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Oil Search Limited
Company Status
Operating Subsidiary
Website
www.oilsearch.com
Primary Industry
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
Number of Employees
1,243
Year Founded
1929
Primary Office Location
Harbourside East Building
Ground Floor
Stanley Esplanade
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Main Phone: 675 322 5599
Main Fax: 675 322 5566
Business Description / Color Notes
Oil Search Limited explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas properties primarily in Papua New
Guinea, the United States, and Australia. It operates through PNG Business Unit and Alaska Business Unit
segments. The company is involved in the exploration, development, production, and sale of hydrocarbons,
liquefied natural gas, crude oil, natural gas, condensate, naphtha, and other refined products; and power
generation activities. As of December 31, 2020, its proved and probable reserves, and contingent resources
comprised approximately 547.2 million barrels of oil and condensate; and 3,956.4 billion cubic feet of gas.
The company was incorporated in 1929 and is based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. As of December
17, 2021, Oil Search Limited operates as a subsidiary of Santos Limited.
Key Financials
In Millions of the trading currency, except per share items.
For the Fiscal Period Ending
12
months
Dec-31-
2019
12
months
Dec-31-
2020
12
months
Jun-30-
2021
12
months
Dec-31-
2021
12
months
Dec-31-
2022
12
months
Dec-31-
2023
Currency
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
AUD
Total Revenue
2,347.7
1,591.3
1,653.6
Growth Over Prior Year
3.2%
(32.2%)
(22.1%)
Gross Profit
1,112.6
510.7
587.1
Margin %
47.4%
32.1%
35.5%
EBITDA
1,548.5
849.7
1,008.7
1,945.08
Margin %
66.0%
53.4%
61.0%
EBIT
956.9
258.6
462.2
Margin %
40.8%
16.2%
27.9%
Earnings from Cont. Ops.
462.8
(475.0)
125.2
Margin %
19.7%
(29.9%)
7.6%
Net Income
462.8
(475.0)
125.2
Margin %
19.7%
(29.9%)
7.6%
Diluted EPS Excl. Extra
Items³
0.30
(0.25)
0.06
0.55
0.45
Growth Over Prior Year
(8.6%)
NM
NM
3,139.93
%
(17.30%)
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Oil Search Limited
Current Capitalization
Currency
AUD
Share Price
$ 4.29
Shares Out.
2,077.9
Market Capitalization
8,917.6
- Cash & Short Term Investments
746.0
+ Total Debt
4,443.4
+ Pref. Equity
+ Total Minority Interest
- Long Term Marketable Securities
= Total Enterprise Value (TEV)
__________
Book Value of Common Equity
8,419.8
+ Pref. Equity
+ Total Minority Interest
+ Total Debt
4,443.4
= Total Capital
__________
12,863.2
*Includes number of shares outstanding + shares held by non-controlling interest holders without accounting
for dilutive securities
Valuation Multiples based on Current Capitalization
For the Fiscal Period Ending
12
months
Dec-31-
2020
12
months
Jun-30-
2021
12
months
Dec-31-
2021
12
months
Dec-31-
2022
12
months
Dec-31-
2023
TEV/Total Revenue
TEV/EBITDA
TEV/EBIT
P/Diluted EPS Before Extra
NM
71.4x
P/BV
1.1x
1.1x
Price/Tang BV
1.1x
1.1x
Public Ownership Summary
Type
Common Stock
Equivalent Held
% of Total
Shares
Outstanding
Market Value
(USD in mm)
Institutions
0
-
-
Public and Other
0
-
-
Total
-
-
-
Top Sellers
Seller
Common Stock
Change
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Oil Search Limited
Equivalent Held
UBS Asset Management AG
0
(106,267,988)
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
0
(10,510,753)
Fidelity International Ltd
0
(4,435,833)
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
0
(4,276,770)
BlackRock, Inc.
0
(3,157,035)
Insider Trading Activity Summary
Last 3 Months
Transactions
Shares
# of Purchases
0
# of Shares Purchased
0
# of Sales
0
# of Shares Sold
0
Net Transactions
0
Net Sales
0
Last 6 Months
Transactions
Shares
# of Purchases
0
# of Shares Purchased
0
# of Sales
0
# of Shares Sold
0
Net Transactions
0
Net Sales
0
Private Ownership
Investor
Relations
hip Type
Transacti
on
Date(s)
Company
Type
Investme
nt
Coverage
Most
Recent
Transacti
on Size
(USD in
mm)
Most
Recent
Amount
Invested
(USD in
mm)
Santos Limited
Current
Subsidiary/
Operating
Unit
Jul-20-2021
Public
Company
-
9,197.31
-
BlackRock, Inc.
Prior
Jul-20-2021
Public
Investment
Firm
-
9,197.31
-
UBS Group AG
Prior
Jul-20-2021
Public
Company
-
9,197.31
-
The Capital Group
Prior
Sep-08-
Private
-
12,529.30
-
Companies, Inc.
2015
Investment
Firm
International Petroleum
Investment Company
PJSC
Prior
Sep-08-
2015
Private
Investment
Firm
-
12,529.30
-
Mamoura Diversified
Global Holding PJSC
Prior
-
Private
Investment
Firm
-
-
-
Papua New Guinea
Prior
Feb-27-
2014, Sep-
08-2015
Governmen
t Institution
-
12,529.30
-
Wilson Asset
Management
(International) Pty Limited
Prior
Jul-20-2021
Private
Investment
Firm
-
9,197.31
-
Capital World Investors
Prior
Sep-08-
2015
Private
Investment
Firm
-
12,529.30
-
Allan Gray Australia
Equity Fund
Prior
-
Public Fund
-
-
-
Equity Trustees Ltd.,
Asset Management Arm
Prior
-
Private
Investment
Firm
-
-
-
Global Resource Masters
Fund Limited
Prior
-
Private
Investment
Firm
-
-
-
J.P. Morgan Nominees
Australia Limited,
Investment Arm
Prior
Sep-08-
2015
Private
Investment
Firm
-
12,529.30
-
National Petroleum
Company of PNG
(Kroton) Limited
Prior
Sep-08-
2015
Private
Company
-
12,529.30
-
Mubadala Investment
Company PJSC
Prior
-
Private
Investment
Firm
-
-
-
Mubadala Petroleum And
Petrochemicals Holding
Company LLC
Prior
Jun-24-
2021
Private
Company
-
274.94
-
Key Executives
Name
Title
Buskens, Leon
Executive VP & Co-Head of PNG
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Oil Search Limited
Checchin, Narelle
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Communication
Dingeman, Bruce
EVP & President of Alaska
Drew, Michael
Group Secretary and Executive VP of Corporate & General Counsel
Fettweis, Diego
Executive Vice President of Commercial
Kurz, John
Chief Operating Officer of PNG Business Unit
Lismont, Bart
Executive VP & Co-Head of PNG
Waram, Ruth
Communications Manager
White, Elizabeth
Executive Vice President of Group Finance (Acting), Sustainability &
Technology
Board Members
Name
Title
Cunningham, Susan M. (Board)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Doyle, Eileen Joy (Board)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Harris, Fiona Elizabeth (Board)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kantsler, Agu Jan (Board)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Lee, Richard John (Board)
Independent Chairman of the Board
Utsler, Michael J. (Board)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Werror, Musje Moses (Board)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Summary M&A
Announced Date
Jul-20-2021
Target
Oil Search Limited
Status
Closed
Size (AUD mm)
12,479.80
Target Advisors:
Allens (Legal Advisor); Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited (Transfer
Agent/Registrar); Ernst & Young Australia (Accountant); Grant Samuel Group Limited (Fairness Opinion
Provider); Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited (Financial Advisor); Rothschild & Co SCA (ENXTPA:ROTH)
(Financial Advisor); Shearman & Sterling LLP (Legal Advisor); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS)
(Financial Advisor)
Investor/Buyer Advisors:
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) (Financial Advisor); Dentons Australia Limited (Legal
Advisor); Ernst & Young Australia (Accountant); Herbert Smith Freehills (Legal Advisor); J.B. North & Co Pty
Ltd (Financial Advisor)
Participants:
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) (Seller / Distributing Company); Santos Limited (ASX:STO)
(Investor / Buyer); UBS Group AG (SWX:UBSG) (Seller / Distributing Company); Wilson Asset Management
(International) Pty Limited (Seller / Distributing Company)
Synopsis:
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) made a confidential, non-binding indicative proposal to acquire Oil
Search Limited (ASX:OSH) from Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited, BlackRock, Inc.
(NYSE:BLK), UBS Group AG (SWX:UBSG) and other shareholders for AUD 8.4 billion on June 25, 2021.
Santos Limited entered into Definitive agreement to acquire Oil Search Limited on September 10, 2021. The
Merger Proposal provides that the transaction would be implemented through a Scheme of Arrangement
under which Oil Search shareholders would receive 0.589 new Santos shares for each Oil Search share
held. Following approval of the Scheme, Oil Search shareholders would own 37% of the merged group and
Santos shareholders would own 63%. The ownership ratio implies a transaction price of AUD 4.25 per Oil
Search share, based on Santos’ closing price on June 24, 2021.
On August 2, 2021, Santos made an improved, non-binding and indicative merger proposal for Oil Search.
Under the terms of the transaction, Oil Search shareholders will receive 0.6275 new Santos shares for each
Oil Search share held via a scheme of arrangement. The revised merger proposal implies a transaction price
of AUD 4.29 per Oil Search share. Following approval of the scheme, Oil Search shareholders will own
approximately 38.5% of the merged group and Santos shareholders will own approximately 61.5%. Santos
and Oil Search are liable to pay a break fee of AUD 80 million each under specific circumstances. Wilson
Asset Management has backed the deal and it remained in favour of the merger proceedings. Following the
completion of the Merger, three non-executive directors from Oil Search will join the Santos Board. Santos’
head office will remain in Adelaide.
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Following the merger, there would be an opportunity for Oil Search directors to join the board of Santos.
Senior executives of Oil Search would join a combined management team of the merged entity. The
transaction is subject to due diligence, negotiation and execution of Merger Implementation Agreement, there
being no material change to Oil Search’s business, operations or capital structure, among others. The
revised proposal is subject to conditions such as due diligence, Oil Search shareholder approval, PNG court
approval, definitive agreement and regulatory approvals including clearance from the Pacific island country's
government. A transition committee would be established with representatives from both companies in order
to achieve a smooth transition to a merged operating model.
On July 9, 2021 Santos received a letter from Oil Search which acknowledged the strengths of the combined
company and the rationale for the merger proposal but noted that the proposal did not offer appropriate value
for Oil Search shareholders or a basis on which discussions could be progressed. On July 20, 2021, Oil
Search rejected the bid and stated that it is open to receiving a revised proposal which more appropriately
reflects the value which Oil Search would bring to any combined entity, however at this stage no such
proposal has been forthcoming. Santos continues to believe that the Merger Proposal represents an
extremely attractive opportunity to deliver compelling value accretion to both Santos and Oil Search
shareholders. As of August 2, 2021, Subject to each party completing due diligence on the other to its
satisfaction and entry into a merger implementation agreement, the Board of Directors of Oil Search intend to
unanimously recommend the revised merger proposal in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to
an independent expert concluding that the scheme of arrangement is in the best interests of Oil Search
shareholders.
As on September 6, 2021, Oil Search and Santos have agreed to extend the exclusive due diligence period
for a further 1 week to September 13, 2021. The Papua New Guinea government has raised concerns about
a transaction. The Papua New Guinea Petroleum Minister, Kerenga Kua said that agreement might be
harmful to both the government and the people. As of October 4, 2021, shareholder of Oil Search Limited
believed the company is being handed over too cheaply. The transaction requires the approval of 75%
shareholders of Oil Search Limited. Securing the 75% vote might not be straightforward given several large
institutional investors were yet to be convinced of the merger. Shareholder meeting of Oil Search Limited will
be held on November 29, 2021. On September 10, 2021, Board of Oil Search Limited unanimously approved
the deal. As on November 11, 2021, The National Court of Papua New Guinea advised for the distribution of
Scheme Booklet and convening of Scheme Meeting on December 7, 2021. The Independent Expert has
concluded that the Merger is in the best interests of Oil Search shareholders in the absence of a superior
proposal and The Oil Search Board continues to unanimously recommend that Oil Search shareholders vote
in favor of the Scheme at the Scheme Meeting. The Deed pool has been signed on November 9, 2021 for the
transaction. As on December 6, 2021, the transaction is approved by PNG Securities Commission. As of
December 7, 2021, the transaction was approved the majority of the shareholders of Oil Search Limited. On
December 8, 2021, Independent Consumer and
Competition Commission of Papua New Guinea approved the transaction. On December 9, 2021, National
Court of Papua New Guinea approved the scheme of arrangement. Oil Search shares will be last traded on
ASX and PNGX on December 10, 2021. As of December 10, 2021, scheme has become legally effective.
The scheme implementation date is December 17, 2021.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and J.B. North & Co Pty Ltd acted as financial advisors while Tony Damian, Robert
Merrick and Peter O'Sullivan of Herbert Smith Freehills and Dentons Australia Limited acted as legal advisors
to Santos. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) and Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited acted as
financial advisors and Allens acted as legal advisor to Oil Search Limited. Rothschild & Co SCA
(ENXTPA:ROTH) acted as financial advisor to the board of Oil Search Limited. Coleson Bruce of Shearman
& Sterling LLP acted as legal advisor to Oil Search Limited. Grant Samuel Group Limited acting as an
independent expert to provide an opinion on transaction. Ernst & Young Australia acted as an accountant and
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited acted as a registrar to Oil Search.
Pre-Deal Situation:
-
Deal Resolution:
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) completed the acquisition of Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH)
from Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), UBS Group AG
(SWX:UBSG) and other shareholders on December 17, 2021. As per update on December 20, 2021, Oil
Search Limited will be removed from the Official List at the close of trading.
Announced Date
Jun-24-2021
Target
Oil Search Limited
Status
Closed
Size (AUD mm)
362.84
Participants:
Mubadala Petroleum And Petrochemicals Holding Company LLC (Seller / Distributing
Company)
Synopsis:
An unknown buyer acquired 4.5% stake in Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) for approximately AUD
360 million on June 22, 2021. An unknown buyer acquired 94 million shares.
Pre-Deal Situation:
-
Deal Resolution:
An unknown buyer completed the acquisition of 4.5% stake in Oil Search Limited
(ASX:OSH) on June 22, 2021.
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Oil Search Limited
Announced Date
Feb-23-2021
Target
Nanushuk West A in Alaska
Status
Closed
Size (USD mm)
-
Participants:
North Slope Energy, LLC (Seller / Distributing Company);
Oil Search Limited (Investor /
Buyer)
Synopsis:
Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) acquired 36% stake in Nanushuk West A in Alaska from North
Slope Energy in 2020.
Pre-Deal Situation:
-
Deal Resolution:
Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) completed the acquisition of 36% stake in Nanushuk West
A in Alaska from North Slope Energy in 2020.
Announced Date
Jan-25-2019
Target
120 Leases of Lagniappe Alaska
Status
Closed
Size (USD mm)
8.00
Participants:
Lagniappe Alaska LLC (Seller / Distributing Company);
Oil Search Limited (Investor / Buyer)
Synopsis:
Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) entered into an Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) agreement to acquire
50% stake in 120 Leases of Lagniappe Alaska LLC for $8 million on January 24, 2019. Oil Search will pay
approximately $8 million for the 120 leases covering approximately 195,200 gross acres in the eastern area,
equivalent to 50% of the acquisition costs incurred by Lagniappe at an average acquisition cost of
approximately $82 per acre.
Pre-Deal Situation:
-
Deal Resolution:
Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in 120 Leases of
Lagniappe Alaska LLC on February 21, 2019.
Summary Public Offerings/Shelf Registrations
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Oil Search Limited
Announced Date
Apr-07-2020
Issuer
Oil Search Limited
Status
Closed
Size (AUD mm)
1,159.90
Issuer Advisors:
Allens (Legal Advisor); Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited (Transfer
Agent/Registrar); Goldman Sachs Australia Equity Pty. Ltd. (Underwriter); Macquarie Securities (Australia)
Ltd. (Underwriter)
Synopsis:
The company has announced an accelerated pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer, an
institutional placement and an offer to eligible shareholders, to raise a total of up to approximately USD 700
million (equivalent of up to approximately AUD 1,160 million).
The Equity Raising consists of an underwritten institutional placement of approximately AUD 760 million; an
accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer of up to AUD 400 million (“Entitlement Offer”) at a ratio of 1
for 8, which further comprises of an underwritten accelerated institutional component (“Institutional
Entitlement Offer”); and a non-underwritten retail component (“Retail Entitlement Offer”); and a non-
underwritten Papua New Guinea offer for eligible Papua New Guinea shareholders on substantially the same
terms as the Entitlement Offer (“PNG Retail Offer”), subject to obtaining PNG regulatory approvals.
The Equity Raising will result in the issue of up to 552,333,610 new ordinary shares. A total of 152,492,734
shares are being offered under Institutional entitlement offer, 38,100,640 shares are being offered under retail
entitlement offer and 361,740,236 shares are being offered under the placement.
The institutional component of the Entitlement Offer is underwritten to an extent of 80% of the amount or
proportion of the offer.
The record date for determining entitlement for the Entitlement Offer is April 9, 2020.
The Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer opens on April 7, 2020 and closes on April 8, 2020.
The Retail Entitlement Offer opens on April 16, 2020 and closes on April 27, 2020.
The Settlement of Placement and Institutional Entitlement Offer will take place on April 17, 2020.
The Allotment and normal trading of New Shares issued under the Placement and Institutional Entitlement
Offer will take place on April 20, 2020.
The Settlement of Retail Entitlement Offer will take place on May 1, 2020.
The allotment of New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer will take place on May 4, 2020.
The Normal trading of New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer will take place on May 5, 2020.
The underwriters will receive a Management fee of 0.4% of the proceeds of the Entitlement Offer and an
Underwriting Fee of 1.50% of the proceeds of the institutional component of the Entitlement Offer and 1.0%
of the proceeds of the retail component of the Entitlement Offer. They will receive a Management fee of 0.4%
of the proceeds of the Placement and an Underwriting Fee of 1.50% of the proceeds of the Placement.
The institutional entitlement offer raised approximately AUD 320 million.
The trading resumes on an ex-entitlement basis (ex-date) is April 08, 2020.
The Date offer will be made to eligible institutional security holders is April 07, 2020.
Application closing date for institutional +security holders is April 07, 2020.
The Announcement of results of institutional offer is April 08, 2020.
The date on which offer documents will be sent to retail security holders entitled to participate in the +pro rata
issue is April 16, 2020.
The Offer closing date for retail +security holders is April 27, 2020.
The Last day to extend retail offer close date is April 22, 2020.
The Entity announces results of retail offer, including the number and percentage of securities taken up by
existing retail security holders is April 30, 2020.
The issue date for retail +security holders is May 04, 2020.
The retail offer booklet lodged with ASX is April 16, 2020.
Retail Offer Booklet and Entitlement and Acceptance Form will be despatched to Eligible Retail Shareholders
on April 16, 2020.
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Despatch of holding statements for New Shares issued under the Retail Entitlement Offer will take place on
May 6, 2020.
Oil Search Limited announces that the offer to eligible shareholders in Papua New Guinea (“PNG Retail
Offer”) opens on April 20, 2020 and will close on May 27, 2020, with the settlement date being May 27, 2020
and issue date being May 28, 2020. New Shares will commence trading on ASX and PNGX on May 29,
2020.
As of April 22, 2020, acceptances for a total of 9,612,322 entitlements had been received from shareholders
eligible to participate in the retail component of its accelerated non-renounceable pro-rata entitlement offer of
fully paid ordinary shares. Acceptances received to date represent approximately 25% of the available
entitlements under the Retail Entitlement Offer.
The Retail Entitlement Offer was strongly supported by eligible retail shareholders, with valid applications
received totalling approximately AUD 39.4 million, implying a take up rate by eligible retail shareholders of
approximately 49%.
Applications under the Oversubscription Facility totalled approximately AUD 40.1 million, resulting in total
applications for the Retail Entitlement Offer of approximately AUD 79.5 million and each eligible retail
shareholder who subscribed under the Oversubscription Facility receiving the full allocation of new shares for
which they applied. The shortfall of approximately AUD 0.5 million under the Retail Entitlement Offer will be
allotted to the sub-underwriters of the Retail Entitlement Offer.
The company announced the quotation of 753,915 new shares on May 27, 2020.
Pre-Deal Situation:
-
Deal Resolution:
-
Key Developments
Key Developments
Oil Search Ordinary Shares to Be Deleted from Other OTC
Oil Search Limited
Dec-28-2021 07:00 PM
Delisting
Situation:
Oil Search Limited Ord Ordinary Shares will be deleted from other OTC effective from December 30,
2021, due to CUSIP Suspended.
Source:
OTCBB
Oil Search Sponsored ADR to Be Deleted from Other OTC
Oil Search Limited
Dec-28-2021 07:00 PM
Delisting
Situation:
Oil Search Limited Sponsored ADR will be deleted from other OTC effective from December 30,
2021, due to ADR /GDR Program Terminated.
Source:
OTCBB
Oil Search Applies for Removal from the Official List of the Australian and Port Moresby
Stock Exchanges from 20 December 2021
Oil Search Limited
Dec-17-2021 07:16 AM
Delisting
Situation:
The all-share merger between Oil Search and Santos is now effective, with Oil Search shareholders
receiving new shares in Santos in exchange for their Oil Search shares. Santos said on 17 December it had
acquired 100% of the issued capital in Oil Search from Oil Search shareholders. Eligible Oil Search
shareholders were issued 0.6275 new Santos shares for each Oil Search share. Oil Search has applied to be
removed from the official list of the Australian and Port Moresby Stock Exchanges from 20 December 2021.
Santos has, however, listed on the official list of the PNG exchange as an exempt foreign entity. Normal
settlement trading of Santos shares on the PNG bourse, under code STO, is expected to begin on 20 December
2021.
Source:
Other
Oil Search Limited Announces its Merger Implementation with Santos Limited
Oil Search Limited
Dec-16-2021 08:34 PM
Investor Activism - Target
Communication
Situation:
On December 17, 2021, Oil Search Limited is pleased to announce that the merger of Oil Search and
Santos Limited effected by way of scheme of arrangement under PNG law has been implemented on December
17, 2021. Accordingly, Santos has acquired 100% of the issued capital in Oil Search from Oil Search
shareholders.
Source:
Other
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) completed the acquisition of Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) from
Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), UBS
Group AG (SWX:UBSG) and other shareholders.
Oil Search Limited
Dec-16-2021 07:00 PM
M&A Transaction Closing
Situation:
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) made a confidential, non-binding indicative proposal to acquire Oil Search
Limited (ASX:OSH) from Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK),
UBS Group AG (SWX:UBSG) and other shareholders for AUD 8.4 billion on June 25, 2021. Santos Limited
entered into Definitive agreement to acquire Oil Search Limited on September 10, 2021. The Merger Proposal
provides that the transaction would be implemented through a Scheme of Arrangement under which Oil Search
shareholders would receive 0.589 new Santos shares for each Oil Search share held. Following approval of the
Scheme, Oil Search shareholders would own 37% of the merged group and Santos shareholders would own
63%. The ownership ratio implies a transaction price of AUD 4.25 per Oil Search share, based on Santos’
closing price on June 24, 2021.
On August 2, 2021, Santos made an improved, non-binding and indicative merger proposal for Oil Search.
Under the terms of the transaction, Oil Search shareholders will receive 0.6275 new Santos shares for each Oil
Search share held via a scheme of arrangement. The revised merger proposal implies a transaction price of
AUD 4.29 per Oil Search share. Following approval of the scheme, Oil Search shareholders will own
approximately 38.5% of the merged group and Santos shareholders will own approximately 61.5%. Santos and
Oil Search are liable to pay a break fee of AUD 80 million each under specific circumstances. Wilson Asset
Management has backed the deal and it remained in favour of the merger proceedings. Following the
completion of the Merger, three non-executive directors from Oil Search will join the Santos Board. Santos’ head
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Oil Search Limited
office will remain in Adelaide.
Following the merger, there would be an opportunity for Oil Search directors to join the board of Santos. Senior
executives of Oil Search would join a combined management team of the merged entity. The transaction is
subject to due diligence, negotiation and execution of Merger Implementation Agreement, there being no
material change to Oil Search’s business, operations or capital structure, among others. The revised proposal is
subject to conditions such as due diligence, Oil Search shareholder approval, PNG court approval, definitive
agreement and regulatory approvals including clearance from the Pacific island country's government. A
transition committee would be established with representatives from both companies in order to achieve a
smooth transition to a merged operating model.
On July 9, 2021 Santos received a letter from Oil Search which acknowledged the strengths of the combined
company and the rationale for the merger proposal but noted that the proposal did not offer appropriate value for
Oil Search shareholders or a basis on which discussions could be progressed. On July 20, 2021, Oil Search
rejected the bid and stated that it is open to receiving a revised proposal which more appropriately reflects the
value which Oil Search would bring to any combined entity, however at this stage no such proposal has been
forthcoming. Santos continues to believe that the Merger Proposal represents an extremely attractive
opportunity to deliver compelling value accretion to both Santos and Oil Search shareholders. As of August 2,
2021, Subject to each party completing due diligence on the other to its satisfaction and entry into a merger
implementation agreement, the Board of Directors of Oil Search intend to unanimously recommend the revised
merger proposal in the absence of a superior proposal and subject to an independent expert concluding that the
scheme of arrangement is in the best interests of Oil Search shareholders.
As on September 6, 2021, Oil Search and Santos have agreed to extend the exclusive due diligence period for a
further 1 week to September 13, 2021. The Papua New Guinea government has raised concerns about a
transaction. The Papua New Guinea Petroleum Minister, Kerenga Kua said that agreement might be harmful to
both the government and the people. As of October 4, 2021, shareholder of Oil Search Limited believed the
company is being handed over too cheaply. The transaction requires the approval of 75% shareholders of Oil
Search Limited. Securing the 75% vote might not be straightforward given several large institutional investors
were yet to be convinced of the merger. Shareholder meeting of Oil Search Limited will be held on November 29,
2021. On September 10, 2021, Board of Oil Search Limited unanimously approved the deal. As on November
11, 2021, The National Court of Papua New Guinea advised for the distribution of Scheme Booklet and
convening of Scheme Meeting on December 7, 2021. The Independent Expert has concluded that the Merger is
in the best interests of Oil Search shareholders in the absence of a superior proposal and The Oil Search Board
continues to unanimously recommend that Oil Search shareholders vote in favor of the Scheme at the Scheme
Meeting. The Deed pool has been signed on November 9, 2021 for the transaction. As on December 6, 2021,
the transaction is approved by PNG Securities Commission. As of December 7, 2021, the transaction was
approved the majority of the shareholders of Oil Search Limited. On December 8, 2021, Independent Consumer
and
Competition Commission of Papua New Guinea approved the transaction. On December 9, 2021, National Court
of Papua New Guinea approved the scheme of arrangement. Oil Search shares will be last traded on ASX and
PNGX on December 10, 2021. As of December 10, 2021, scheme has become legally effective. The scheme
implementation date is December 17, 2021.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and J.B. North & Co Pty Ltd acted as financial advisors while Tony Damian, Robert
Merrick and Peter O'Sullivan of Herbert Smith Freehills and Dentons Australia Limited acted as legal advisors to
Santos. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) and Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited acted as
financial advisors and Allens acted as legal advisor to Oil Search Limited. Rothschild & Co SCA
(ENXTPA:ROTH) acted as financial advisor to the board of Oil Search Limited. Coleson Bruce of Shearman &
Sterling LLP acted as legal advisor to Oil Search Limited. Grant Samuel Group Limited acting as an independent
expert to provide an opinion on transaction. Ernst & Young Australia acted as an accountant and Computershare
Investor Services Pty Limited acted as a registrar to Oil Search.
Santos Limited (ASX:STO) completed the acquisition of Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) from Wilson Asset
Management (International) Pty Limited, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), UBS Group AG (SWX:UBSG) and other
shareholders on December 17, 2021. As per update on December 20, 2021, Oil Search Limited will be removed
from the Official List at the close of trading.
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Oil Search Limited
Dec-13-2021
Index Constituent Drop
Situation:
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Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX 300 Index
Oil Search Limited
Dec-13-2021
Index Constituent Drop
Situation:
Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX 300 Index
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Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index
Oil Search Limited
Dec-13-2021
Index Constituent Drop
Situation:
Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index
Source:
Index Website
Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX 100 Index
Oil Search Limited
Dec-13-2021
Index Constituent Drop
Situation:
Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX 100 Index
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Index Website
Oil Search Limited(ASX:OSH) dropped from S&P/ASX 200 Index
Oil Search Limited
Dec-13-2021
Index Constituent Drop
Situation:
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Transaction Advisors
Accounting Advisors
Advisor
No. of Transactions
Total Value Disclosed
(USD mm)
Most Recent
Transaction Date
Computershare
Investor Services Pty
Limited
4
10,155.11
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited), Apr-07-2020 (Oil Search Limited), Apr-02-2014 (Oil
Search Limited), Oct-19-2009 (Oil Search Limited)
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Ernst & Young
Australia
1
9,197.30
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited)
Financial Advisors
Advisor
No. of Transactions
Total Value Disclosed
(USD mm)
Most Recent
Transaction Date
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
4
10,047.30
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited), Jun-27-2019 (Pikka Unit, Horseshoe area, Hue Shale
leases, and Other Exploration Leases), Oct-31-2017 (World Class Oil Assets in the Prolific Alaska North Slope),
Feb-27-2014 (PPL 236 and PPL 238 and PPL 237 and Retention Licence PRL 39)
Grant Samuel Group
Limited
1
9,197.30
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited)
Rothschild & Co SCA
1
9,197.30
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited)
Macquarie Capital
(Australia) Limited
1
9,197.30
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited)
Macquarie Securities
(Australia) Ltd.
2
3,237.59
Apr-07-2020
Transaction Dates:
Apr-07-2020 (Oil Search Limited), May-20-2016 (InterOil Corporation)
Goldman Sachs
Australia Equity Pty.
Ltd.
1
749.68
Apr-07-2020
Transaction Dates:
Apr-07-2020 (Oil Search Limited)
Macquarie Group
Limited
1
400.00
Oct-31-2017
Transaction Dates:
Oct-31-2017 (World Class Oil Assets in the Prolific Alaska North Slope)
Goldman Sachs
Australia Pty Ltd
2
3,587.41
May-20-2016
Transaction Dates:
May-20-2016 (InterOil Corporation), Feb-27-2014 (Oil Search Limited)
Morgan Stanley
Australia Limited
1
12,529.29
Sep-08-2015
Transaction Dates:
Sep-08-2015 (Oil Search Limited)
Luminis Partners Pty
Ltd.
1
12,529.29
Sep-08-2015
Transaction Dates:
Sep-08-2015 (Oil Search Limited)
Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Inc.
1
251.07
Jan-21-2002
Transaction Dates:
Jan-21-2002 (Orogen Minerals Ltd.)
Legal Advisors
Advisor
No. of Transactions
Total Value Disclosed
(USD mm)
Most Recent
Transaction Date
Allens
4
24,964.19
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited), Apr-07-2020 (Oil Search Limited), May-20-2016 (InterOil
Corporation), Sep-08-2015 (Oil Search Limited)
Shearman & Sterling
LLP
2
9,647.30
Jul-20-2021
Transaction Dates:
Jul-20-2021 (Oil Search Limited), Jun-27-2019 (Pikka Unit, Horseshoe area, Hue Shale
leases, and Other Exploration Leases)
Baker Botts L.L.P.
1
400.00
Oct-31-2017
Transaction Dates:
Oct-31-2017 (World Class Oil Assets in the Prolific Alaska North Slope)
McCarthy Tétrault
LLP
1
2,487.92
May-20-2016
Transaction Dates:
May-20-2016 (InterOil Corporation)
Linklaters LLP (USA)
1
2,487.92
May-20-2016
Transaction Dates:
May-20-2016 (InterOil Corporation)
Ashurst LLP
2
200.00
Apr-15-2008
Transaction Dates:
Apr-15-2008 (Oil Search (MENA) Limited), Aug-31-2006 (A&T Petroleum Company Ltd.)
Ashurst Australia
1
251.07
Jan-21-2002
Transaction Dates:
Jan-21-2002 (Orogen Minerals Ltd.)
News
Warm weather melts hopes of $5/MMBtu gas; Biden ends overseas fossil fuels aid
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TOP NEWS IN ENERGY & UTILITIES
* Warmer-than-normal winter weather over the eastern half of the
U.S. is wrecking the hopes of those who looked for $5-$6/MMBtu natural gas prices this winter.
* The Biden
administration has told U.S. embassies to halt support for carbon-intensive energy projects internationally,
following through on President Joe Biden's January executive order calling for the U.S. to develop a plan to
help flow capital toward climate-aligned investments.
Battery storage supplier Fluence to quadruple
➤
revenues in 3 years – analysts
In their first quarterly earnings call with investment analysts since going
public, executives of battery storage technology developer Fluence Energy Inc. forecast a near doubling of
revenues in 2022 to between $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion.
Colo. Xcel subsidiary files rebuttal testimony in
➤
electric rate case
Public Service Co. of Colorado recently filed rebuttal testimony in the context of its pending
electric rate case specifying a $465.2 million base rate increase.
UTILITIES & POWER
* The Public Utility
Commission of Texas said Dec. 10 that nearly all of the state's 847 generation resources filed winter
readiness reports by a Dec. 1 deadline that was established in response to devastating grid outages earlier
this year.
* Hydro One Ltd. said that more than 450,000 of its customers experienced power outages due to
strong storms that swept the province of Ontario on Dec. 11.
* ISO New England cautioned that there may
be rolling blackouts in New England if a prolonged cold snap prevails this winter, the Associated Press
reported.
* PNM Resources Inc. subsidiary Public Service Co. of New Mexico has completed its acquisition
of the Western Spirit transmission project from Pattern Energy Group 2 LP affiliates and the New Mexico
Renewable Energy Transmission Authority.
RENEWABLES & CLIMATE
* Kansas City, Mo.-based Savion is
moving forward with plans to develop the Oak Run solar farm in Madison County, Ohio, and will likely send
an application to the Ohio Power Siting Board by next summer, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Construction of the solar farm would cost at least $1 billion, the report said.
* The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission has dismissed Nevada Hydro Co. Inc.'s application for its proposed Lake Elsinore Advanced
Pumped Storage (LEAPS) project in California.
* The U.K.'s fourth allocation round for low-carbon power
projects opened Dec. 13, aiming to secure 12 GW of capacity via a £285 million-per-year funding, the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said, S&P Global Platts reported.
* The Western
Governors' Association has approved offshore wind energy development as a policy priority and is calling for
a regional approach to developing the industry off the Pacific Coast, according to the Business Network for
Offshore Wind.
* The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to propose reforms that would lower
residential rooftop solar incentives, according to AP.
* General Motors Co. plans to spend billions for battery
and electric pickup truck production at two locations in Michigan, The New York Times reported, citing a
person with knowledge of the plans.
NATURAL GAS
* Exxon Mobil Corp. affiliate Esso Petroleum Company
Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Green Investment Group Ltd. and gas distribution
company SGN to explore the use of hydrogen and carbon capture in emissions reduction in the Southampton
industrial cluster in the U.K.
* New Fortress Energy Inc. signed a 15-year agreement with a Norsk Hydro ASA
unit for the supply of natural gas to the Alunorte Alumina Refinery in Pará, Brazil.
* U.K. LNG regasification
rates came close to moving into three figures Dec. 10 as U.K. gas demand has continued above seasonal
norms on the back of cold temperatures and high gas-for-power demand, an analysis by Platts showed.
*
VERBIO North America Corp. has started the production of renewable natural gas at its Verbio plant in
Nevada, according to Ames (Iowa) Tribune.
OIL
* Enterprise Products Partners LP hopes to receive
regulatory approval in the spring of 2022 for its deepwater crude export terminal offshore of the Houston
area, a project that would eventually allow for the seamless loading of very large crude carriers from Texas
for the first time, Enterprise co-CEO Jim Teague said in an interview.
* Santos Ltd. named Anthea McKinnell
CFO, days after the company announced that its merger with Oil Search Ltd. had become effective.
* The
U.S. Department of Energy plans to sell 18 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
on Dec. 17.
* An analysis by the Government Accountability Office shows that of the 87 million acres the
Bureau of Land Management elected for leasing from 2009 to 2019, only 18 million were auctioned, and out
of those auctioned, 4 million were never leased, The Hill in Washington, D.C., reported.
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US, China ink climate change deal; Entergy Mississippi eyes 1 GW of renewables
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TOP NEWS IN ENERGY & UTILITIES
* In a major diplomatic breakthrough for U.S. President Joe Biden's
top climate envoy, John Kerry, China and the U.S. agreed Nov. 10 to act jointly to boost global climate action
this decade.
* Entergy Mississippi LLC plans to replace some of its aging natural gas generation with 1 GW
of renewables over the next five years to make the state more attractive for economic development, parent
company Entergy Corp. announced Nov. 10.
National climate pledges at COP26 fail to deliver on Paris
➤
goals, analyses show
The world's eight largest emitters account for nearly two-thirds of all greenhouse
gases that humans spew into the atmosphere, and all those nations are falling short of meeting their net-zero
emission pledges, climate researchers warned.
New Jersey Resources starts up 1st East Coast green
➤
hydrogen blending project
New Jersey Resources Corp. has placed its green hydrogen pilot project into
service, making the gas utility operator the first on the East Coast to blend the zero-carbon fuel into its
distribution system.
DOE, Interior officials laud infrastructure package, stay bullish on budget bill
Biden
➤
administration officials touted the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure deal as the first step toward
reaching the president's ambitious climate and clean energy targets, while sharing their optimism about the
Build Back Better Act's eventual passage.
UTILITIES & POWER
* A new federal-state task force to help
speed the build-out of the U.S. electric grid wrestled Nov. 10 with how far the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission should go in encouraging greater state participation within the regional grid operators as part of
the agency's sweeping transmission rulemaking.
* The Utah legislature passed a "surprise bill" that would
strip Intermountain Power Agency of its exemptions under the state's transparency laws. The bill was
introduced in response to the alleged divergence of the utility's interests from those of the state, The Salt
Lake Tribune wrote.
* A Puerto Rico court suspended but did not dismiss an order to detain the chief
executive of LUMA Energy LLC, after the island's electricity transmission and distribution system manager
provided additional documents to local lawmakers, Bloomberg News reported.
* Maine ratepayers could see
double-digit increases in their bills in 2022, the Portland Press Herald reported, citing assumptions provided
by the state Public Utilities Commission to the state legislature.
* Latest filings revealed that Ohio utilities
such as FirstEnergy Corp. and American Electric Power Co. Inc. are still spending a lot on lobbying for
legislative actions relating to fossil fuel subsidies and slowing the growth of renewable energy, according to
Energy News Network.
RENEWABLES & CLIMATE
* The U.S. Commerce Department declined to
investigate allegations that Chinese solar manufacturers have moved operations to Southeast Asia in recent
years to evade U.S. import tariffs.
* Engie SA's deal to sell energy services business Equans SAS to
Bouygues SA is a "major milestone" in the French utility's disposal program and will enable it to ramp up
spending on renewables, executives said Nov. 10.
* Emera Inc. executives remained upbeat on the
opportunity offered by the Atlantic Loop transmission project and the broader Eastern Canada clean energy
initiative and expect to provide more clarity by early 2022.
* A COP26 draft agreement calls for a faster
phaseout of coal and fossil fuel subsidies but without a firm deadline, The Hill in Washington, D.C., reported.
* The Financial Times explores the current and continuing growth of renewable energy-focused investment
trusts.
NATURAL GAS
* Western Midstream Partners LP emphasized the company's ongoing efforts to
minimize emissions and lowering its debt ratio as key priorities for the company headed into 2022.
* The
move by Reliance Industries Ltd. to divest all its U.S. shale assets and exit the sector signals its intention to
ensure the company maintains its sharp focus on India's domestic market, where its energy portfolio is being
increasingly diversified beyond its core refining business, S&P Global Platts reported.
* Southwest Gas
Corp. said the Sunoma renewable natural gas project has opened at the Paloma Dairy in Gila Bend, Ariz.
*
Piedmont Natural Gas has selected a route for its critical Greenville County, S.C., reliability project after
reviewing community input. The project is intended to meet increasing demand for natural gas in the area.
*
The St. Louis County, Mo., Council plans to hold a hearing over Spire Inc.'s recent email warning residents of
potential natural gas outages this winter, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
* Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd.
plans to invest A$40 million in Western Australian lower carbon projects to address a carbon dioxide injection
shortfall at the Gorgon natural gas facility over the five-year period ending July 17, 2021.
OIL
* BP PLC and
Aker ASA jointly sold a 5% interest in Aker BP ASA for about $655 million, lowering their combined stake in
the Norwegian oil and gas producer to 65%, Reuters reported.
* Tullow Oil PLC expects its equity interests
in the Jubilee field and the TEN fields in Ghana to increase 38.9% and 54.8%, respectively, after exercising
its preemption rights related to the sale of Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s interests in the fields to Kosmos
Energy Ltd.
* Independent expert firm Grant Samuel found that Oil Search Ltd.'s merger with Santos Ltd.
undervalues Oil Search but would be in its best interest, according to Reuters.
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TOP NEWS IN ENERGY & UTILITIES
* The Illinois House passed a
comprehensive energy legislation designed to support the state's nuclear plants and transition to a clean
energy economy, Reuters reported.
* West Virginia ratepayers may have to take on more of the cost burden
if the state wants to keep three large coal plants online beyond 2028.
Oil, gas industry mobilizes
➤
against methane emissions fee in budget bill
The oil and natural gas industries are pushing back on a plan
by U.S. Congressional Democrats to place a fee on planet-warming methane emissions as part of the $3.5
trillion budget reconciliation bill.
Details emerge on House Clean Electricity Performance Program
The
➤
House Energy and Commerce Committee is considering a proposal that would establish a new U.S. Energy
Department program to provide grants for power companies that increase their percentage of clean energy
by certain margins each year and impose fees on those that do not.
UTILITIES & POWER
* CORE Electric
Cooperative has sued Xcel Energy Inc. over prolonged outages at the Comanche coal-fired plant located in
Pueblo, Colo.
* California wants the federal government to declare an "electric reliability emergency," which
will allow the state to rely more heavily on fossil fuels during challenging circumstances and avoid blackouts,
according to Bloomberg News.
* Key Capture Energy LLC, an energy storage project developer in the U.S.,
reached a deal to be acquired by SK E&S Co. Ltd., an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate SK Inc.
* A
federal judge junked an Illinois watchdog group's federal racketeering suit over Commonwealth Edison Co.'s
alleged bribery scheme, saying the suit failed to specify unlawful pressure placed by former House Speaker
Michael Madigan on other lawmakers to pass legislation favorable to the utility, the Chicago Tribune wrote.
RENEWABLES & CLIMATE
* EDP Renováveis SA completed the sale of an additional 12% equity stake in a
405-MW wind portfolio in Illinois to funds managed by Greencoat Capital LLP.
* The Washington Post visits
First Solar Inc.'s panel manufacturing facility in Ohio as it explores the Biden administration's push for more
renewable energy resources and restrictions being placed on solar panels manufactured in China's Xinjiang
region.
* Shell Canada Products Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. secured a memorandum of understanding for blue
hydrogen production near Edmonton, Alberta.
* RWE AG, NTE and Havfram AS signed a collaboration
agreement to jointly participate in the Norwegian government's tender process for floating offshore wind
energy, which will begin later this year.
* The Bureau of Land Management started a 60-day bidding period to
lease more than 4,800 acres in the Milford Flats South solar energy zone in Beaver County, Utah, which has
the potential to generate clean energy for about 100,000 homes.
NATURAL GAS
* Southern California Gas
Co. has agreed to settle and drop a lawsuit that sought to prevent the California Energy Commission from
carrying out a policy that would limit natural gas use and promote building electrification.
* Russia's Public
Joint Stock Company Gazprom has completed construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas subsea
pipeline, which is expected to double the country's gas exporting capacity to Europe through the Baltic Sea,
Reuters reported.
* Rice Acquisition Corp. shareholders approved its proposed business combination with
Aria Energy LLC and Archaea Energy LLC to create a renewable natural gas platform.
* National Fuel Gas
Co. plans to slash its total greenhouse gas emissions by 25% over 10 years and set methane intensity
reduction targets for each of its businesses.
* Lower 48 natural gas storage operators deposited a net 52 Bcf
into inventories during the week to Sept. 3, lagging the five-year-average injection of 65 Bcf, the U.S. Energy
Information Administration reported.
OIL
* Major U.S. oil and gas producers have cut the volume of natural
gas flared from oil and gas wells by 50% in a year as measured by energy intensity, according to a
partnership organized by the industry's largest trade group, the American Petroleum Institute.
* Santos Ltd.
and Oil Search Ltd. entered a definitive agreement to merge the two companies in an all-scrip transaction.
*
The U.S. Energy Department approved a second loan of 1.5 million barrels of oil to Exxon Mobil Corp. from
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, after damage from Hurricane Ida disrupted offshore oil production.
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Oil, gas deal tracker: Merger values soar YOY in July, but asset sales plummet
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Oil and gas M&A deal-making in July rose from year-ago levels despite a lack of substantial North American
corporate consolidation, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
The industry announced 10 more
whole-company and minority-stake deals in July 2021 than in July 2020: 42 deals compared to 32. In the
same period, the combined value of deals rose from $16.29 billion to $21.12 billion due largely to a pair of
major deals involving international oil and gas producers. The number of announced asset transactions
decreased from 41 to 37, and their aggregate value plunged nearly $9.5 billion to $2.32 billion.
Compass
Gas e Energia SA's $9.18 billion acquisition of a 51% stake in Petrobras Gás S.A. - Gaspetro was the
biggest deal announced in July. The deal is pending approval by shareholders and Brazil's national
competition regulator.
Also in July, Santos Ltd. agreed to merge with Oil Search Ltd. for $8.81 billion. Oil
Search shareholders will receive 0.6275 new Santos shares for each Oil Search share held and will own
about 38.5% of the merged group, with Santos shareholders owning about 61.5%.
There were no major
North American asset-level transactions announced in July.
"Our conversations with public [exploration and
production companies] suggest most companies have no plans for any major M&A until their stock prices are
at what they deem more reasonable levels and the bid/ask spread comes back more in buyers favor," Truist
Securities analysts Neal Dingmann and Jordan Levy wrote in an Aug. 11 note. "We believe prices for
proposed deals have been relatively inflated since April after Pioneer Natural Resources Co. acquired
DoublePoint Energy LLC for about $35,000 per acre, assuming about $30,000 per flowing barrels of oil
equivalent."
However, the analysts said a "select few" public producers "might be positively rewarded for
completing the 'right' deal," which they described as a mostly equity offer with an attractive valuation and
potential to quickly contribute to free cash flow. Truist mentioned Devon Energy Corp., ConocoPhillips,
Marathon Oil Corp. and Diamondback Energy Inc. as producers whose balance sheets and operational track
records could make an acquisition worthwhile.
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TOP NEWS IN ENERGY & UTILITIES
* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff issued a draft
environmental review that took an added look at the climate change impacts of ANR Pipeline Co.'s proposed
165,000-Dth/d expansion to deliver natural gas from as far as Manitoba to markets on the Gulf Coast and
other points on its interstate pipeline system.
* Fueled by Oregon's economic recovery, increasing power use
amid record temperatures and a growing high-tech sector in its service territory, Portland General Electric Co.
boosted its business growth and profit outlook for 2021.
As offshore wind boom begins, US aims to
➤
coordinate with Europe to counter China
With as little as 42 MW of installed capacity, the U.S. is playing
catch-up to the Asia-Pacific region and northern Europe in investments and manufacturing in offshore wind
power, a fact that has drawn the attention of Democrats in Congress who are eager to create domestic
renewable energy jobs.
Natural gas, some renewables saw lower US generation output in May
Utility-
➤
scale net generation in the U.S. was up 4.3% in May compared to the previous year, despite multiple fuel
sources recording decreases in generation output during the month.
'Hope is not a plan': Siemens
➤
Gamesa onshore unit's return to profit delayed
The turnaround at wind-turbine maker Siemens Gamesa
Renewable Energy SA is struggling to pick up pace as the company's new management team juggles rising
commodity prices and loss-making new contracts in its onshore wind division.
UTILITIES & POWER
* A
Democratic and Republican FERC member issued concurring opinions to an order denying a rehearing
request over the PJM Interconnection's proposal to revise an agreement allowing transmission operators to
replace aging transmission infrastructure with younger projects.
* Congressional Democrats introduced
legislation that would offset the cost of building electrification, a critical challenge for states and cities seeking
to transition away from natural gas and fossil fuel for heating and cooking.
* New Mexico's utilities will
resume normal billing by mid-August as the transition period for a pandemic moratorium on utility shutoffs
ends, according to the Associated Press.
* The U.S. Senate unveiled an approximately $1 trillion bipartisan
infrastructure bill that includes billions to build out the electric grid and fight climate change.
RENEWABLES
& CLIMATE
* Eversource Energy executives confirmed that the 704-MW Revolution Wind Offshore project is
expected to reach commercial operations in 2025 after previous guidance that the project would be unlikely
to come online by the end of 2023, meaning three of the company's offshore wind projects, totaling more
than 1.7 GW, are to start up between 2023 and 2025.
* SSE PLC agreed to sell its stake in its gas
distribution subsidiary Scotia Gas Networks Ltd. to a consortium of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
and Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners for a consideration of £1.23 billion in cash.
* Port
congestion, shipping cancellations and soaring freight costs are threatening First Solar Inc.'s 2021 delivery
volumes and adding millions of dollars in operating costs, executives said on an earnings call.
* The New
York Times writes about how the Biden administration's climate agenda is being bogged down by the jobs
vacated by hundreds of scientists and policy experts during the previous administration.
NATURAL GAS
*
With $3-$4/MMBtu natural gas prices in the futures markets, Appalachian shale gas producer Cabot Oil &
Gas Corp. will not hedge any of its gas production in 2022, executives said on a conference call.
* Although
Shell Midstream Partners LP's executives said the partnership's assets performed well in the second quarter,
the Royal Dutch Shell PLC subsidiary had to make the tough call to reset its distribution amid uncertainty and
volatility.
* Appalachian shale gas producer Southwestern Energy Co. said it will continue to keep its capital
investment in line while it fast-tracks its previously announced $2.7-billion acquisition of Haynesville producer
Indigo Natural Resources LLC.
* Enbridge Inc. received permission from federal pipeline safety regulators to
return its Texas Eastern Transmission natural gas pipeline to full service after a two-month reduction,
according to Reuters.
OIL
* Exxon Mobil Corp. pumped 400,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent from the
Permian Basin in the second quarter, which it aims to increase by 40,000 boe/d in the third quarter through
continued operating efficiencies, the company said.
* Australian oil and gas companies Oil Search Ltd. and
Santos Ltd. will merge and form a combined entity with a market capitalization of about $16 billion,
Bloomberg News reported.
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Wall Street expects mixed gas utility results, eyes midstream's ESG push in Q2
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TOP NEWS IN ENERGY & UTILITIES
* Wall Street anticipates mixed second-quarter earnings results for
gas utility operators, potentially putting a period of solid profit growth on pause for the sector.
* Investors will
be watching second-quarter midstream earnings for signs that accelerating commercial activity is sufficient to
support new infrastructure growth opportunities.
Energy shares head south as OPEC adds oil, COVID-
➤
19 variant threatens demand
Worries the delta variant of COVID-19 is pushing the world back into lockdown
battered major energy stocks and indexes July 19, with many off 4% or more by midday, according to S&P
Global Market Intelligence.
Cheniere, Sempra Energy may need more India sales as EU methane rules
➤
evolve
The EU's "Fit for 55" climate package has initially excluded trade in oil and gas, with a focus instead
on metals, fertilizers and building materials, as discussed in Panjiva's research of July 16. That should be a
boon for U.S. oil and natural gas exporters. Yet, forthcoming regulations on methane emissions associated
with natural gas extraction could put them at a disadvantage in the EU, London's Financial Times reported.
UTILITIES & POWER
* The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a complaint that sought to
invalidate PJM Interconnection's approval of Dominion Energy Inc.'s decision to pull out of the region's
capacity market, quelling concerns the May capacity auction could be subject to refund obligations or an
auction rerun.
* Arizona utility regulators announced they are considering multiple proposals in response to a
federally declared water shortage expected next month. A formal declaration would require Arizonans that
rely on water from the Colorado River to curtail their usage.
* On a day when the S&P 500 index shed 1.59%
amid investor angst over rising COVID-19 cases, shares in California utility holding company PG&E Corp.
absorbed additional negative sentiment related to another major wildfire potentially triggered by its operating
arm, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
* The Associated Press summarized the impacts of an ongoing bribery
scandal in Ohio that has ensnared state legislators, regulators and utilities.
* Vistra Corp. plans to shutter its
roughly 1,300-MW W.H. Zimmer coal-fired generating station in Moscow, Ohio, on May 31, 2022, five years
ahead of a previous retirement schedule, the company said July 19.
* The Utah Associated Municipal Power
Systems has decided to reduce the number of small modular nuclear reactors at its planned Idaho project to
six from 12, according to the AP.
* Consultation documents revealed the British government's plans to strip
National Grid plc of its gas and electric system operator role, the Financial Times reported.
RENEWABLES &
CLIMATE
* Democratic lawmakers have floated legislative language that would impose a fee on carbon-
intensive imports entering the U.S.; the language comes ahead of Senate Democrats' reveal of a full package
of priority legislation on climate and other issues.
* Governments are only allocating about 2% of their
recovery spending to clean energy measures, falling short of what is needed to achieve international climate
goals, the International Energy Agency said in a new report.
* Daybreak Power Inc. said FERC issued a
preliminary permit approving its proposed 2,650-MW Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project near
Creston, Wash.
* The Bureau of Reclamation has begun taking extreme action to bolster Lake Powell's
declining water levels to prevent the Glen Canyon Dam from being unable to generate electrical power, The
Salt Lake Tribune reported.
* Investments resulted in a slight increase in renewable energy jobs in 2020,
despite an overall drop within the energy sector during the same period, The Hill in Washington, D.C.,
reported, citing a U.S. Department of Energy report.
NATURAL GAS
* Inter Pipeline Ltd. is considering
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP's revised $6.7 billion bid after its rival suitor Pembina Pipeline Corp.
declined to raise its own proposal, Bloomberg News reported.
* The U.S. and Germany could be announcing
a deal to resolve their dispute over Russia's controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in the coming
days, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
* The Nisga'a Nation and its partners Western
LNG LLC and Rockies LNG are moving forward with a 12 million-tonne-per-year LNG project in British
Columbia, according to the Financial Post.
OIL
* Oil Search Ltd., the largest oil producer in Papua New
Guinea, rejected a US$6.5 billion unsolicited merger proposal from Australia's Santos Ltd., saying it was not
in the best interest of shareholders, according to Reuters.
* Separately, the timeline for Oil Search's Pikka
project on Alaska's North Slope has become uncertain after managing director Keiran Wulff resigned due to
medical issues and amid a whistleblower's complaint about his behavior, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
* Motiva Enterprises LLC, a unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., has put on hold its $6.6 billion plan to expand its
refining complex in Port Arthur, Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported. A separate report from Bloomberg
News said Motiva might be reviving a separate plastics project in Texas, which was suspended two years
ago.
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Investors representing $47 trillion target more companies for climate engagement
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Nov-18-2020 04:53 PM
The Climate Action 100+ initiative of hundreds of investors that collectively represent more than $47 trillion
in assets under management has added several companies to their engagement list.
The initiative, first
launched in 2017 and coordinated by the sustainability-focused group Ceres, is now targeting 167 companies
in the energy, metals and mining, chemicals, transportation and consumer sectors and has removed two prior
companies from the list.
Climate Action 100+, which includes the world's largest asset manager BlackRock
Inc., is a coordinated climate-focused engagement strategy that targets companies the initiative has deemed
to be globally significant emitters of greenhouse gases or able to play a significant role in the transition to net-
zero emissions by 2050. Through letters, direct meetings with company officials and shareholder resolutions,
the group presses companies to set goals to reach the net-zero target and to assess and report on their
climate risks.
Added to the target list are German energy utility Uniper SE and oil and gas companies Saudi
Arabian Oil Co. in Saudi Arabia; Mexico-based Petróleos Mexicanos SA de CV, more commonly known as
PEMEX; and Oil Search Ltd. based in Papua New Guinea. The target list also now includes industrial
companies Grupo Argos SA in Colombia and UltraTech Cement Ltd. in India; and Australia-headquartered
chemical manufacturers Incitec Pivot Ltd. and Orica Ltd.
Southern Copper Corp. was removed from the list
and its parent organization, Grupo México SAB de CV, was added instead. Climate Action 100+ said it
removed the retail company Wesfarmers Ltd. from the list due to "de-mergers and asset sales" that have left
the company "substantially different" than before.
In a news release, the initiative indicated it was sticking
with companies in sectors already covered by others on the list. Moreover, "given the early stages of these
engagements," the new companies will not be subject to the initial round of net-zero benchmark assessments
that the initiative plans to publish in 2021, said the release.
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Top News
Coronavirus may cause power demand dive, slow renewable capacity growth
As life in America
skids to a standstill and many are subject to stay-at-home orders while the fight against COVID-19 continues,
the U.S. Energy Information Administration is forecasting a cross-sector power demand dip of 3% in 2020.
Jordan Cove LNG developer appeals to US commerce secretary over state opposition
The developer of the
proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal in Oregon asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to
override a state objection that could prevent the export project from getting built.
Capex cuts, new debt are
'short-term fixes' for Exxon and peers, analysts say
Exxon Mobil Corp.'s plan to cut 2020 capital spending by
a deeper-than-expected $10 billion, along with other cost-cutting measures, may help offset some of the pain
from one of the biggest oil price crashes in history. However, analysts said the major and its peers may not
be able to avoid longer-term fallout should prices remain depressed.
US EIA projects 2020 coal production
to fall 22%, partly due to COVID-19
U.S. coal production is slated to fall 22% in 2020 from 2019 levels,
according to a new U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast.
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Quoted
"Companies that
were small to start with, probably didn't have a lot of liquidity, do they get through this? It's an open question,"
Benjamin Nelson,
a lead
coal
analyst with
Moody's
Investors Service, said.
Power
* The federal
judge overseeing the sprawling Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and its
parent company, PG&E Corp., has approved a contingency plan outlining procedures to sell off the assets of
California's largest utility if the debtors fail to gain approval of their $58 billion reorganization proposal by a
state-imposed June 30 deadline.
* The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the National Association
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners asked the Federal Reserve to extend access to short-term debt
financing for electric, natural gas and water utilities.
* While the recent $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed
by the U.S. Congress did not include many energy, let alone renewable energy, provisions, industry
observers are predicting that may not be true in future response packages, especially bills focused on
infrastructure investments.
* North American Electric Reliability Corp. filed a motion with FERC to defer the
implementation of several reliability standards that have effective dates or phased-in implementation dates in
the second half, to help assure grid reliability amid the impacts posed by the coronavirus outbreak.
* The
volume of renewable power being sold to corporates via power purchase agreement again hit a record in
2019 as government subsidy programs were rolled back across Europe. In total, 2.5 GW of wind and solar
agreements were signed during the year, many in the Nordics and the U.K., according to a new report from
industry group WindEurope.
* The New York Times reports that, despite the slowdown in economic activity
caused by the coronavirus, the renewable energy sector is still expected to grow in 2020 while fossil fuel
businesses may falter.
* The market capitalization of large electric and multi-utilities companies in Europe
took an approximately €62.81 billion hit in the first quarter of 2020, as the ongoing coronavirus crisis ripples
through global supply chains and businesses in all sectors.
* PNM Resources Inc. is warning of material
earnings impacts if government-imposed restrictions responding to the coronavirus pandemic extend through
midsummer.
* The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that energy-related carbon dioxide
emissions will decrease by 7.5% in 2020, due to the slowing economy and restrictions on business and travel
activity related to COVID-19.
Natural gas
* Landowners are contending that the U.S. Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission should not let Cheniere Energy Inc.'s Midcontinent Supply Header interstate pipeline
enter service, saying the developer has failed to restore their properties to pre-construction conditions and
they should be compensated for "grievous damages."
* S&P Global Ratings downgraded EQM Midstream
Partners LP's issuer credit rating and issue rating on its senior unsecured debt to BB- from BB with a
negative outlook, in line with its lowered rating on the partnership's main customer EQT Corp.
* Managers of
midstream-focused closed-end funds are under the gun to make tough business decisions with energy
pipeline stocks in free fall.
* Bondholders of Pioneer Energy Services Corp. are seeking to renegotiate a
debt-for-equity transaction they agreed to as part of the company's Chapter 11 restructuring, The Wall Street
Journal reported, citing a court filing. The bondholders claim that the company's Chapter 11 proposal needs a
second look to consider the recent market situation brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
* NYSE
American LLC notified Sanchez Midstream Partners LP that it is no longer in compliance with the exchange's
continued listing criteria, which requires the partnership to report partners' capital of at least $2.0 million if it
reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two of three most recent fiscal years.
Oil
*
The U.S. Energy Information Administration cut its crude oil price outlook through 2021 as the prospect of
near-record demand loss and unprecedented stockpile builds weighs on the market in the throes of a global
pandemic.
* Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to temporarily shut down its Pernis refinery in the Netherlands for
a large-scale maintenance in mid-April, Reuters reported. The maintenance of the refinery, which processes
404,000 barrels per day, will start weeks ahead of schedule.
* Potentially on the hook for most of a more
than $1 billion payout to California electricity ratepayers, Shell Energy North America (US) LP has asked the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take action on a proceeding that is nearly 20 years old and has
been pending for nearly four years.
* The U.S. EIA, in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, forecasts that
the country will go back to being a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in the third quarter of the
year.
* Petróleo Brasileiro SA approved oil production level of 2.07 million barrels per day for the month of
April, reflecting its previously announced production cut of 200,000 bbl/d.
* The Papua New Guinea-based
oil and natural gas company Oil Search Ltd. closed the books for its $700 million equity offering, which would
help the company weather a prolonged period of low oil prices, The Australian Financial Review reported.
Coal
* Consol Energy Inc. repurchased approximately $43 million of its second-lien debt during the first
quarter, retiring more than $50 million liabilities in principal with no material change in liquidity from the 2019
year-end, in order to reduce its indebtedness.
* Peabody Energy Corp. further reduced its workforce at three
of its coal mines in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, marking layoffs for the second month in a row due to a
reduction in production needs, according to Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune.
* A shift in the Indian government's
focus towards containing the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay in the country's reform plans to allow
commercial coal mining, Argus Media reported.
ChartWatch
In a month dominated by the death and
disruption caused by the coronavirus, the S&P 500 took a battering, with every sector posting negative
returns in March. While the spread of the pandemic shuttered shops across the U.S., it was the energy sector
that led the bad news for equity investors.
New from RRA
* Intervenors in Southern California Edison Co.'s
pending electric rate case are challenging the utility's request to institute interim rates this summer, claiming
the increase would be "counterproductive" amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The day ahead
* The U.S.
Energy Information Administration petroleum status report is due out today.
* Early morning futures
indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. equity markets. To view more SNL equity market indexes,
click here. To view more SNL Energy commodities prices, click here.
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Papua New Guinea to honor gas deal with Total
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The government of Papua New Guinea said it will honor the Papua LNG gas agreement that the previous
administration signed with French oil major Total SA in April, according to a Sept. 3 release from project
partner Oil Search Ltd.
In a statement, Papua New Guinea Minister of Petroleum Kerenga Kua said the
government cleared Total to proceed with the project.
Total agreed to build third party access points,
negotiate with third parties that want access to the project's pipelines, and negotiate with the government on
a potential stake in the pipelines after the state has repaid all its loans and costs on the project.
Total also
formed a joint venture with Papua New Guinea's national oil and gas company Kumul Petroleum Holdings
Ltd. in order to market their shares. The partners agreed to evaluate the prospect of using LNG carriers in a
joint venture with the government for transporting Kumul's shares of the cargoes through negotiated "arm's
length contracts."
In mid-August, Papua New Guinea's Ministry of Petroleum sent a team to Singapore to
renegotiate the terms of the Papua LNG gas agreement, which the ministry regarded as disadvantageous to
the country.
However, the agreement is key to the development of the 5.4 million-tonne-per-year Papua LNG
project, which is expected to take a final investment decision in 2020 and begin operations in 2024.
Papua New Guinea, Total ready to renegotiate terms of Papua LNG Gas Agreement
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Aug-15-2019 03:07 PM
Papua New Guinea's Ministry of Petroleum has sent a team to Singapore to renegotiate with French major
Total
SA the terms of the Papua LNG Gas Agreement, which was signed by the country's previous
government in April.
The deal, seen by the government as disadvantageous to Papua New Guinea, is key to
the development of the country's second LNG export project, the 5.4 million-tonne-per-year Papua LNG,
which is expected to take a final investment decision in 2020 and start operations in 2024.
"Success in the
discussions could lead to an early progress of the project. By the same token, failure could have very serious
ramifications. But failure must not be ruled out and must remain within our contemplation," Kerenga Kua,
Papua New Guinea's minister for petroleum, said in an Aug. 15 statement.
Kua said the new government
has taken the view that the Papua LNG Gas Agreement is disadvantageous to the state and the country's
citizens.
The team being sent to Singapore — which is a state negotiation team authorized by the National
Executive Council — is expected to return to Papua New Guinea early next week, the minister said.
Peter
Botten, Papua LNG project participant Oil Search Ltd.'s managing director, expects the negotiation process
to yield a more detailed picture going forward. "We look forward to further clarity on the state's position
regarding this agreement and ways forward for the project," Botten said.
Along with operator Total and Oil
Search, Exxon Mobil Corp. is also involved.
Papua LNG is planned to have three 2.7 million-tonne-per-year
capacity LNG trains.
Abache Abreu and Nathan Richardson are reporters with S&P Global Platts. S&P
Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts are owned by S&P Global Inc.
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