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Consortium of Africa Oil, Delonex and Vitol Announces Acquisition of Producing Assets in Deepwater Nigeria

Oct 31, 2018

VANCOUVER, Oct. 31, 2018 /CNW/ - A consortium led by Vitol and comprising Africa Oil Corp ("Africa Oil") (25%), Delonex Energy Ltd. ("Delonex") (25%) and Vitol Investment Partnership II Ltd. ("Vitol") (50%), (collectively, the "Consortium"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement ("SPA") to acquire a 50% ownership interest in Petrobras Oil and Gas B.V. for $1.407 billion. BTG Pactual E&P B.V. will continue to own the remaining 50% of POGBV. The transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent. View PDF Version

The primary assets of POGBV are an indirect 8% interest in Oil Mining Lease ("OML") 127, which contains the producing Agbami Field, operated by affiliates of Chevron Corporation, and an indirect 16% interest in OML 130, operated by affiliates of TOTAL S.A., which contains the producing Akpo Field and the Egina Field, which is expected to commence production by the end of 2018. Current production of 368,000 barrels per day is anticipated to increase to over 568,000 barrels per day by the second half of 2019.

Africa Oil CEO Keith Hill commented, "We are very pleased to be able to join Vitol and Delonex in acquiring an interest in these established, low unit cost, producing assets, with additional appraisal and development upside, that are operated by some of the best companies in the industry. With the addition of production and cash flow, Africa Oil will transform into a significant, Africa-focused, independent oil company. Combining these assets with our Kenya development project and recently rejuvenated exploration portfolio, we believe that Africa Oil is exposed to high growth potential in the current and anticipated strong oil price environment. The two producing fields have consistently outperformed expectations and our goal will be aligned with our operators and partners to keep the FPSOs as full as possible for the foreseeable future."


Africa Oil expects to fund its share of the acquisition with cash on hand.



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http://news.africaoilcorp.com/releases/entry/122751




Looks like Kieth has found the cash flow that he was looking for.