Enquest has already delayed the publication of its annual results once, due to what it says was the impact of the UK government’s energy profits levy.
Boss Amjad Bseisu has been one of the lead critics of the windfall tax and expect more complaints when the results do come out.
Whether the commentary is designed to deflect attention from what should have been a bumper 2022 remains to be seen.
In its last update, North Sea-focused Enquest said it was postponing new drilling on the Kraken field due to the impact of the EPL so what the cost actually is to the company will be something to note.
Topps Tiles, the London-listed tile specialists, will be posting first-half results with investors hoping the group can pick up from where it left off in January’s first-quarter update.
Then, Topps Tiles said sales were 10.2% higher than the same period a year earlier though it cautioned profits, as usual, would be second-half weighted.
Major announcements
Finals: Enquest PLC (AIM:ENQ) (Enquest PLC (AIM:ENQ)), Futura Medical PLC (AIM:FUM, OTC:FAMDF) (Futura Medical PLC (AIM:FUM, OTC:FAMDF), Futura Medical PLC (AIM:FUM, OTC:FAMDF)), Hilton Food Group PLC (LSE:HFG) (Hilton Food Group PLC (LSE:HFG)), Lookers PLC (LSE:LOOK) (Lookers PLC (LSE:LOOK))
Trading updates: RS Group PLC (LSE:RS1) (RS Group PLC (LSE:RS1)), Topps Tiles PLC (LSE:TPT) (Topps Tiles PLC (LSE:TPT))
Economic announcements: MBA Mortgage Applications (US), Balance of Trade (US), PMI Composite (US), PMI Services (US), ISM Prices Paid (US), ISM Services (US), Crude Oil Inventories (US), FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US), PMI Composite (UK), PMI Services (UK)