1.12 
— 
— 

— 
0.82 

0.28 
0.55 

Total 

7.33 

3.44 

0.33 
3.29 
0.27 
0.86 

0.86 
3.20 

1.35 
1.85 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
0.06 

— 
0.06 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
0.27 

— 
0.27 

Short term benefits 

Fixed (base salary) 
Fixed (functional 
allowance) 
Variable (cash bonus)1 
Benefits in kind 

Post employment benefits 

Pension fund 
contributions 
Share based benefits 

Variable (Equity Deferral 
2019) 
Variable (LTIP 2017)2 
Remuneration received by 
the Executive Board 

  3.45 

2.05 

  2.01 

1.03 

0.58 

1.94 

0.06 

0.27 

  11.39 

1  50% of the cash payments due in 2020 under the Annual Bonus 2019 for the active Executive Board members were postponed to January 2021. 
2 50% of the cash payments due in 2020 under the LTIP 2017 for the active Executive Board members (for the cash portion, if applicable) have been postponed to 

January 2021. 

3 Rainer Seele received a payment for the interim responsibility for "Marketing and Trading" until February 28, 2020. 
4 Including schooling costs and related taxes 
5  Including 50% of LTIP 2017 cash payments and additional value of transferred shares to fulfill the shareholding requirement. 
6  Thomas Gangl joined the Executive Board effectively July 1, 2019. 
7  Thomas Gangl received a cash payment in the amount of EUR 0.06 mn based on the Senior Manager LTIP 2017. 
8  Elena Skvortsova joined the Executive Board effectively June 15, 2020. 
9 Including moving and rental costs and related taxes 
10 Manfred Leitner resigned from the Executive Board effectively June 30, 2019. 
11 David C. Davies resigned from the Executive Board effectively July 31, 2016. 
12 Gerhard Roiss resigned from the Executive Board effectively June 30, 2015. 

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Remuneration received by top executives (excl. Executive Board)1 
In EUR mn 

Salaries and bonuses 
Pension fund contribution 
Other post-employment benefits including termination benefits 
Share-based benefits 
Other long term benefits 
Remuneration received by top executives (excl. Executive Board)2 

2021 

2020 

25.8 
1.3 
2.2 
3.5 
1.8 
34.6 

19.0 
1.1 
0.4 
3.7 
0.0 
24.2 

1 In 2021 there were on average 43 top executives (2020: 40) based on the months of service in the Group. 
2 Including remuneration of Alfred Stern and Martijn van Koten in their function as Executive Board members in Borealis Group 

The members of the Executive Board and the members 
of the Supervisory Board are covered by directors and 
officers liability insurance (D&O) and criminal legal ex-
penses insurance. A large number of other OMV em-
ployees also benefit from these two forms of insurance, 
and the insurers levy lump-sum premiums, which are 
not specifically attributed to the Board members.  

See Note 32 – Shared based payments – for details on 
Long Term Incentive Plans and Equity Deferral.  

In 2021, remuneration expenses for the Supervisory 
Board amounted to EUR 0.6 mn (2020: EUR 0.6 mn).

36  Unconsolidated structured entities

OMV is selling trade receivables in a securitization pro-
gram to Carnuntum DAC, based in Dublin, Ireland. In 
2021, OMV transferred trade receivables amounting in 
total to EUR 4,573 mn to Carnuntum DAC (2020: 
EUR 3,458 mn). 

As of December 31, 2021, OMV held seller participa-
tion notes amounting to EUR 95 mn (2020: 
EUR 88 mn) and complementary notes amounting to 
EUR 89 mn (2020: nil) in Carnuntum DAC shown in 
other financial assets. As of December 31, 2021, the 
maximum exposure to loss from the securitization 
transaction was EUR 110 mn (2020: EUR 80 mn). 

The seller participation notes are senior to a loss re-
serve and a third party investor participation. The com-
plementary notes are senior to seller participation notes 
and are of the same seniority as the senior notes is-
sued by the program. The risk retained by OMV Group 
is insignificant and therefore the trade receivables sold 
are derecognized in their entirety. The receivables are 
sold at their nominal amount less a discount. The dis-
count was recognized in profit or loss and amounted in 
total to EUR 29 mn in 2021 (2020: EUR 21 mn). Inter-
est income on the notes held in Carnuntum DAC 
amounted to EUR 2 mn in 2021 (2020: EUR 2 mn). In 
addition, OMV received a service fee for the debtor 
management services provided for the receivables 
sold.

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37  Subsequent events

On January 20, 2022, the government bill for the Eco 
Social Tax Reform Act passed the third reading of the 
National Parliament of Austria. The bill stipulates the 
reduction in corporate income tax rate from 25% to 
24% in 2023 and further to 23% from 2024 onward. 
Had the new tax rates been substantially enacted as of 
December 31, 2021, the Group’s deferred tax assets 
would have decreased by EUR 42 mn.  

On February 2, 2022, Borealis Group has received a 
binding offer from EuroChem for the acquisition of Bo-
realis’ nitrogen business including fertilizer, melamine 
and technical nitrogen products. The offer values the 
business on an enterprise value basis at EUR 455 mn. 
Borealis Group will initiate mandatory information and 
consultation procedures with employee representa-
tives. The transaction is also subject to certain closing 
conditions and regulatory approvals, with closing ex-
pected for the second half of 2022. Borealis Group will 
continue to focus on its core activities of providing inno-
vative and sustainable solutions in the fields of polyole-
fins and base chemicals and on the transformation to-
wards a circular economy. 

On February 15, 2022, the Iraqi Federal Supreme 
Court passed the Judgment that the Kurdistan Regional 
Oil & Gas Law (KROGL) of 2007 violates certain Arti-
cles of Iraq’s Constitution of 2005. The Judgment con-
tradicts earlier analysis and also rulings. The Judgment 
challenges Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG’s) 
authority to enter into Oil and Gas Contracts with for-
eign parties and grants the Federal Ministry of Oil a 
right to follow up with foreign parties the way forward 
for these Contracts entered into. It is unclear how the 
Federal Government and KRG will proceed in respect 
of the above and settle this dispute. OMV is in process 
of assessing the matter, and it is too early to determine 
any implications on OMV’s 10% shareholding in Pearl 
Petroleum Company Limited. 

On February 21, 2022, President Vladimir V. Putin of 
Russia signed decrees recognizing two pro-Russian 
breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. Consequently, 
the European Union (EU), the United States of America 
(US) and the United Kingdom (UK) responded with tar-
geted sanctions on Russian individuals and the Rus-
sian financial system. As a direct consequence, Ger-
many halted the certification process of Nord Stream 2. 
One day later, the US announced sanctions targeting 
Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers. 

On February 24, 2022, Russia started a broad offen-
sive in Ukraine with simultaneous attacks across vari-
ous areas. The EU, the US and the UK imposed further 
sanctions including financing restrictions targeting cer-
tain Russian banks and state-owned companies like 
Gazprom. The EU announced the resolution on enact-
ment of additional and more severe sanctions for Rus-
sia, specifically targeting inter alia the Russian banking 
system, Russian individuals and the energy and 
transport sectors. Gas supplies continued without inter-
ruption in line with the existing contractual obligations. 

Russia continued the widespread attacks across 
Ukraine and intensified the attacks during the following 
days. The EU imposed sanctions against Vladimir Putin 
and Sergey Lavrov and announced further sanctions in-
cluding but not limited to provision of loans and credits 
to certain listed banks and companies some of which 
are active in the oil business (like Gazprom Neft). The 
EU, the US and the UK decided to exclude seven 
banks from the SWIFT-System. 

On March 1, 2022, the Executive Board of OMV has 
decided to not further pursue negotiations with Gaz-
prom on the potential acquisition of a 24.98% interest in 
the Achimov 4A/5A phase development in the Urengoy 
gas and condensate field and to terminate the Basic 
Sale Agreement dated October 3, 2018. Furthermore, 
OMV will review its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 
Pipeline. 

In light of further sanctions, Russia announced counter-
sanctions, in particular restrictions on dividend pay-
ments to foreign shareholders in Russian companies. 

On March 4, 2022, the US, the EU and the UK imposed 
further property blocking sanctions on individuals and 
Russia enacted countersanctions including inter alia re-
strictions on sales of shares open or closed joint-stock 
companies. Russia also announced property blocking 
sanctions against foreign individuals and companies. 

On March 5, 2022, the Executive Board of OMV took 
the decision not to pursue any future investments in 
Russia. The 24.99% interest in Yuzhno Russkoye will 
be subject to a strategic review. This review comprises 
all options including possibilities to divest or exit. As a 
consequence, OMV expects non-cash value adjust-
ments of EUR 0.5 – 0.8 bn (as of December 31, 2021). 
In addition, OMV will recognize a non-cash value ad-
justment charge of EUR 987 mn (loan plus accrued in-

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terest as of December 31, 2021) due to the fact that re-
ceivables from Nord Stream 2 AG may be unrecovera-
ble.  

Overall, this means a non-cash value adjustment of 
EUR 1.5 to 1.8 billion that will impact the first quarter of 
2022. 

OMV continues to monitor the escalating crisis between 
Russia and Ukraine and regularly reviews the potential 
further impact on our business activities and assets. 
While OMV does not have operations in Ukraine, OMV 
has business relationships with Russian entities and 
shareholdings in Russia.  

As of December 31, 2021, OMV reported the following 
net asset values related to Russian operations:

Net assets 

In EUR mn 

Nord Stream 2 Loan 
Reserve Redetermination Rights1 
JSC GAZPROM YRGM Development1 
OJSC SEVERNEFTEGAZPROM1 
Total Net Assets 

1 related to Yuzhno Russkoye gas field in West Sibiria 

2021 

987 
432 
650 
117 
2,185 

Disruptions in Russian commodity flows to Europe 
could result in further increases in European energy 
prices and accelerate the risk of cost inflation. OMV im-
ported on average 7.34 TWh per month of natural gas 
under a long-term supply agreement with Gazprom to 
the German and Austrian gas hubs in 2021. From to-
day’s point of view, OMV does not expect natural gas 
exports from Russia to stop. In the unlikely event of 
short-term gas supply disruptions from Russia, OMV 

can use the remaining gas in storage to supply custom-
ers and has access to other liquid gas market hubs in 
Europe. OMV has formed a Group Emergency Man-
agement Team (GEMT). This internal unit spans all rel-
evant business areas and functions. The GEMT moni-
tors, analyses and constantly assesses the latest situa-
tion in order to take any necessary decisions quickly 
and implement any measures without delay.

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38  Direct and indirect investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft 

Changes in consolidated group 

Name of company 

Exploration & Production 

Energy Petroleum Taranaki Limited 
OMV GSB LIMITED 
OMV NZ Services Limited 
OMV Taranaki Limited 
Petroleum Infrastructure Limited 
Taranaki Offshore Petroleum Company of New Zealand 
KOM MUNAI LLP 
TASBULAT OIL CORPORATION LLP 
SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc. 
OMV PETROM GEORGIA LLC 
OMV (WEST AFRICA) Exploration & Production GmbH in 
Liqu. 
OMV East Abu Dhabi Exploration GmbH 

Registered Office 

Type of Change1 

Effective date 

Wellington 
Wellington 
Wellington 
Wellington 
Wellington 
Wellington 
Aktau 
Aktau 
Nassau 
Tbilisi 
Vienna 

Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation 
Deconsolidation 
Deconsolidation 
First consolidation 
Deconsolidation (L) 

January 1, 2021 
January 1, 2021 
January 1, 2021 
January 1, 2021 
January 1, 2021 
January 1, 2021 
May 14, 2021 
May 14, 2021 
August 1, 2021 
August 31, 2021 
 December 16, 2021 

Vienna 

Deconsolidation (I) 

 December 31, 2021 

Refining & Marketing 
OMV Retail Deutschland GmbH 
AGGM Austrian Gas Grid Management AG 
FE-Trading trgovina d.o.o. 
GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH 
Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH2 
OMV Kraftwerk Haiming GmbH in Liqu. 
E-Mobility Provider Austria GmbH2 
SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG2 
Avanti GmbH 
Haramidere Depoculuk Anonim Şirketi 
Enerco Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş.2 

Chemicals & Materials 
CERHA HEMPEL Leilani Holding GmbH3 
Renasci N.V.2 
C2PAT GmbH2 
C2PAT GmbH & Co KG2 
Borealis US Holdings LLC 

Burghausen 
Vienna 
Ljubljana 
Vienna 
Vienna 
Haiming 
Vienna 
Vienna 
Anif 
Istanbul 
Istanbul 

First consolidation 
Deconsolidation 
Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation 
Deconsolidation 
Deconsolidation (L) 

January 1, 2021 
May 31, 2021 
May 31, 2021 
May 31, 2021 
May 31, 2021 
August 31, 2021 
Deconsolidation  September 30, 2021 
Deconsolidation  September 30, 2021 
  October 1, 2021 
  December 3, 2021 
 December 30, 2021 

Deconsolidation (M) 
Deconsolidation 
Deconsolidation 

Vienna 
Ghent 
Vienna 
Vienna 
Port Murray 

First consolidation (A) 
First consolidation (A) 
First consolidation 
First consolidation 
Deconsolidation (L) 

June 22, 2021 
June 24, 2021 
August 6, 2021 
  October 8, 2021 
  December 7, 2021 

1 “First consolidation” refers to newly formed or existing subsidiaries, while “First consolidation (A)” indicates the acquisition of a company. Companies marked with 
“Deconsolidation” have been sold. Companies marked with “Deconsolidation (I)” have been deconsolidated due to immateriality, while those marked with “De-

consolidation (L)” were deconsolidated following a liquidation process. “Deconsolidation (M)” refers to subsidiaries that were deconsolidated following a merger 

into another Group company.  

2 Company consolidated at-equity (in case of divestment, at-equity consolidation until reclassification to held for sale)  
3 Renamed to Borealis Circular Solutions Holding GmbH 

For further information on acquisitions and disposals 
refer to Note 3 – Changes in group structure. 

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Number of consolidated companies 

January 1 

Included for the first time 
Change in consolidation type 
Deconsolidated during the year 
December 31 

thereof domiciled and operating abroad 
thereof domiciled in Austria and operating abroad 

2021 

2020 

Full 
consolidation 

Equity 
consolidation 

Full 
consolidation 

Equity 
consolidation 

151   

3   
—   
(18)   
136   

93   
18   

23 

3 
— 
(4)   
22 

16 
— 

111   
441   
—   
(4)   
151   

105   
19   

19 

5 
(1)1 
— 
23 

16 
— 

1 Represents the previously at-equity consolidated Borealis AG; since October 29, 2020 Borealis AG is fully consolidated, which led to multiple companies of Bore-

alis Group being shown in line “Included for the first time”.  

List of Investments 

List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

Parent 
company 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 

NZEA   
NZEA 
OPLNZ 
NZEA 
OSLNZ 
OPLNZ   
OMVEP   
PETROM   
EPTLNZ 
EPILNZ 
EPHNZ 
NZEA 
TOPNZ 
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMV AG   
OMVEP   
OAUST   
OAUST   
OMVEP   
PETEX   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMV AG   
OMVEP   
NZEA   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   

C 
C 

C 

C 
C 
C 
NC 

AEA 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
NC 
NC 
NC 
C 
C 
NC 
C 
NC 
C 
C 
C 
NC 

100.00 
100.00 

100.00 

— 

24.99 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
— 
100.00 
38.75 
20.00 
18.75 
16.75 
6.25 
24.99 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

Exploration & Production 
Energy Infrastructure Limited, Wellington 
Energy Petroleum Holdings Limited, Wellington (EPHNZ) 

Energy Petroleum Investments Limited, Wellington (EPILNZ) 

Energy Petroleum Taranaki Limited, Wellington (EPTLNZ) 
JSC GAZPROM YRGM Development, St. Petersburg2 
KOM MUNAI LLP, Aktau 
Maui Development Limited, Wellington 

OJSC SEVERNEFTEGAZPROM, Krasnoselkup 
OMV Abu Dhabi E&P GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Abu Dhabi Offshore GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Abu Dhabi Production GmbH, Vienna 
OMV AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, Perth (OAUST) 
OMV Austria Exploration & Production GmbH, Gänserndorf (OEPA)  
OMV Barrow Pty Ltd, Perth 
OMV Beagle Pty Ltd, Perth 
OMV (Berenty) Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Bina Bawi GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Block 70 Upstream GmbH, Vienna 
OMV East Abu Dhabi Exploration GmbH, Vienna3 
OMV Exploration & Production GmbH, Vienna (OMVEP) 
OMV EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LIMITED, Douglas 
OMV GSB LIMITED, Wellington 
OMV (IRAN) onshore Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Jardan Block 3 Upstream GmbH, Vienna 
OMV (Mandabe) Exploration GmbH, Vienna 

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List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

Parent 
company 

OMV Maurice Energy GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Middle East & Africa GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Myrre Block 86 Upstream GmbH, Vienna 
OMV (NAMIBIA) Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV New Zealand Limited, Wellington (NZEA) 
OMV (NORGE) AS, Stavanger 
OMV NZ Production Limited, Wellington (OPLNZ) 
OMV NZ Services Limited, Wellington (OSLNZ) 
OMV OF LIBYA LIMITED, Douglas 
OMV Offshore Bulgaria GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Offshore Morondava GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Offshore (Namibia) GmbH, Vienna (ONAFRU) 
OMV Oil and Gas Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Oil Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Oil Production GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Orient Hydrocarbon GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Orient Upstream GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Petroleum Exploration GmbH, Vienna (PETEX) 
OMV Petroleum Pty Ltd, Perth 
OMV PETROM GEORGIA LLC, Tbilisi 
OMV Proterra GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Russia Upstream GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Taranaki Limited, Wellington 
OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH, Vienna 
OMV (TUNESIEN) Sidi Mansour GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Upstream International GmbH, Vienna (OUPI) 
OMV (West Africa) Exploration & Production GmbH in Liqu., Vienna  
OMV (YEMEN) Al Mabar Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV (Yemen Block S 2) Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
OMV (YEMEN) South Sanau Exploration GmbH, Vienna 
Pearl Petroleum Company Limited, Road Town 
PEI Venezuela GmbH, Burghausen 
Petroleum Infrastructure Limited, Wellington 
PETROM EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LIMITED, Douglas 
Preussag Energie International GmbH, Burghausen 
SapuraOMV Block 30, S. de R.L. de C.V., Mexico City 

OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
  ONAFRU   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
NZEA   
NZEA   
OMVEP   
PETROM   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
NZEA   
PETROM   
OEPA   
OMVEP   
NZEA   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OMVEP   
OUPI   
OMVEP   
NZEA   
PETROM   
OMVEP   

SapuraOMV Upstream (Americas) Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan 
(SEAMMY) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Australia) Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan 
(SEAUMY) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Holding) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur 
(SEUPMY) 
SapuraOMV Upstream JV Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Malaysia) Inc., Nassau (SEMYBH) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Mexico) Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan 
(SEMXMY) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (NZ) Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan 
(SENZMY) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Oceania) Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan 
(SEOCMY) 

SEUPMY 
  SEMXMY 
SEUPMY 

  SEOCMY 

  SOUPMY 

SENZMY   
SESABH   

  SEAMMY 

  SEOCMY 

SEUPMY 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 
NC 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
NC 
C 
C 
NC 
NC 
C 
NC 
C 
NC 
C 
C 
C 
NC 
C 
C 
C 
C 
NC 
AEA 
NC 
C 
NC 
C 
C 

C 

C 

C 

NC 
C 
C 

C 

C 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
10.00 
100.00 

99.99 
100.00 
99.00 
1.00 
100.00 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
10.00 
100.00 
100.00 
99.99 
100.00 
99.00 
1.00 
100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

100.00 

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List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

Parent 
company 
SEMYBH   
SEMYBH   
OMVEP   
SEUPMY   
SEAUMY   
OPLNZ 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 

PETROM   

C 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 

100.00 
50.00 
100.00 
100.00 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 
100.00 
100.00 
50.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 

OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OGG   
OGG   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM 
FETRAT 
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM 
BORAAG 

OGI   
OMVD   
OHUN 
PDYNHU 

HUB   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
SLOVJA   
OGSG   
OGI   
OMVRM   
OMVRM 
GASTR 
OMVRM   
SWJS 

OMVRM   
PETROM 
OMVRM 
OMVRM   
OMVD   
OMVRM   
OMV AG   
ECOGAS   
ECOGAS 

OMVRM   
ECOGAS   

AEA 
AEJ 
AEA 
NC-I 
C 
NC-I 
NC-I 
C 

C 
NC-I 
NC 

C 
AEA 
C 

AEA 
AEJ 
AEA 
AEA 
C 
AEA 
C 
AEA 
C 

NC 
NC-I 

C 
C 

C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 

C 
C 

15.00 
25.00 
15.00 

33.33 
47.19 
100.00 

26.00 
50.00 
50.00 
65.00 
32.26 
48.28 
51.72 
49.00 

55.60 

39.99 

29.00 

100.00 
25.10 

100.00 
99.90 
0.10 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 

15.00 
25.00 
15.00 
23.13 
51.00 
33.33 
47.19 

100.00 
100.00 
26.00 
50.00 
50.00 
65.00 
32.26 
48.28 
51.72 
49.00 
40.00 
40.00 
55.60 
100.00 
39.99 
51.00 
29.00 
51.00 
49.00 
100.00 
25.10 

100.00 
99.90 
0.10 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 

SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc., Nassau 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Sarawak) Inc., Nassau 
SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd., Seri Kembangan (SOUPMY) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Southeast Asia) Inc., Nassau (SESABH) 
SapuraOMV Upstream (Western Australia) Pty Ltd, Perth 
Taranaki Offshore Petroleum Company of New Zealand, Wellington 
(TOPNZ) 
TASBULAT OIL CORPORATION LLP, Aktau 

Refining & Marketing 
Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company, Abu Dhabi 
Abu Dhabi Petroleum Investments LLC, Abu Dhabi (ADPINV) 
ADNOC Global Trading LTD, Abu Dhabi 
AGCS Gas Clearing and Settlement AG, Vienna 
AGGM Austrian Gas Grid Management AG, Vienna 
Aircraft Refuelling Company GmbH, Vienna 
Autobahn – Betriebe Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna 

Avanti Deutschland GmbH, Berchtesgaden 
Avanti GmbH, Anif (FETRAT) 
BSP Bratislava-Schwechat Pipeline GmbH, Vienna 
BTF Industriepark Schwechat GmbH, Vienna 

Central European Gas Hub AG, Vienna (HUB) 
Deutsche Transalpine Oelleitung GmbH, Munich 
DUNATÀR Köolajtermék Tároló és Kereskedelmi Kft., Budapest 

EEX CEGH Gas Exchange Services GmbH, Vienna 
E-Mobility Provider Austria GmbH, Vienna 
Enerco Enerji Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş., Istanbul 
Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H., Lannach4 
FE-Trading trgovina d.o.o., Ljubljana 
Freya Bunde-Etzel GmbH & Co. KG, Bonn 
GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH, Vienna (OGG) 
GENOL Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna 
Haramidere Depoculuk Anonim Şirketi, Istanbul 

KSW Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna (SWJS) 
KSW Elektro- und Industrieanlagenbau Gesellschaft m.b.H., Feld-
kirch 
OMV – International Services Ges.m.b.H., Vienna 
OMV BULGARIA OOD, Sofia 

OMV Česká republika, s.r.o., Prague 
OMV Deutschland Services GmbH, Burghausen (OMVDS) 
OMV Enerji Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, Istanbul (GASTR) 
OMV Gas Logistics Holding GmbH, Vienna (OGI) 
OMV Gas Marketing & Trading Belgium BVBA, Brussels 
OMV Gas Marketing & Trading Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf 
(ECONDE) 
OMV Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH, Vienna (ECOGAS) 
OMV Gas Marketing & Trading Hungária Kft., Budapest 

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List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

OMV Gas Marketing & Trading Italia S.r.l., Milan 
OMV Gas Marketing Trading & Finance B.V., Amsterdam 
OMV Gas Storage Germany GmbH, Cologne (OGSG) 

OMV Gas Storage GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Gaz Iletim A.S., Istanbul 
OMV Hungária Ásványolaj Korlátolt Felelösségü Társaság, Buda-
pest (OHUN) 
OMV Kraftwerk Haiming GmbH in Liqu., Haiming 
OMV PETROM Aviation SRL, Otopeni 

OMV PETROM GAS SRL, Bucharest 
OMV PETROM MARKETING SRL, Bucharest (ROMAN) 
OMV Refining & Marketing Middle East & Asia GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Retail Deutschland GmbH, Burghausen 
OMV SLOVENIJA trgovina z nafto in naftnimi derivati, d.o.o., Koper 
(SLOVJA) 
OMV Slovensko s.r.o., Bratislava 
OMV SRBIJA d.o.o., Belgrade 

OMV Supply & Trading AG, Baar 
OMV Supply & Trading Italia S.r.l., Trieste 
OMV Supply & Trading Limited, London (OTRAD) 
OMV Supply & Trading Singapore PTE LTD., Singapore 
OMV Switzerland Holding AG, Zug 
Pak-Arab Refinery Limited, Karachi 
PETRODYNE-CSEPEL Zrt., Budapest (PDYNHU) 
Petrom-Moldova S.R.L., Chisinau 
Routex B.V., Amsterdam 
Salzburg Fuelling GmbH, Salzburg 
SMATRICS GmbH & Co KG, Vienna 
Società Italiana per l’Oleodotto Transalpino S.p.A., Trieste 
South Stream Austria GmbH, Vienna 
SuperShop Marketing GmbH, Budapest 
TGN Tankdienst-Gesellschaft Nürnberg GbR, Nuremberg 
Trans Austria Gasleitung GmbH, Vienna5 
Transalpine Ölleitung in Österreich Gesellschaft m.b.H., Matrei in 
Osttirol 

Chemicals & Materials 
Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge), Abu Dhabi 
AGRIPRODUITS S.A.S., Courbevoie (BAGRFR) 
AZOLOR S.A.S., Bras Sur Meuse 
Bayport Polymers LLC, Pasadena6 
Borealis AB, Stenungsund (BABSWE) 
Borealis AG, Vienna (BORAAG) 

Borealis Agrolinz Melamine Deutschland GmbH, Wittenberg 
Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH, Linz (BAGMAT) 
Borealis Antwerpen N.V., Zwijndrecht 

Parent 
company 
ECOGAS   
OFS   

OMVDS 
OGI 
OGI   
OMVRM   
OMVRM 

OGI   

PETROM 
ROMAN 
PETROM   
PETROM   
OMVRM   
OMVD   

OMVRM 

OMVRM   
PETROM 
OMVRM 
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OTRAD   
OGI   
ADPINV   
OHUN   
PETROM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OMVRM   
OGI   
OHUN   
OMVD   
OGG   

OMVRM 

BORAAG   
BCHIFR   
BCHIFR   
BNOVUS   
BSVSWE   
BHOLAT 
OMVRM 
OMV AG 
BAGMAT   
BORAAG   
BPOBE 
BORAAG 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 
C 
C 
C 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 
100.00 
100.00 

C 
C 
C 

C 
C 

C 
C 
C 
C 
C 

C 
C 

C 
C 
C 
NC 
C 
AEJ 
C 
C 
NC-I 
NC-I 
AEJ 
AEA 
NC-I 
NC-I 
NC-I 
AEJ 
AEA 

AEA 
NC 
NC-I 
AEJ 
C 
C 

C 
C 
C 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
92.25 

99.96 
99.96 
0.04 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
40.00 
100.00 
100.00 
20.00 
33.33 

32.26 

50.00 
33.33 

32.26 

40.00 
100.00 
34.00 
50.00 
100.00 
39.00 
32.67 
3.33 
100.00 
100.00 
90.00 
10.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
0.00 
99.99 
100.00 
100.00 

92.25 

99.96 
99.96 
0.04 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
40.00 
100.00 
100.00 
20.00 
33.33 
40.00 
32.26 
50.00 
50.00 
33.33 
15.53 
32.26 

40.00 
100.00 
34.00 
50.00 
100.00 
39.00 
32.67 
3.33 
100.00 
100.00 
90.00 
10.00 

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List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 
NC 

NC 
C 
C 
NC 
NC 
NC 
C 
C 
NC 
C 
NC 
NC 

C 

C 
C 
C 
C 
C 

NC 
NC 
NC 
C 
C 
C 
NC 
NC 
NC 
NC 
NC 
NC 
NC 
NC 

NC 

NC 

C 
NC 

NC 
C 
C 

C 
C 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 
98.00 
2.00 
100.00 
100.00 
80.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
90.00 
10.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
99.94 
0.06 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 

100.00 
99.99 
0.01 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
100.00 
0.00 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 
98.00 
2.00 
100.00 
100.00 
80.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
90.00 
10.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
99.94 
0.06 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 

100.00 
99.99 
0.01 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
0.00 
100.00 
100.00 
0.00 

Parent 
company 
BORAAG 
BSVSWE 
BORAAG   
BUS   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BFR   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BUS   
BORAAG   
BORAAG 
BPOBE 
BORAAG 
BSVSWE 
BORAAG   
BABSWE   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BPOBE 
BORAAG 
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BFR   
BORAAG   
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BORAAG   
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BLATAT   
BORAAG 
  BCOMUS 
BORAAG 
BABSWE 
BORAAG 

BORAAG   
BORAAG 
BSVSWE 
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG 
BSVSWE 
BORAAG   
BORAAG 
BSVSWE 

Borealis Argentina SRL, Buenos Aires 

Borealis Asia LIMITED, Hong Kong 
Borealis BoNo Holdings LLC, Port Murray (BBNHUS)6 
Borealis Brasil S.A., Itatiba 
BOREALIS CHEMICALS ZA (PTY) LTD, Germiston 
Borealis Chile SpA, Santiago 
Borealis Chimie S.A.R.L., Casablanca 
Borealis Chimie S.A.S., Courbevoie (BCHIFR) 
Borealis Circular Solutions Holding GmbH, Vienna (BCIRC) 
Borealis Colombia S.A.S., Bogota 
Borealis Compounds Inc., Port Murray (BCOMUS) 
Borealis Denmark ApS, Copenhagen 
Borealis Digital Studio B.V., Zaventem 

Borealis Financial Services N.V., Mechelen 

Borealis France S.A.S., Courbevoie (BFR) 
Borealis Group Services AS, Bamble 
Borealis Insurance A/S (captive insurance company), Copenhagen   
Borealis ITALIA S.p.A., Monza 
Borealis Kallo N.V., Kallo 

Borealis L.A.T Belgium B.V., Beringen 
Borealis L.A.T Bulgaria EOOD, Sofia 
Borealis L.A.T Czech Republic s.r.o., Ceske Budejovice 
Borealis L.A.T doo Beograd, Belgrad 
Borealis L.A.T France S.A.S., Courbevoie 
Borealis L.A.T GmbH, Linz (BLATAT) 
Borealis L.A.T Greece Single Member P.C., Athens 
Borealis L.A.T Hrvatska d.o.o., Klisa 
Borealis L.A.T Hungary Kft., Budapest 
Borealis L.A.T Italia s.r.l., Milan 
Borealis L.A.T Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw 
Borealis L.A.T Romania s.r.l., Bucharest 
Borealis L.A.T Slovakia s.r.o., Chotin 
Borealis México, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City 

Borealis Plasticos. S.A. de C.V., Mexico City 

Borealis Plastik ve Kimyasal Maddeler Ticaret Limited Sirketi, 
Istanbul 
Borealis Plastomers B.V., Geleen 
Borealis Poliolefinas da América do Sul Ltda., Itatiba 

Borealis Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw 
Borealis Polymere GmbH, Burghausen 
Borealis Polymers N.V., Beringen (BPOBE) 

Borealis Polymers Oy, Porvoo 
Borealis Polyolefine GmbH, Schwechat 

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List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

Borealis Produits et Engrais Chimiques du Rhin S.A.S., Ottmars-
heim 
Borealis Química España S.A., Barcelona 
Borealis RUS LLC, Moscow 
Borealis s.r.o., Prague 
Borealis Services S.A.S., Courbevoie 
Borealis Sverige AB, Stenungsund (BSVSWE) 
Borealis Technology Oy, Porvoo 
Borealis UK LTD, Manchester 
Borealis US Holdings LLC, Port Murray 
Borealis USA Inc., Port Murray (BUS) 
Borouge Pte. Ltd., Singapore 
C2PAT GmbH, Vienna 

C2PAT GmbH & Co KG, Vienna 

Chemiepark Linz Betriebsfeuerwehr GmbH, Linz 
DYM Solution CO., LTD, Cheonan 
Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH, Wildon 
EPS Ethylen-Pipeline-Süd Geschäftsführungs GmbH, Munich 

EPS Ethylen-Pipeline-Süd GmbH & Co KG, Munich 

Etenförsörjning i Stenungsund AB, Stenungsund 
FEBORAN EOOD, Sofia (BFEBGR) 
Franciade Agrifluides S.A.S. (FASA), Blois 

Industrins Räddningstjänst i Stenungsund AB, Stenungsund 
KB Munkeröd 1:72, Stenungsund 

Kilpilahden Voimalaitos Oy, Porvoo 
mtm compact GmbH, Niedergebra 
mtm plastics GmbH, Niedergebra 
Neochim AD, Dimitrovgrad 
Novealis Holdings LLC, Port Murray (BNOVUS) 

OMV Borealis Holding GmbH, Vienna (BHOLAT)7 
PetroPort Holding AB, Stenungsund 
Renasci N.V., Ghent 
Rosier France S.A.S., Beaumetz-Les-Loges 
Rosier Nederland B.V., Sas Van Gent 
Rosier S.A., Moustier (BROSBE) 
Silleno Limited Liability Partnership , Nur-Sultan 
Société d'Intérêt Collectif Agricole Laignes Agrifluides (SICA 
Laignes Agrifluides), Monéteau 
Société d'Intérêt Collectif Agricole par Actions Simplifiée de Gouaix 
(SICA de Gouaix), Paris 
Star Bridge Holdings LLC, Port Murray (BSBHUS)6 
STOCKAM G.I.E., Grand-Quevilly 

Parent 
company 
BFR 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 
C 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 
100.00 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 
100.00 

BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BFR   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
  BCOMUS   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG 
OMVRM 
BORAAG 
OMVRM 
BAGMAT   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
OMVD 
BORAAG 
OMVD 
BORAAG 
BABSWE   
BORAAG   
BCHIFR 
BAGRFR 
BABSWE   
BABSWE 
BSVSWE 
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BFEBGR   
BBNHUS 
BSBHUS 
OMVRM   
BABSWE   
BCIRC   
BROSBE   
BROSBE   
BORAAG   
BORAAG   
BCHIFR 
BAGRFR 
BCHIFR 
BLATAT 

BUS   

BCHIFR 
BAGRFR 

C 
NC 
NC 
NC 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
AEA 
AEJ 

AEJ 

NC-I 
C 
C 
NC-I 

AEA 

C 
C 
NC-I 

NC-I 
NC 

NC-I 
C 
C 
AEA 
C 

C 
AEJ 
AEA 
C 
C 
C 
NC-I 
NC-I 

NC-I 

C 
NC 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 

100.00 
50.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
25.00 
47.50 
98.71 
100.00 
15.46 
8.20 
20.66 
10.30 
80.00 
100.00 
40.00 
9.98 
25.00 
100.00 
0.00 
20.00 
100.00 
100.00 
20.30 
50.00 
50.00 
100.00 
50.00 
10.00 
100.00 
100.00 
77.47 

39.97 
9.93 
25.00 
0.00 
100.00 
99.00 
1.00 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
50.00 

47.50 
90.52 
100.00 
15.46 
8.20 
20.66 
10.30 
80.00 
100.00 
40.00 
9.98 

100.00 
0.00 
20.00 
100.00 
100.00 
20.30 
50.00 
50.00 
100.00 
50.00 

100.00 
100.00 
77.47 
50.10 
39.97 
9.93 
25.00 
0.00 
100.00 
99.00 
1.00 

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List of subsidiaries, equity-accounted investments and other investments of OMV Aktiengesellschaft with an interest of 
at least 20% 

Parent 
company 

Type of 
consoli- 
dation1 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2021 

Equity 
interest 
in % as of 
December 
31, 2020 

PETROM 

NC-I 

20.00 

20.00 

OMV AG   
SNO   
SNO   
SNO   
SNO   
OMV AG   
OMV AG   

SNO 
PETROM 
OMV AG   
PETROM   

OMVRM 
OMV AG 
OMVD 
OMVDS 
OMVD 
OMVDS 
OMV AG   
OMV AG   

C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
NC 
C 
C 

C 
C 

C 

C 

C 

C 
C 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
75.00 
25.00 
100.00 
99.99 

90.00 
10.00 
99.99 
0.01 
99.99 
0.01 
100.00 
51.01 

100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
75.00 
25.00 
100.00 
99.99 

90.00 
10.00 
99.99 
0.01 
99.99 
0.01 
100.00 
51.01 

Corporate & Other 
ASOCIATIA ROMANA PENTRU RELATIA CU INVESTITORII, Bu-
charest 
Diramic Insurance Limited, Gibraltar 
OMV Clearing und Treasury GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Finance Services GmbH, Vienna (OFS) 
OMV Finance Services NOK GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Finance Solutions USD GmbH, Vienna 
OMV Insurance Broker GmbH, Vienna 
OMV International Oil & Gas GmbH, Baar 
OMV Petrom Global Solutions SRL, Bucharest 

OMV Solutions GmbH, Vienna (SNO) 
PETROMED SOLUTIONS SRL, Bucharest 

Assigned to multiple segments8 

OMV Deutschland GmbH, Burghausen (OMVD) 
OMV Deutschland Marketing & Trading GmbH & Co. KG, Burghau-
sen9 
OMV Deutschland Operations GmbH & Co. KG, Burghausen 

OMV Downstream GmbH, Vienna (OMVRM) 
OMV PETROM SA, Bucharest (PETROM) 

1 Type of consolidation: 

C Consolidated subsidiary 

AEA Associated companies accounted at-equity 

AEJ Joint venture accounted at-equity 

NC-I Other not consolidated investment; associated companies and joint ventures of relatively little importance to the assets and earnings of the consolidated 

financial statements  

NC Not-consolidated subsidiary; shell or distribution companies of relative insignificance individually and collectively to the consolidated financial statements 

2 Economic share 99.99% 
3 Type of consolidation was changed compared to 2020. 
4 Despite majority interest not fully consolidated, but accounted for at-equity due to absence of control 
5 Economic share 10.78% 
6 Incorporated in Wilmington 
7 Company name changed compared to 2020. 
8 Assigned to the relevant segments in the segment reporting 
9 In the 2021 financial year, OMV Deutschland Marketing & Trading GmbH & Co. KG made use of the exemption provision for the preparation of the annual finan-
cial statement and director’s report, audit and disclosure pursuant to Section 264b HGB in conjunction with Section 325 HGB. The company's exemption is men-

tioned in its notes and published in the Federal Gazette with reference to this provision and an indication of the parent company. 

All the subsidiaries, joint ventures and associated 
companies which are not consolidated either have low 
business volumes or are distribution companies; the 

total sales, net income/losses and equity of such com-
panies represent less than 1% of the Group totals.

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Material joint operations (IFRS 11) 

Name 
Nafoora – Augila1 
Concession 1031 
Pohokura 

Nature of activities 

Onshore development of hydrocarbons 
Onshore development and production of hydrocarbons 
Offshore production of hydrocarbons 

Neptun Deep 
Nawara 

Offshore exploration for hydrocarbons 
Onshore development and production of hydrocarbons 

Principal 
place of 
business 

Libya 
Libya 
New 
Zealand 
Romania 
Tunisia 

% 
ownership 
31.12.2021 

% 
ownership 
31.12.2020 

100 
100 
74 

50 
50 

100 
100 
74 

50 
50 

1 The percentage disclosed represents the Second Party Share. The state owned Libyan national oil corporation NOC is entitled to 88-90% of the production 

(“primary split”). 

Other significant arrangements 

Name 
NC 1151 
NC 1861 
SK 408 
Aasta Hansteen 
Edvard Grieg 
Gullfaks 
Wisting2 
Sarb & Umm Lulu 
Ghasha 

Principal place 
of business 

Nature of activities 
Libya 
Onshore development and production of hydrocarbons 
Libya 
Onshore development and production of hydrocarbons 
Malaysia 
Offshore development and production of hydrocarbons 
Norway 
Offshore production of hydrocarbons 
Norway 
Offshore production of hydrocarbons 
Norway 
Offshore production of hydrocarbons 
Norway 
Offshore exploration for hydrocarbons 
Offshore development and production of hydrocarbons 
Abu Dhabi 
Offshore exploration for and development of hydrocarbons  Abu Dhabi 

% 
ownership 
31.12.2021 

% 
ownership 
31.12.2020 

30 
24 
40 
15 
20 
19 
— 
20 
5 

30 
24 
40 
15 
20 
19 
25 
20 
5 

1 The percentage disclosed represents the Second Party Share. The state owned Libyan national oil corporation is entitled to 88-90% of the production (“primary 

split”). 

2 The stake in the Wisting oil field was sold to Lundin Energy AB on December 17, 2021. 

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Oil and Gas Reserve Estimation and Disclosures  
(unaudited) 

The following tables provide supplementary information 
in respect of the Group’s oil and gas activities. In the 
absence of detailed disclosure rules in this area under 
IFRS, the Group has elected to voluntarily disclose the 
data that would have been required under the ASC 932 
as if it was reporting under US GAAP.  

To the extent that information refers to financial state-
ments data, the information is based on the primary fi-
nancial statements (IFRS financial statements). 

The regional structure is presented below1:

Romania and Black Sea 

Bulgaria, Kazakhstan (until May 2021) and Romania 

Austria 

Russia 

North Sea 

Austria  

Russia 

Norway 

Middle East and Africa 

Iran (evaluation on hold), Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, United 
Arab Emirates, Yemen, Madagascar (until 2019) 

New Zealand and Australia   

Australia and New Zealand 

Malaysia  

SapuraOMV2 

1 Regions listed in the Director’s Report ‘Central and Eastern Europe’ (includes Romania and Black Sea as well as Austria) and ‘Asia-Pacific’ (includes New Zea-

land and Australia as well as Malaysia) are split further in this disclosure to provide the information in a more detailed manner. 

2 Includes not only Malaysia but also SapuraOMV subsidiaries in New Zealand, Australia and Mexico. 

Acquisitions 
There were no major acquisitions during 2021 and 
2020. 

On January 31, 2019, OMV acquired a 50% stake of 
the issued share capital in SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. 
Bhd. As OMV has the decision power over relevant ac-
tivities, the new entity and its subsidiaries are fully con-
solidated. Besides future growth in daily production in 
Malaysian offshore gas fields, this transaction gives 
OMV access to exploration blocks in New Zealand, 
Australia and Mexico. SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bdn. 
and its subsidiaries are depicted in the Malaysia region 
in the upcoming tables.  

Non-controlling interest  
As OMV holds 51% of OMV Petrom, it is fully consoli-
dated; figures therefore include 100% of OMV Petrom 
assets and results.  

OMV has a share of 50% in SapuraOMV and it is fully 
consolidated; figures therefore include 100% of Sapu-
raOMV assets and results.  

Equity-accounted investments 
OMV holds a 10% interest in Pearl Petroleum Com-
pany Limited (Middle East and Africa region). 

OMV has a 24.99% interest in OJSC Severneftegaz-
prom (Russia region). 

Disposals 
As per May 14, 2021, OMV Petrom finalized the sale of 
its 100% share in Kom-Munai LLP and Tasbulat Oil 
Corporation LLP (both based in Aktau, Kazakhstan). 

The disclosures of equity-accounted investments in be-
low tables represent the interest of OMV in the compa-
nies.  

On August 1, 2021, SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd. 
sold its share in SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc., 
which held interests in various producing assets lo-
cated offshore Peninsular Malaysia. 

There were no major disposals during 2020 and 2019. 

The subsequent tables may contain rounding differ-
ences.  

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Tables 
a) Capitalized costs 
Capitalized costs represent the sum of capitalized oil 
and gas assets, including other intangible assets and  

property, plant and equipment such as land, plant and 
machinery, concessions, licenses and rights. 

Capitalized costs – subsidiaries 

In EUR mn 

Unproved oil and gas properties 
Proved oil and gas properties 
Total 

Accumulated depreciation 
Net capitalized costs 

Capitalized costs – equity-accounted investments 

In EUR mn 

Unproved oil and gas properties 
Proved oil and gas properties 
Total 

Accumulated depreciation 
Net capitalized costs 

2021 

2020 

2019 

2,137 
  27,611 
  29,749 

2,461   

3,211 
  26,988    26,830 
  29,449    30,041 

(18,136)   

  11,613 

(17,117)   

(15,484) 
  12,333    14,557 

2021 

2020 

2019 

164 
477 
641 

(99)   
542 

154   
346   
501   

(76)   
424   

173 
315 
489 

(67) 
421 

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b) Costs incurred 
Costs incurred include all costs, capitalized or ex-
pensed, during the year in the Group’s oil and gas  

property acquisition, exploration and development ac-
tivities.

Costs incurred 

In EUR mn 

Subsidiaries 

Acquisition of 
proved properties 
Acquisition of 
unproved 
properties 
Exploration costs 
Development costs 
Costs incurred 
Equity-accounted 
investments 

Subsidiaries 
Acquisition of 
proved properties 
Acquisition of 
unproved 
properties 
Exploration costs 
Development costs 
Costs incurred 

Equity-accounted 
investments 

Subsidiaries 
Acquisition of 
proved properties 
Acquisition of 
unproved 
properties 
Exploration costs 
Development costs 
Costs incurred 
Equity-accounted 
investments 

Romania 
and Black 
Sea 

Austria 

Russia  North Sea 

Middle 
East and 
Africa 

New 
Zealand 
and 

Australia  Malaysia 

Total 

2021 

—   

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1   
41   
265   
307   

—   

— 
6 
38 
44 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

62 

0 
81 
243 
324 

— 
25 
165 
191 

— 
26 
102 
128 

— 

21 

— 

1 
30 
39 
70 

— 

3 
210 
852 
1,065 

83 

2020 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 
51 
330 
380 

— 

— 
25 
20 
45 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

55 

— 
55 
187 
242 

— 

2019 

— 
17 
163 
180 

— 
46 
60 
106 

7 

— 

— 
32 
19 
51 

— 

— 
227 
778 
1,005 

62 

— 

— 

— 

1 

— 

1 

604 

605 

— 
93 
411 
504 

— 
53 
58 
112 

— 

— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

30 

— 
121 
174 
296 

12 
32 
222 
266 

— 
40 
65 
105 

683 
20 
90 
1,398 

695 
360 
1,021 
2,681 

— 

15 

— 

— 

45 

c) Results of operations of oil and gas producing 
activities 
The following tables represent only those revenues and 
expenses which occur directly in connection with 
OMV´s oil and gas producing operations. The results of 

oil and gas activities should not be equated to Explora-
tion & Production net income since interest costs, gen-
eral corporate overhead costs and other costs are not 
allocated. Income taxes are hypothetically calculated, 
based on the statutory tax rates and the effect of tax 
credits on investments and loss carryforwards.

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Results of operations of oil and gas producing activities 

In EUR mn 

Romania 
and Black 
Sea 

Austria 

Russia  North Sea 

Middle 
East and 
Africa 

New 
Zealand 
and 

Australia  Malaysia 

Total 

Subsidiaries 
Sales to unaffiliated parties1  
Intercompany sales 

Production costs 
Royalties 
Exploration expenses2 
Depreciation, amortization,  
impairments and write-ups   
Other costs3 

Results before income taxes 
Income taxes4  
Results from oil and gas 
production 

Results of equity-accounted 
investments 

Subsidiaries 
Sales to unaffiliated parties1  
Intercompany sales 

Production costs 
Royalties 
Exploration expenses2 
Depreciation, amortization, 
impairments and write-ups 
Other costs3 

Results before income taxes 
Income taxes4  
Results from oil and gas 
production 

Results of equity-accounted 
investments 

22   
1,845   
1,868   
(477)   
(404)   
(43)   

(499)   
(70)   
(1,493)   
375   
(59)   

(649)   
432 
(218)   
(78)   
(66)   
(5)   

(102)   
(14)   
(265)   
(483)   
121 

562 
— 
562 
— 
— 
— 

(70)   
(329)   
(399)   
163 
(27)   

2021 

876 
1,345 
2,221 
(144)   
— 
(108)   

(381)   
(132)   
(766)   
1,455 
(981)   

556 
1,018 
1,574 
(146)   
(135)   
(43)   

(246)   
(25)   
(596)   
979 
(750)   

316   

(362)   

135 

475 

229 

—   

— 

24 

— 

31 

57 
1,203 
1,260 
(472)   
(180)   
(179)   

(538)   
(63)   
(1,432)   
(172)   

25 

(25)   
186 
161 
(77)   
(40)   
(96)   

(223)   
(16)   
(452)   
(291)   

107 

389 
— 
389 
— 
— 
— 

(74)   
(343)   
(417)   
(28)   

5 

(148)   

(184)   

(23)   

— 

— 

15 

2020 

569 
269 
838 
(144)   
— 
(56)   

(309)   
(135)   
(644)   
194 

(122)   

72 

— 

102 
365 
467 
(125)   
(67)   
(298)   

(226)   
(14)   
(730)   
(263)   

118 

279 
122 
400 
(81)   
(39)   
(18)   

(127)   
(5)   
(270)   
130 
(38)   

92 

— 

228 
102 
330 
(77)   
(34)   
(201)   

(384)   
(23)   
(719)   
(389)   

107 

239 
— 
239 
(24)   
(13)   
(65)   

(101)   
(21)   
(223)   
15 
(6)   

10 

— 

209 
— 
209 
(24)   
(4)   
(67)   

(126)   
(26)   
(246)   
(38)   

(16)   

1,884 
4,762 
6,646 
(950) 
(658) 
(281) 

(1,526) 
(597) 
(4,012) 
2,635 
(1,740) 

895 

55 

1,529 
2,125 
3,654 
(920) 
(325) 
(896) 

(1,880) 
(619) 
(4,641) 
(987) 

224 

(145)   

(282)   

(53)   

(763) 

16 

— 

— 

31 

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Results of operations of oil and gas producing activities 

In EUR mn 

  Romania 
 and Black 
Sea 

  Austria 

  Russia  North Sea 

  Middle 
  East and 
Africa 

New 
  Zealand 
and 
  Australia 

  Malaysia 

Total 

Subsidiaries 
Sales to unaffiliated parties1  
Intercompany sales 

Production costs 
Royalties 
Exploration expenses2 
Depreciation, amortization,  
impairments and write-ups   
Other costs3 

Results before income taxes 
Income taxes4  
Results from oil and gas 
production 

Results of equity-accounted 
investments 

94 
1,909 
2,002 
(500)   
(250)   
(53)   

(553)   
(93)   
(1,449)   
553 

(88)   

465 

— 

19 
324 
343 
(82)   
(62)   
(45)   

(119)   
(29)   
(336)   
7 

1 

8 

— 

550 
— 
550 
— 
— 
— 

(91)   
(429)   
(520)   
30 

(5)   

24 

34 

2019 

891 
379 
1,270 

(158)   
— 
(73)   

(414)   
(132)   
(777)   
493 

(402)   

91 

— 

527 
822 
1,348 
(124)   
(103)   
(16)   

(233)   
(45)   
(520)   
828 

(675)   

153 

11 

335 
191 
526 
(98)   
(65)   
(24)   

(199)   
(20)   
(407)   
119 

(25)   

94 

— 

171 
— 
171 
(30)   
(16)   
(18)   

2,586 
3,624 
6,210 
(991) 
(496) 
(229) 

(73)   
(13)   
(149)   
21 

(1,681) 
(761) 
(4,159) 
2,051 

(28)   

(1,222) 

(7)   

829 

— 

45 

1  Includes hedging effects; Austria Region includes hedging effects of centrally managed derivatives (2021: EUR (675) mn, 2020: EUR (37) mn, 2019: EUR 2 mn). 
2  Including impairment losses related to exploration&appraisal 
3  Includes inventory changes 
4  Income taxes in North Sea and Middle East and Africa include corporation tax and special petroleum tax. 

d) Oil and gas reserve quantities 
Proved reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, 
which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, 
can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be 
economically producible from a given date forward, 
from known reservoirs, and under existing economic 
conditions, operating methods, and government 
regulation before the time at which contracts providing 
the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates 
that renewal is reasonably certain. Proved oil and gas 
reserves were estimated based on a 12-month average 
price, unless prices are defined by contractual arrange-
ments. 

Proved developed reserves are those proved reserves 
that can be expected to be recovered through existing 

wells with existing equipment and operating methods, 
or in which the costs of the required equipment are 
relatively minor compared with the cost of a new well 
and through installed extraction equipment and 
infrastructure operational at the time of the reserves 
estimate. It should be reasonably certain that the 
required future expenditure will be made to safeguard 
existing equipment within the current budget.  

Proved undeveloped reserves are those proved 
reserves that are expected to be recovered from new 
wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where 
a relatively major expenditure is required for 
recompletion or substantial new investment is required 
in order to safeguard or replace ageing facilities.

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Crude oil and NGL 

in mn bbl 

Romania 
and Black 
Sea 

Austria 

Russia  North Sea 

Middle 
East and 
Africa 

New 
Zealand 
and 

Australia  Malaysia 

Total 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves – Subsidiaries 

January 1, 2019 
Revisions of previous estimates 
Purchases 
Disposal 
Extensions and discoveries 
Production 
December 31, 2019 

Revisions of previous estimates 
Purchases 
Disposal 
Extensions and discoveries 
Production 
December 31, 2020 

Revisions of 
previous estimates 
Purchases 
Disposal 
Extensions and 
discoveries 
Production 
December 31, 2021 

324.4 
20.2 
— 
(3.4)   
0.1 
(26.1)   
315.2 

8.6 
— 
— 
0.5 
(25.5)   
298.8 

4.2   
—   
(21.4)   

0.3   
(23.0)   
258.8   

37.0 
2.1 
— 
— 
— 
(4.0)   
35.2 

2.7 
— 
— 
— 
(3.8)   
34.0 

1.0 
— 
— 

— 
(3.6)   
31.4 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

48.4 
13.3 
— 
— 
6.0 
(16.6)   
51.1 

8.5 
— 
— 
— 
(15.1)   
44.5 

208.3 
26.7 
— 
— 
— 
(21.8)   
213.2 

69.7 
— 
— 
— 
(12.8)   
270.2 

10.2 
6.0 
— 
— 
— 
(4.6)   
11.6 

0.2 
— 
— 
— 
(3.8)   
8.0 

17.2 
— 
— 

30.3 
— 
— 

7.6 
— 
— 

— 
(15.3)   
46.4 

— 
(24.8)   
275.7 

0.8 
(3.5)   
12.9 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves – Equity-accounted investments 
— 
December 31, 2019 
— 
December 31, 2020 

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

December 31, 2021 

—   

— 

— 

— 

15.3 
18.4 

17.5 

Proved developed reserves – Subsidiaries 
287.2 
December 31, 2019 
273.1 
December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

234.2   

35.2 
33.9 

31.4 

Proved developed reserves – Equity-accounted investments 

December 31, 2019 
December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

— 
— 

—   

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

37.2 
32.7 

40.7 

179.7 
172.7 

189.2 

— 
— 

— 

14.9 
15.7 

14.7 

— 
— 

— 

7.8 
5.6 

6.0 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 
9.5 
— 
— 
(2.1)   
7.4 

1.0 
— 
— 
— 
(2.7)   
5.7 

4.9 
— 
(2.4)   

— 
(1.7)   
6.5 

— 
— 

— 

5.7 
5.7 

1.6 

— 
— 

— 

628.3 
68.4 
9.5 
(3.4) 
6.1 
(75.2) 
633.7 

90.7 
— 
— 
0.5 
(63.7) 
661.2 

65.2 
— 
(23.8) 

1.0 
(71.9) 
631.7 

15.3 
18.4 

17.5 

552.7 
523.8 

503.2 

14.9 
15.7 

14.7 

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OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Gas 

In mn bcf 

Romania 
and Black 
Sea 

Austria 

Russia  North Sea 

Middle 
East and 
Africa 

New 
Zealand 
and 

Australia  Malaysia 

Total 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves - Subsidiaries 

January 1, 2019 
Revisions of previous estimates 
Purchases 
Disposals 
Extensions and discoveries 
Production 
December 31, 2019¹ 

Revisions of previous estimates 
Purchases 
Disposals 
Extensions and discoveries 
Production 
December 31, 2020¹ 

Revisions of previous estimates 
Purchases 
Disposals 
Extensions and discoveries 
Production 
December 31, 2021¹ 

  1,124.7 
58.2 
— 
(6.3)   
2.2 
(158.0)   

  1,020.7 

61.3 
— 
— 
7.2 
(148.6)   
940.7 

76.2   
—   
(22.3)   
1.5   
(130.6)   
865.5   

196.8 
10.1 
— 
— 
— 
(29.2)   
177.8 

2.5 
— 
— 
— 
(24.9)   
155.3 

17.7 
— 
— 
— 
(20.6)   
152.4 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

429.4 
76.0 
— 
— 
7.4 
(90.0)   
422.8 

58.3 
— 
— 
— 
(97.5)   
383.6 

55.5 
9.6 
— 
— 
— 
(3.2)   
61.9 

27.5 
— 
— 
— 
(7.0)   
82.4 

7.8 
— 
— 
— 
(102.3)   
289.2 

80.7 
— 
— 
— 
(17.3)   
145.8 

235.6 
145.4 
— 
— 
— 
(65.2)   
315.8 

(62.8)   
— 
— 
— 
(57.7)   
195.3 

115.3 
— 
— 
15.4 
(51.8)   
274.2 

— 
— 
351.2 
— 
— 
(15.5)   
335.7 

  2,041.9 
299.3 
351.2 
(6.3) 
9.5 
(360.9) 
  2,334.7 

93.9 
— 
— 
— 
(53.3)   
376.3 

180.7 
— 
— 
7.2 
(389.0) 
  2,133.6 

212.0 
— 
(9.1)   
— 
(64.5)   
514.7 

509.6 
— 
(31.5) 
17.0 
(387.0) 
  2,241.7 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves – Equity-accounted investments 
— 
December 31, 2019 
— 
December 31, 2020 

  1,376.8 
  1,321.0 

— 
— 

— 
— 

December 31, 2021 

—   

— 

  1,167.1 

— 

277.3 
383.8 

369.2 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

  1,654.1 
  1,704.8 

— 

  1,536.4 

Proved developed reserves – Subsidiaries 
923.0 
December 31, 2019 
851.9 
December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

779.5   

110.2 
76.1 

84.0 

— 
— 

— 

407.8 
335.7 

287.0 

57.4 
55.2 

62.5 

203.2 
143.5 

115.4 

124.0 
376.3 

  1,825.5 
  1,838.7 

291.9 

  1,620.2 

Proved developed reserves – Equity-accounted investments 

December 31, 2019 
December 31, 2020 

December 31, 2021 

— 
— 

— 
— 

880.2 
  1,003.1 

—   

— 

  1,090.7 

— 
— 

— 

262.9 
293.5 

278.9 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

  1,143.1 
  1,296.6 

— 

  1,369.7 

1 2021: Including approximately 67.6 bcf of cushion gas held in storage reservoirs 
  2020: Including approximately 67.6 bcf of cushion gas held in storage reservoirs 

  2019: Including approximately 67.6 bcf of cushion gas held in storage reservoirs 

e) Standardized measure of discounted future net 
cash flows 
The future net cash flow information is based on the as-
sumption that the prevailing economic and operating 
conditions will persist throughout the time during which 
proved reserves will be produced. Neither the effects of 
future pricing changes nor expected changes in tech-
nology and operating practices are considered. 

Future cash inflows represent the revenues received 
from production volumes, including cushion gas held in 
storage reservoirs, assuming that the future production 
is sold at prices used in estimating year-end quantities 
of proved reserves (12 months average price). Future 
production costs include the estimated expenditures for 
production of the proved reserves plus any production 
taxes without consideration of future inflation. Future 

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decommissioning costs comprise the net costs associ-
ated with decommissioning wells and facilities. Future 
development costs include the estimated costs of de-
velopment drilling and installation of production facili-
ties. For all three categories year-end costs without 
consideration of inflation are assumed. Future income 
tax payments are calculated on the basis of the income 
tax rate applicable in each of the countries in which the 
Group operates. The present cash value results from 

the discounting of the future net cash flow at a discount 
rate of 10% per year. The standardized measure does 
not purport to be an estimate of the fair value of the 
Group’s proven reserves. An estimate of fair value 
would also take into account, amongst many other fac-
tors, the expected recovery of reserves in excess of 
proved reserves, anticipated changes in future prices 
and costs as well as a discount factor representative of 
the risks inherent in the production of oil and gas.

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows 

In EUR mn 

Subsidiaries 
Future cash inflows 
Future production and decommis-
sioning costs 
Future development costs 
Future net cash flows, before 
income taxes 

Future income taxes 
Future net cash flows, before 
discount 

10% annual discount for esti-
mated timing of cash flows 
Standardized measure of dis-
counted future net cash flows 

Equity-accounted investments   

Subsidiaries 

Future cash inflows 
Future production and decommis-
sioning costs 
Future development costs 
Future net cash flows, before 
income taxes 

Future income taxes 
Future net cash flows, before 
discount 

10% annual discount for esti-
mated timing of cash flows 
Standardized measure of dis-
counted future net cash flows 

Equity-accounted investments   

Subsidiaries and equity-accounted investments 

Romania 
and Black 
Sea 

Austria 

Russia  North Sea 

Middle 
East and 
Africa 

New 
Zealand 
and 

Australia  Malaysia 

Total 

2021 

  17,585   

3,336 

2,625 

5,608 

  16,545 

1,905 

1,433 

  49,038 

(9,221)   
(1,422)   

(1,612)   
(246)   

(2,148)   
— 

(2,293)   
(281)   

(5,419)   
(776)   

(1,647)   
(380)   

(490)   
(257)   

(22,831) 
(3,362) 

6,942   

1,479 

477 

3,034 

  10,350 

(122)   

685 

  22,845 

(577)   

(264)   

(97)   

(2,541)   

(6,893)   

116 

(175)   

(10,432) 

6,366   

1,214 

380 

493 

3,457 

(6)   

510 

  12,413 

(3,089)   

(630)   

(71)   

(109)   

(1,100)   

175 

(216)   

(5,040) 

3,276   
—   

584 
— 

309 
187 

384 
— 

2,357 
336 

169 
— 

294 
— 

7,373 
523 

  12,167 

1,513 

2,497 

2,628 

9,914 

928 

959 

  30,607 

2020 

(7,748)   
(1,632)   

(1,159)   
(297)   

(2,276)   
— 

(1,857)   
(373)   

(3,907)   
(698)   

(1,257)   
(226)   

(450)   
(24)   

(18,654) 
(3,249) 

2,787 

(69)   

2,718 

58 

— 

58 

220 

(60)   

399 

5,308 

(554)   

486 

8,704 

(1)   

(2,954)   

199 

(104)   

(2,990) 

160 

397 

2,354 

(355)   

382 

5,714 

(1,038)   

(5)   

1 

(40)   

(696)   

153 

(103)   

(1,727) 

1,680 

— 

53 

— 

161 

100 

357 

— 

1,659 

233 

(202)   

— 

279 

— 

3,987 

333 

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Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows 

In EUR mn 

Subsidiaries and equity-accounted investments 

Romania 
and Black 
Sea 

Austria 

Russia  North Sea 

Middle 
East and 
Africa 

2019 

New 
Zealand 
and 

Australia  Malaysia 

Total 

  19,932 

2,554 

3,402 

4,432 

  12,597 

1,972 

1,246 

  46,135 

(9,156)   
(2,081)   

(1,704)   
(370)   

(2,779)   
— 

(2,196)   
(527)   

(3,398)   
(563)   

(1,785)   
(325)   

(461)   
(36)   

(21,480) 
(3,901) 

8,696 

479 

622 

1,709 

8,637 

(138)   

749 

  20,754 

(819)   

(21)   

(125)   

(959)   

(5,188)   

101 

(178)   

(7,191) 

7,877 

458 

497 

750 

3,448 

(37)   

570 

  13,563 

(3,918)   

(47)   

(117)   

(286)   

(1,025)   

184 

(126)   

(5,334) 

3,960 

— 

411 

— 

381 

101 

464 

— 

2,424 

136 

147 

— 

444 

— 

8,230 

238 

Subsidiaries 

Future cash inflows 
Future production and decommis-
sioning costs 
Future development costs 
Future net cash flows, before 
income taxes 

Future income taxes 
Future net cash flows, before 
discount 

10% annual discount for esti-
mated timing of cash flows 
Standardized measure of dis-
counted future net cash flows 

Equity-accounted investments   

f) Changes in the standardized measure of dis-
counted future net cash flows 

Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows 

In EUR mn 

Subsidiaries 

Beginning of year 
Oil and gas sales produced, net of production costs 
Net change in prices and production costs 
Net change due to purchases and sales of minerals in place 
Net change due to extensions and discoveries 
Development and decommissioning costs incurred during the period 
Changes in estimated future development and decommissioning costs 
Revisions of previous reserve estimates 
Accretion of discount 
Net change in income taxes (incl. tax effects from purchases and sales) 
Other1 
End of year 

Equity-accounted investments 

1  Contains movements in foreign exchange rates vs. the EUR  

2021 

2020 

2019 

3,987 
(2,262)   
8,231 

(67)   
5 
657 
(269)   
1,854 
341 
(4,935)   
(168)   
7,373 

8,230   
(3,397)   
(7,040)   
—   
22   
1,031   
259   
757   
732   
3,625   
(232)   
3,987   

9,304 
(3,942) 
(1,810) 
531 
72 
674 
(398) 
1,216 
828 
1,646 
108 
8,230 

523 

333   

238 

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Vienna, March 9, 2022 

The Executive Board 

Alfred Stern m.p. 
Chairman of the Executive Board, 
Chief Executive Officer and 
Executive Officer Chemicals & Materials 

Johann Pleininger m.p. 
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board 
and Executive Officer Exploration & Production 

Reinhard Florey m.p. 
Chief Financial Officer 

Elena Skvortsova m.p. 
Executive Officer Marketing & Trading 

Martijn van Koten m.p. 
Executive Officer Refining 

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226 

 
 
 
FURTHER INFORMATION 
227 — 239 

228 — Consolidated Report on the Payments Made to Governments  
236 — Abbreviations Definitions 
239 — Contacts and Imprint 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OMV ANNUAL REPORT 2021  /  FURTHER INFORMATION 

Consolidated Report on the Payments Made to 
Governments 
Section 267c of the Austrian Commercial Code 

Section 267c of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) requires that large undertakings and public interest 
entities that are active in the extractive industry or logging of primary forests prepare the following 
consolidated report on payments to governments. This section implements Chapter 10 of the EU 
Accounting Directive (2013/34/EU). The “Basis of preparation” paragraph provides information to the 
reader about the contents of the report. This also includes information on the type of payment for which 
disclosure is required and how OMV has implemented the regulations in the preparation of the report. 

Basis of preparation 

Reporting entities  
Under the requirements of the regulation, OMV 
Aktiengesellschaft is required to prepare a consolidated 
report covering payments made to governments for 
each financial year in relation to extractive activities by 
itself and any subsidiary undertakings included in the 
consolidated Group financial statements. 

“Substantially interconnected” is defined as a set of 
operationally and geographically integrated contracts, 
licenses, leases, concessions, or related agreements 
with substantially similar terms that are signed with a 
government, giving rise to payment liabilities. Such 
agreements can be governed by a single contract, joint 
venture agreement, production sharing agreement or 
other overarching legal agreement. 

Activities within the scope of the report  
Payments made by OMV Group (hereafter OMV) to 
governments that arose from exploration, prospection, 
discovery, development, and extraction of minerals, 
oils, and natural gas deposits or other materials within 
extractive activities are presented in this report. 

Government 
A “government” is defined as any national, regional or 
local authority of a country and includes a department 
agency or entity undertaking that is controlled by the 
government authority and includes national oil 
companies. 

In cases where a state-owned entity engages in activi-
ties outside its designated home jurisdiction, then it is 
not deemed to be a reportable governmental body for 
these purposes and thus payments made to such an 
entity in these circumstances are not reportable. 

Project definition 
The regulation also requires payments to be reported 
on a “project” basis as well as on a government and 
governmental body basis. A project is defined as the 
operational activities that are governed by a single 
contract, license, lease, concession, or similar legal 
agreement and form the basis for payment liabilities to 
the government. Where these agreements as per the 
aforementioned definition are substantially 
interconnected, these agreements are treated for the 
purpose of these regulations as a single project. 

There may be instances, for example, corporate in-
come taxes, where it is not possible to attribute the 
payment to a single project and therefore these pay-
ments are shown at the country level. 

Cash and payments in kind 
In accordance with the regulation, payments have to be 
reported on a cash basis. This means that they are re-
ported in the period in which they are paid and not in 
the period in which they are accounted for on an accru-
als basis. 

Refunds are also reported in the period in which they 
are received and will either be offset against payments 
made in the period or be shown as negative amounts in 
the report. 

Payments in kind made to a government are converted 
to an equivalent cash value based on the most appro-
priate and relevant valuation method for each payment 
type. This can be at cost or market value and an expla-
nation is provided in the report to help explain the valu-
ation method. Where applicable, the related volumes 
are also included in the report. 

Payment reporting methodology 
The regulation requires that payments are to be re-
ported where they are made to governments by OMV. 
It is required that the report reflect the substance of 
each transaction and activity. Based on these require-
ments, OMV has considered its reporting obligation as: 

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▸ Where OMV makes a payment directly to the gov-

ernment, these payments will be reported in full, ir-
respective of whether this is made in the sole ca-
pacity of OMV or in OMV’s capacity as the operator 
of a joint operation. 

▸ In cases where OMV is a member of a joint opera-

tion for which the operator is a state-owned entity 
(i.e., a government), payments made to that state-
owned entity will be disclosed where it is possible to 
identify the reportable payment from other cost re-
covery items. 

▸ For host government production entitlements, the 

terms of the agreement have to be considered; for 
the purpose of reporting in this report, OMV will dis-
close host government entitlements in their entirety 
where it is the operator. 

Materiality  
Payments made as a single payment or a series of re-
lated payments that are below EUR 100,000 within a fi-
nancial year are excluded from this report.  

Reporting currency  
Payments made in currencies other than euros are 
translated for the purposes of this report at the average 
rate of the reporting period. 

Payment types disclosed 

Royalties  
Royalties relating to the extraction of oil, gas and min-
erals paid to a government are to be disclosed. Where 
royalties are paid in kind, the value and volume are re-
ported.  

Dividends  
In accordance with the regulations, dividends are re-
ported when paid to a government in lieu of production 
entitlements or royalties. Dividends that are paid to a 
government as an ordinary shareholder are not re-
ported, as long as the dividends are paid on the same 
terms as that of other shareholders. 

For the year that ended December 31, 2021, OMV had 
no such reportable dividend payments to a govern-
ment. 

Bonuses 
Bonuses include signature, discovery and production 
bonuses in each case to the extent paid in relation to 
the relevant activities.  

Fees  
These include license fees, rental fees, entry fees and 
all other payments that are paid in consideration for ac-
cess to the area where extractive activities are per-
formed.  

Production entitlements 
Under production sharing agreements (PSAs), the host 
government is entitled to a share of the oil and gas pro-
duced and these entitlements are often paid in kind. 
The report will show both the value and volume of the 
government’s production entitlement for the relevant 
period in barrels of oil equivalent (boe). 

The government share of any production entitlement 
will also include any entitlements arising from an inter-
est held by a state-owned entity as an investor in pro-
jects within its sovereign jurisdiction. Production entitle-
ments arising from activities or interests outside a state-
owned entity’s sovereign jurisdiction are excluded. 

The report excludes fees paid to a government that are 
not specifically related to extractive activities or access 
to extractive resources. In addition, payments paid in 
return for services provided by a government are also 
excluded.  

Infrastructure improvements  
The report includes payments made by OMV for infra-
structural improvements, such as the building of a road 
or bridge that serves the community, irrespective of 
whether OMV pays the amounts to non-government 
entities. These are reported in the period during which 
the infrastructure is made available for use by the local 
community. 

Taxes  
Taxes levied on income, production or profits of compa-
nies are reported. Refunds will be netted against pay-
ments and shown accordingly. Consumption taxes, per-
sonal income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes and 
environmental taxes are not reported under the regula-
tion. Although there is a tax group in place, the reported 
corporate income taxes for Austria relate entirely to the 
extractive activities in Austria of OMV’s subsidiaries, 
with no amounts being reported relating to OMV’s non-
extractive activities in Austria.  

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Payments overview  

The overview table below shows the relevant payments 
to governments that were made by OMV in the year 
that ended December 31, 2021.  

Of the seven payment types that are required by the 
Austrian regulations to be reported upon, OMV did not 
pay any dividends or infrastructure improvements that 
met the defined accounting directive definition, and 
therefore these categories are not shown.

Payments overview 
In EUR 1,000 

Country 

Austria 
Georgia 
Kazakhstan 
Malaysia 
Norway 
New Zealand 
Romania 
Tunisia 
United Arab Emirates 
Yemen 
Total 

Production 
entitlements 

— 
— 
— 
255,733 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
48,730 
304,463 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

(33,488)   

— 
1,683 
20,788 
230,249 
39,644 
228,135 
4,824 
102,013 
— 
593,847 

50,215 
— 
— 
68,235 
— 
45,507 
131,465 
12,059 
118,270 
4,637 
430,388 

— 
1,418 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1,418 

— 
— 
— 
21,275 
(1,422)   
8,119 
23,973 
194 
873 
1,821 
54,833 

16,727 
1,418 
1,683 
366,031 
228,827 
93,269 
383,572 
17,077 
221,156 
55,188 
1,384,949 

No payments have been reported for Libya for the year 
2021 as OMV was not the operator. 

its subsidiaries are fully consolidated in OMV’s Group 
financial statements. 

On November 30, 2017, OMV acquired a stake of 
24.99% in OJSC Severneftegazprom (SNGP). As 
SNGP is an associated company and therefore ac-
counted for using the equity method in the OMV Group 
Consolidated Financial Statements, it does not meet 
the definition of a reporting entity in the context of the 
Austrian Commercial Code. 

On January 31, 2019, OMV and Sapura Energy Berhad 
closed the agreement to form a strategic partnership. 
The new entity, SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd., and 

There were no major acquisitions during 2021. 

As per May 14, 2021, OMV Petrom finalized the sale of 
its 100% share in Kom-Munai LLP and Tasbulat Oil 
Corporation LLP (both based in Aktau, Kazakhstan). 

On August 1, 2021, SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn. Bhd. 
sold its share in SapuraOMV Upstream (PM) Inc., 
which held interests in various producing assets lo-
cated offshore Peninsular Malaysia. 

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Payments by country 

Austria 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, 
Regions and Tourism 
Federal Ministry of Finance 
Total 

Projects 
Lower Austria 
Total 

Georgia 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
LEPL State Agency of Oil and Gas 
Total 

Projects 
Offshore Black Sea 
Total 

Kazakhstan 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
State Revenue Committee 
Total 

Projects 
Tasbulat, Turkmenoi, Aktas 
Komsomolskoe 
Total 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

— 

(33,488)   
(33,488)   

50,215 
— 
50,215 

(33,488)   
(33,488)   

50,215 
50,215 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

50,215 
(33,488) 
16,727 

16,727 
16,727 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

1,418 
1,418 

1,418 
1,418 

— 
— 

— 
— 

1,418 
1,418 

1,418 
1,418 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

1,683 
1,683 

711 
972 
1,683 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

1,683 
1,683 

711 
972 
1,683 

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Malaysia 

In EUR 1,000 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

Governments 
Petroliam Nasional Berhad 
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalem Negeri   
Petronas Carigali SDN BHD 
Total 

Projects 
Block PM323/PM329 
Block AAKBNLP/PM318 
Block SK408/SK310 
Total 

86,6911   

— 

169,0422   
255,733 

48,2794   

— 

207,4535   
255,733 

74 
20,714 
— 
20,788 

2,431 
2,296 
16,061 
20,788 

68,2353   

— 
— 
68,235 

8,7866   
— 

59,4497   
68,235 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

21,275 
— 
— 
21,275 

4,437 
849 
15,989 
21,275 

176,275 
20,714 
169,042 
366,031 

63,933 
3,146 
298,953 
366,031 

1 Includes payments in kind for 2,436,100 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 
2 Includes payments in kind for 9,402,560 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 
3 Includes payments in kind for 3,596,433 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 
4 Includes payments in kind for 848,301 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 
5 Includes payments in kind for 10,990,359 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 
6 Includes payments in kind for 154,658 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 
7 Includes payments in kind for 3,441,775 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
230,249 
— 
230,249 

63 
63 
6 
— 
230,118 
230,249 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

(1,469)   
36 
10 
(1,422)   

— 
— 
— 
(1,422)   
— 
(1,422)   

(1,469) 
230,285 
10 
228,827 

63 
63 
6 
(1,422) 
230,118 
228,827 

Norway 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
Oljedirektoratet 
Skatteetaten 
Miljodirektoratet 
Total 

Projects 
Gulfaks 
Gudrun 
Aasta Hansteen 
Norway Exploration Projects 
Payments not attributable to projects  
Total 

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New Zealand 

In EUR 1,000 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

Governments 
Inland Revenue 
Ministry of Business, 
Innovation and Employment 
Environmental Protection Authority 
Total 

Projects 
Maari 
Māui 
Pohokura 
New Zealand exploration projects 
Payments not attributable to projects  
Total 

Romania 

In EUR 1,000 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

39,644 

— 

— 
— 
39,644 

— 
— 
— 
— 
39,644 
39,644 

45,507 
— 
45,507 

7,599 
5,348 
32,559 
— 
— 
45,507 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 

39,644 

7,983 
136 
8,119 

77 
7,916 
13 
108 
4 
8,119 

53,490 
136 
93,269 

7,676 
13,265 
32,572 
108 
39,648 
93,269 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

Governments 
State budget 
Local councils 
National Agency 
for Mineral Resources (ANRM) 
National Company of Forests 
CONPET SA 
National Authority for 
Electricity Regulation (ANRE) 
Offshore Operations 
Regulatory Authority (ACROPO) 
Total 

Projects 
Onshore production zones 
Onshore Joint Operations 
Offshore Black Sea 
Payments not attributable to projects  
Total 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

228,135 
— 

131,465 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
228,135 

— 
131,465 

— 
— 
49,657 
178,477 
228,135 

101,893 
1,177 
28,395 
— 
131,465 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
4,037 

2,505 
14,996 
98 

359,599 
4,037 

2,505 
14,996 
98 

1,690 

1,690 

647 
23,973 

21,628 
— 
655 
1,690 
23,973 

647 
383,572 

123,521 
1,177 
78,707 
180,168 
383,572 

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Tunisia 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
Receveur des Finances 
Receveur des Douanes 
Entreprise Tunisienne 
d’Activités Pétrolières 
Trésorerie Générale de Tunisie 
Total 

Projects 
South Tunisia 
Total 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

4,332 
492 

— 
— 
4,824 

4,824 
4,824 

— 
— 

7,7971   
4,261 
12,059 

12,0591   
12,059 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 

194 
— 

— 
— 
194 

194 
194 

4,526 
492 

7,797 
4,261 
17,077 

17,077 
17,077 

1 Includes payments in kind for 133,740 bbl of crude oil valued using the average monthly price per boe 

United Arab Emirates 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company 
(ADNOC) 
Emirate of Abu Dhabi – 
Finance Department 
Total 
Projects 
Umm Lulu und SARB 
Total 

Yemen 

In EUR 1,000 

Governments 
Ministry of Oil & Minerals 
Total 
Projects 
Block S2 
Block 86 
Total 

Production 
entitlements 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

— 

— 

102,013 
102,013 

118,270 
118,270 

102,013 
102,013 

118,270 
118,270 

— 

— 
— 

— 
— 

873 

— 
873 

873 
873 

873 

220,283 
221,156 

221,156 
221,156 

Production 
entitlements 

48,7301   
48,730 

48,7301   

— 
48,730 

Taxes 

Royalties 

Bonuses 

Fees 

Total 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

4,6372   
4,637 

4,6372   
— 
4,637 

— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

1,821 
1,821 

254 
1,567 
1,821 

55,188 
55,188 

53,621 
1,567 
55,188 

1 Includes payments in kind for 844,582 boe valued at prices set by the Yemen Crude Oil Marketing Directorate 
2 Includes payments in kind for 80,373 boe valued at prices set by the Yemen Crude Oil Marketing Directorate 

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Vienna, March 9, 2022 

The Executive Board 

Alfred Stern m.p. 
Chairman of the Executive Board,  
Chief Executive Officer and  
Executive Officer Chemicals & Materials 

Johann Pleininger m.p. 
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board 
and Executive Officer Exploration & Production 

Reinhard Florey m.p. 
Chief Financial Officer  

Elena Skvortsova m.p. 
Executive Officer Marketing & Trading 

Martijn van Koten m.p. 
Executive Officer Refining 

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Abbreviations and Definitions 

A  

ACC 
Austrian Commercial Code 

ACCG 
Austrian Code of Corporate 
Governance 

AGM 
Annual General Meeting 

B 

bbl 
Barrel (1 barrel equals approxi-
mately 159 liters) 

bbl/d 
Barrels per day 

bcf 
Billion standard cubic feet 
(60 °F/16 °C) 

bcm 
Billion standard cubic meters 
(32 °F/0 °C) 

bn 
Billion 

boe 
Barrel of oil equivalent 

boe/d 
Barrel of oil equivalent per day 

C 

CAGR 
Compounded annual growth 
rate 

CAPEX 
Capital Expenditure 

capital employed 
Equity including non-controlling 
interests plus net debt 

cbm 
Standard cubic meters 
(32 °F/0 °C) 

236 

CCS/CCS effects/inventory 
holding gains/(losses) 
Current Cost of Supply; inven-
tory holding gains and losses 
represent the difference be-
tween the cost of sales calcu-
lated using the current cost of 
supply and the cost of sales 
calculated using the weighted 
average method after adjusting 
for any changes in valuation al-
lowances in case the net realiz-
able value of the inventory is 
lower than its cost. In volatile 
energy markets, measurement 
of the costs of petroleum prod-
ucts sold based on historical 
values (e.g., weighted average 
cost) can have distorting effects 
on reported results (Operating 
Result, net income, etc.). The 
amount disclosed as CCS ef-
fect represents the difference 
between the charge to the in-
come statement for inventory 
on a weighted average basis 
(adjusted for the change in val-
uation allowances related to net 
realizable value) and the 
charge based on the current 
cost of supply. The current cost 
of supply is calculated monthly 
using data from supply and pro-
duction systems at the Refining 
& Marketing level. 

Clean CCS net income at-
tributable to stockholders 
Net income attributable to 
stockholders, adjusted for the 
after-tax effect of special items 
and CCS 

Clean CCS Operating Result 
Operating Result adjusted for 
special items and CCS effects. 
The Group clean CCS Operat-
ing Result is calculated by add-
ing the clean CCS Operating 
Result of Refining & Marketing, 
the clean Operating Result of 
other segments and the re-
ported consolidation effect ad-
justed for changes in valuation 
allowances, in case the net re-
alizable value of the inventory 
is lower than its cost. 

Clean CCS ROACE 
The clean CCS Return On Av-
erage Capital Employed is cal-
culated as NOPAT (as a sum of 
current and last three quarters) 
adjusted for the after-tax effect 
of special items and CCS, di-
vided by average capital em-
ployed (%). 

C&M 
Chemicals & Materials busi-
ness segment 

CEE 
Central and Eastern Europe 

Co&O 
Corporate and Other 

CEGH 
Central European Gas Hub 

E 

cf 
Standard cubic feet 
(60 °F/16 °C) 

CGU 
Cash generating unit 

Clean CCS EPS 
Clean CCS Earnings Per Share 
are calculated as clean CCS 
net income attributable to 
stockholders divided by 
weighted number of shares. 

ECL 
Expected credit losses 

EPS 
Earnings Per Share; net in-
come attributable to stockhold-
ers divided by total weighted 
average shares 

E&P 
Exploration & Production busi-
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EPSA 
Exploration and Production 
Sharing Agreement 

kboe 
Thousand barrels of oil equiva-
lent 

equity ratio 
Equity divided by balance sheet 
total, expressed as a percent-
age 

F 

FVOCI 
Fair value through other com-
prehensive income 

FVTPL 
Fair value through the state-
ment of profit or loss 

FX 
Foreign exchange 

G 

G2P 
Gas-to-power 

GDP 
Gross Domestic Product 

gearing ratio 
Net debt divided by equity, ex-
pressed as a percentage 

H 

HSSE 
Health, Safety, Security, and 
Environment 

I 

IASs 
International Accounting Stand-
ards 

IFRSs 
International Financial Report-
ing Standards 

K 

kbbl/d 
Thousand barrels per day 

kboe/d 
Thousand barrels of oil equiva-
lent per day 

km2 
Square kilometer 

KPI 
Key Performance Indicator 

KStG 
Austrian Corporate Income Tax 
Act 

L 

leverage ratio 
Net debt divided by capital em-
ployed, expressed as a per-
centage 

LNG 
Liquefied Natural Gas 

LTIR 
Lost-Time Injury Rate per mil-
lion hours worked 

M 

min 
Minute 

mn 
Million 

MPPH 
Mubadala Petroleum and Pet-
rochemicals Holding Company 
L.L.C. 

MW 
Megawatt 

MWh 
Megawatt hour 

N 

NCI 
Non-controlling interests 

n.a. 
Not available 

n.m. 
Not meaningful 

net assets 
Intangible assets, property, 
plant and equipment, equity-ac-
counted investments, invest-
ments in other companies, 
loans granted to equity-ac-
counted investments, total net 
working capital, less provisions 
for decommissioning and resto-
ration obligations 

net debt 
Interest-bearing debts including 
bonds and finance lease liabili-
ties less liquid funds (cash and 
cash equivalents) 

net income 
Net operating profit or loss after 
interest and tax 

NGL 
Natural Gas Liquids; natural 
gas that is extracted in liquid 
form during the production of 
hydrocarbons 

NOPAT 
Net Operating Profit After Tax; 
Net income 
+ Net interest related to 
   financing 
– Tax effect of net interest 
    related to financing 
NOPAT is a KPI that shows the 
financial performance after tax, 
independent of the financing 
structure of the company. 

O 

OCI 
Other comprehensive income 

OECD 
Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development 

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OMV Group’s reported financial 
performance. 

T 

t 
Metric ton 

toe 
Metric ton of oil equivalent 

TSR 
Total Shareholder Return 

TWh 
Terawatt hour 

U 

UAE 
United Arab Emirates 

ÖBAG 
Österreichische Beteiligungs 
AG 

P 

payout ratio 
Dividend per share divided by 
earnings per share, expressed 
as a percentage 

Pearl 
Pearl Petroleum Company Lim-
ited 

R 

R&M 
Refining & Marketing business 
segment 

ROACE 
Return On Average Capital 
Employed; NOPAT divided by 
average capital employed ex-
pressed as a percentage 

ROE 
Return On Equity; net in-
come/loss for the year divided 
by average equity, expressed 
as a percentage 

RRR 
Reserve Replacement Rate; to-
tal changes in reserves exclud-
ing production, divided by total 
production 

S 

sales revenues 
Sales excluding petroleum ex-
cise tax 

Special items 
Special items are expenses 
and income reflected in the fi-
nancial statements that are dis-
closed separately, as they are 
not part of underlying ordinary 
business operations. They are 
being disclosed separately in 
order to enable investors to 
better understand and evaluate 

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tations, and future developments and events. This report does 

not contain any recommendation or invitation to buy or sell se-
curities in OMV. 

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Trabrennstrasse 6 – 8 
1020 Vienna, Austria 
Tel. + 43 1 40440-0 
info@omv.com 
www.omv.com 

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