据9月4日Offshore Energy消息：澳大利亚能源公司伍德赛德已签署一份有约束力的买卖协议，将收购凯恩能源在Rufisque Offshore，Sangomar Offshore和Sangomar Deep Offshore(RSSD)合资企业中的全部参股权益。
伍德赛德表示，此次收购的完成取决于塞内加尔政府、凯恩能源股东的批准以及其他惯例条件。
该公司称，收购计划将于2020年第四季度完成。交易完成后，伍德赛德在Sangomar开采区的股权将增至约68.33％，在剩余RSSD评估区的股权将增至75％。
需要提醒的是，在2020年8月17日，伍德赛德行使其权利阻止凯恩能源在RSSD的股份出售给俄罗斯卢克石油公司之后，双方签署了具有约束力的买卖协议。
因此，根据RSSD联合运营协议，伍德赛德收购凯恩能源全部参与权益的条款，反映了凯恩与卢克石油交易的条款。
伍德赛德将支付3亿美元的预付款以及营运资金调整，包括补偿凯恩自2020年1月1日以来的开发资本支出。
这家澳大利亚公司还将支付高达1亿美元的或有款项，这些款项与大宗商品价格和首次开采石油的时间有关。
需要提醒的是，油气公司FAR也获得了向卢克石油公司出售凯恩能源股份的优先购买权。FAR不打算先发制人进行交易，也不反对将Cairn在RSSD合同区域的工作权益转让给卢克石油的提议。
值得注意的是，Sangomar海上油田42亿美元的FID是在2020年初完成的，该油田的开发已经开始。
该项目将在2023年通过Modec供应的浮式生产储油船获得第一批石油。Sangomar油田的可采储量约为5亿桶油当量。
冯娟 摘译自 Offshore Energy
原文如下:
Woodside buys Cairn’s Sangomar stake
Australian energy company Woodside has entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire Cairn’s entire participating interest in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) joint venture.
Woodside said According to the company, completion of the buy is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Following completion, Woodside’s equity interest will increase to approximately 68.33 per cent in the Sangomar exploitation area and 75 per cent for the remaining RSSD evaluation area. Woodside will remain the operator.
To remind, the binding sale and purchase agreement follow Woodside exercising its rights to block the sale of Cairn’s stake in RSSD to Russia’s Lukoil As a result, per the RSSD joint operating agreement, the terms of Woodside’s acquisition of Cairn’s entire participating interest reflect those of the Cairn – Lukoil transaction.
Woodside will pay $300 million upfront plus working capital adjustments, including reimbursement of Cairn’s development capital expenditure incurred since 1 January 2020.
The Australian company would also pay contingent payments of up to $100 million linked to commodity price and the timing of first oil.
To remind, oil and gas company FAR was also offered a pre-emptive right over the sale of Cairn’s interest to Lukoil. FAR advised Cairn that FAR does not intend to pre-empt the transaction or object to the proposed transfer of Cairn’s working interest in the RSSD Contract Area to Lukoil.
It is worth noting that the $4.2 billion FID The project remains on track for first oil in 2023 via a Modec-supplied FPSO regardless of the coronavirus pandemic. The recoverable reserves of Sangomar field stand at around 500 million boe.
