Completion of sale of 51% interest in Mexico

RNS Number : 0950E

Petrofac Limited

03 November 2020

 

Press Release

3 November 2020

COMPLETION OF SALE OF

51% INTEREST IN MEXICAN OPERATIONS

Further to its statement on 19 September 2019, Petrofac Limited ("Petrofac") announces that the Group has completed the sale of its remaining 51% interest in its upstream IES operations in Mexico, including Santuario, Magallanes and Arenque, to Perenco Energies International Limited ("Perenco"). Perenco now owns 100% of the operations in Mexico.  This transaction largely completes the Group's programme to dispose of non-core assets.

Gross cash consideration received on completion was US$82.7 million.  In total, Petrofac has received US$120.2 million to date from the sale of its 51% interest in its Mexican operations.  Proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce gross debt.

Further consideration of up to US$155.8 million is potentially receivable, comprising:

· US$80.2 million plus interest payable on completion, which is disputed by Perenco.  Petrofac will initiate formal legal proceedings against Perenco to recover this balance; and

· Up to US$75.6 million contingent on future milestones, including field development, commercial, service contract transition and fiscal terms.

The uncertainty surrounding the Mexican Energy Reform programme and the outcome of other events is expected to result in a material non-cash impairment charge to be recognised at 31 December 2020.  This exceptional impairment charge will take into account management's assessment of the fair value of future consideration receivable.

NOTES

1)  On completion, cash and short-term deposits of US$65.2 million associated with the Group's operations in Mexico will be deconsolidated from the Group's balance sheet.

2)  The gross assets being disposed of had a carrying amount of US$630 million at 31 December 2019. The net assets being disposed of had a carrying amount of US$510 million at 31 December 2019. Related non-controlling interest as at 31 December 2019 stood at $268 million. The assets being disposed of made an underlying business performance net profit of US$7 million for the year ended 31 December 2019 (51% share equals approximately US$4 million).

ENDS

This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information contact:

Petrofac Limited 

[phone]

Jonathan Yarr, Head of Investor Relations

[e-mail]

Aaron Clark, Investor Relations & Communications Manager

[e-mail]

Alison Flynn, Group Head of Communications

[e-mail]

Tulchan Communications Group

[phone]

[e-mail]

Martin Robinson

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Petrofac

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.

Petrofac designs, builds, manages and maintains oil, gas, refining, petrochemicals and renewable energy infrastructure. Our purpose is to enable our clients to meet the world's evolving energy needs. Our six values - safe; ethical; innovative; responsive; quality & cost conscious; driven to deliver - are at the heart of everything we do.

Petrofac's core markets are in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the UK North Sea, where we have built a long and successful track record of safe, reliable and innovative execution, underpinned by a cost effective and local delivery model with a strong focus on in-country value. We operate in several other significant markets, including India, South East Asia and the United States. We have 10,700 employees based across 31 offices globally.

Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC). 

For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website at www.petrofac.com  

 

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