Norway's Statoil Expects to Benefit From U.S. Tax Overhaul

Norwegian oil-and-gas giant Statoil ASA (STL.OS) said Friday it expects to benefit from U.S. corporate-tax overhaul.

The reduction in the U.S. corporate-tax rate from 35% to 21% would be "favorable to our U.S. operations," a spokesman said.

Statoil does not forecast one-off charges to its fourth-quarter earnings as the company hasn't recognized a deferred tax asset for its tax losses carried forward in the U.S., the spokesman said.

The firm is still reviewing the ultimate impact of the tax overhaul, he added.

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January 05, 2018 11:10 ET (16:10 GMT)