ONGC's overseas arm, ONGC Videsh (OVL) is, reportedly, likely to close a $700-900 million foreign bond issue by this month. The company had hired Citigroup, RBS and Standard Chartered to rate the bond issue. Further, it plans to utilize the proceeds to fund the acquisition of stakes the company bought in the Azerbaijan oilfields late last year.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) - wholly owned subsidiary - ONGC Videsh (OVL), back in September 2012, signed definitive agreements for the acquisition of Hess Corporation’s 2.7213% participating interest in the Azeri, Chirag and the Deep Water Portion of Guneshli Fields in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea (ACG) and 2.36% interest in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC), for $1 billion. This was considered OVL's first acquisition in Azerbaijan and it was aimed to help it offset the drop in production from Sudan and Syria, which pulled its output down by more than seven per cent in FY12.
Further, this largest acquisition by OVL in the biggest oil find in the world since 1968 will not only expand the company's footprint in Kazakhstan but will also help it secure access to Central Asia's hydrocarbons treasure. However, the company is yet to firm up financing plan for Kazakhstan acquisition which it bought for $5 billion and is apparently looking at raising domestic debt for funding the acquisition.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| ONGC | 279.25 |
| Oil India | 454.40 |
| Jindal Drilling&Inds | 535.85 |
| Deep Industries | 457.70 |
| Asian Energy Service | 297.85 |
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