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Borr Drilling — Capital/Financing Update 2021
Jun 15, 2021
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Capital/Financing Update
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Borr Drilling Limited - Entering MoU to streamline Mexico operations and improve liquidity
Borr Drilling Limited - Entering MoU to streamline Mexico operations and improve liquidity
June 15, 2021: Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company", "Borr Drilling") (NYSE and
OSE: "BORR) has five rigs working for joint ventures which are jointly owned
with our Mexican partner providing integrated well services for Pemex. The
services commenced in May 2019 and have provided Pemex with an incremental
production of approximately 125,000 barrels of oil per day from 21 wells drilled
so far. In our most recent meeting with Pemex management we have received a very
favourable review of the performance and the cost efficiency of this operation.
The integrated well services joint ventures have received a request for
extension of this program, which in turn is expected to employ the five Borr
Drilling rigs until the end of 2022.
In connection with this extension, the Company and our Mexican partner have
entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") to make certain changes in
the structures of the joint ventures, where our Mexican partner will buy Borr
Drilling's 49% stake of the integrated services JVs Opex and Akal (the "IWS
JVs"). The transaction is expected to free up a gross amount of $28 million for
Borr Drilling, representing historic profits in the IWS JVs and some settlements
of other payables, which is incremental to the dayrate earnings resulting from
the provision of drilling services.
Simultaneously, Borr Drilling will acquire an incremental 2% stake of the joint
ventures performing drilling services (the "Drilling JVs") from the Mexican
partner, and by that hold a 51% majority ownership position. The Drilling JVs
will continue to earn day rates from its main customers Opex and Akal through
regular drilling contracts. This will streamline the Company's Mexican
operation, reduce our risk, and over time lead to a more stable cash-flow. The
Company expects to close the transaction within the third quarter of 2021.
As of the end of Q1 2021, Borr Drilling reported a receivable balance of $30.3
million from its related parties, mainly representing bareboat revenue and other
earnings due from the Drilling JVs. In addition, the Drilling JVs has a positive
working capital balance and retained profits attributable to Borr Drilling. The
$28 million gross settlement for the transaction is in addition to this amount.
The cash generated by the Company's 13 operating rigs is expected to cover the
finance, stacking and G&A cash cost for the third quarter 2021. Additionally,
with improved regularity in payments from Pemex, continued operation of Borr
Drilling's rigs in Mexico until 2022, the proceeds from the sale of the IWS JVs,
and an overall activity for the Company in excess of 13 rigs should provide the
Company with sufficient liquidity runway until the current debt maturities in
2023. The Company is also optimistic about re-activations of additional warm
stacked rigs due to improved market conditions.
Hamilton, Bermuda
15 June 2021
This press release includes forward looking statements, which do not reflect
historical facts and may be identified by words such as "potentially",
"expected", "should" and "will" and similar expressions and include statements
relating to the commencement of closing of the transaction, receivable balances,
retained profit and working capital, gross settlement, the operating margin of
13 operating rigs to cover the finance, stacking and G&A cash costs for the
third quarter 2021, regularity of payments from Pemex, contracts of rigs,
sufficient liquidity runway until the current debt maturities in 2023, improved
market conditions and other non-historical matters. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause
actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements included herein and other factors described in
the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our prospectuses and filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made
only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake to update or revise the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.