Genel Energy PLC (LSE:GENL, FRA:4VL, OTC:GEGYY) shares moved up on Wednesday, rising around 4%, after it told investors that 2026 guidance remains unchanged despite a fresh halt to production and drilling at Tawke, in Northern Iraq, as the oil producer pointed to a stronger cash position and a refinanced balance sheet after a disrupted 2025.
Revenue fell to US$68.7 million from US$74.7 million as working interest production slipped to 17,520 barrels of oil per day from 19,650 bopd.
All output was sold into the domestic market at an average realised price of US$32 a barrel, down from US$35. Even so, production business netback after interest improved to US$9.8 million from US$4.9 million, while EBITDAX rose sharply to US$43.3 million from US$1.1 million.
Free cash flow came in at US$4.1 million, versus US$19.6 million a year earlier, but year-end cash increased to US$224.4 million from US$195.6 million. Net cash edged up to US$133.7 million from US$130.7 million after Genel refinanced its debt with a new bond due in 2030.
The group, in the period, exited several non-core licences in Kurdistan, Morocco and Somaliland, leaving no residual liabilities. Genel, meanwhile, noted that Tawke's domestic sales are expected to remain consistent in 2026, with up to US$20 million earmarked for pre-production assets.
In London, Genel shares were up 3.84%, changing hands at 56.8p.