Preliminary Result for 2006


The Company's preliminary un-audited consolidated net profit for the year 2006
is 192.058 million LTL (65.996 million USD or 55.624 million EUR) according to
the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 

In 2005, AB Mazeikiu Nafta earned 887.764 million LTL (319.478 million USD or
257.114 million EUR) of consolidated net profit. 

The Company's revenues reached 11.865 billion LTL (4.300 billion USD or 3.436
billion EUR) in 2006, compared to the Company's revenue of 11.156 billion LTL
(4.006 billion USD or 3.231 billion EUR) in 2005. 

The Company notes that the main reasons for such preliminary net profit, which
is lower than the revised profit forecast announced on October 27, 2006, are as
follows: 

- Decline in the world refining margins and petroleum product prices in the
period between August and December 2006; 
- Higher costs of crude oil purchases due to the fact that since August 2006,
the Company has not been receiving crude oil by pipeline; crude oil import via
Būtingė Terminal is more expensive, if compared to the pipeline deliveries;
additionally, no revenue was received from transportation of crude oil by
pipeline and transshipment via Būtingė Terminal; 
- Decreased efficiency of crude oil processing as a result of the fire in the
Company in October 2006; hence there was a reduction in the production of
quantities of light petroleum products. 

The Company consistently increased sales on the target markets. In 2006, sales
of petroleum products (including gasoline, diesel, JET, HSFO, bitumen, LPG and
sulphur) on the Lithuanian market amounted to 1,834 million tons, i.e. it
increased by 4.9 percent in comparison to the 2005. Sales on the Latvian and
Estonian markets last year amounted to 1.122 million tons (it increased by 3.2
percent if compared to 2005). 

In 2006, the Company sold 7.963 million tons of petroleum products (including
gasoline, diesel, JET, HSFO, bitumen, LPG and sulphur), compared to product
sales volumes of 8.511 million tons during the previous year. Western Europe
remained AB Mazeikiu Nafta's largest market with 39 percent of total sales
volumes of petroleum products (3.091 million tons). The other large markets of
the Company's petroleum products were Lithuania (with 23 percent of total sales
volumes of petroleum products) and the USA (with 16 percent of total sales
volumes of petroleum products or 1.250 million tons). Latvian and Estonian
markets received 7 percent of total sales volumes of petroleum products each,
while Poland - 6 percent (566 thousand, 556 thousand, and 453 thousand tons
respectively). 214 thousand tons of petroleum products (3 percent of total
sales volumes of petroleum products) were sold in Ukraine and Moldova. 

Mazeikiu Nafta collected and paid over 3.489 billion LTL in taxes during the
year 2006, which is by 431 million LTL more than in 2005. 

The company also repaid 25.347 million LTL (9,243 million USD or 7.34 million
EUR) in principal on long-term loans and a total of 84.334 million LTL (30.795
million USD or 24.425 million EUR) in interest payments, including 56.302
million LTL (20.506 million USD or 16.306 million EUR) in interest paid to the
state budget. 

AB Mazeikiu Nafta audited annual financial reports for 2006 will be published
on 19 April 2007. 

Mindaugas Voldemaras
Spokeman to AB Mazeikiu Nafta
+370-443-92608, +610-65298