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Energy SpA — M&A Activity 2023
Nov 21, 2023
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M&A Activity
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BW Energy: Completes acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria
BW Energy: Completes acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria
Completes acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria
BW Energy has completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria from
Saipem S.p.A. The FPSO is currently producing approximately 10,000 barrels per
day of oil from the Golfinho field offshore Brazil, supported by the Company's
local operating organisation.
According to the agreement that was entered into in June 2022, BW Energy will
pay Saipem a total of USD 73 million in fixed consideration for the FPSO, of
which USD 38 million was paid in the third quarter 2023. A further USD 35
million will be paid in 18 monthly instalments following the takeover, with the
first instalment already paid.
The FPSO Cidade de Vitoria is a flexible unit with 1.6 million barrels of
storage capacity. The unit, which recently underwent repairs and upgrades, can
produce more than 100,000 barrels per day of oil and has additional capacity for
gas production and compression. It positions BW Energy to efficiently increase
production from the Golfinho cluster with ample oil and gas handling capacity to
accommodate the upside from planned future developments. The FPSO acquisition
will enable BW Energy to reduce the whole field OPEX.
For further information, please contact:
Knut R. Sæthre, CFO BW Energy, +47 91 11 78 76
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
About BW Energy:
BW Energy is a growth E&P company with a differentiated strategy targeting
proven offshore oil and gas reservoirs through low risk phased developments. The
Company has access to existing production facilities to reduce time to first oil
and cashflow with lower investments than traditional offshore developments. The
Company's assets are 73.5% of the producing Dussafu Marine licence offshore
Gabon, 100% interest in the Golfinho and Camarupim fields, a 76.5% interest in
the BM-ES-23 block in, a 95% interest in the Maromba field in Brazil and a 95%
interest in the Kudu field in Namibia, all operated by BW Energy. Total net
2P+2C reserves and resources were 546 million barrels of oil equivalents at the
start of 2023, when including the Golfinho Clusters.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act