北海石油和天然气生产商伊萨卡能源公司 (Ithaca Energy) 10 月 25 日表示，该公司正在推进其在伦敦上市的计划，并正在寻求将其普通股纳入金融市场行为监管局官方名单的优质部分。

伊萨卡今年上半年的产量约为 66,700 桶油当量/日，其目标是实现至少 10% 已发行股本的自由流通量，并预计有资格纳入英国富时指数。

据路透社此前报道，该公司由在特拉维夫上市的德勒克集团 (Delek Group) 拥有，在即将上市的上市中估值可能达到 20 亿至 30 亿美元，筹集的资金将在 3 亿至 5 亿美元之间。

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英国北海公司伊萨卡能源计划伦敦上市

伊萨卡的上市克服了今年股权资本市场交易大幅下滑的影响，保时捷 9 月的上市成为 2022 年唯一值得注意的首次公开募股 (IPO)，因为欧洲 ECM 交易的收益在 2022 年第三季度下降了 82% 至 80 亿美元。那一年。

该交易达成之际，由于能源危机，人们对北海地区重新产生了兴趣，英国最近启动了自 2019 年以来的第一轮石油和天然气勘探许可，以提高国内产量。

英国北海是全球布伦特原油基准品位的所在地，是一个老化盆地，该盆地的石油和天然气产量已从 1999 年约 4.4 MMboe/d 的峰值下降至约 1.5 MMboe/d。

伊萨卡拥有北海坎博开发项目 70% 的股份，壳牌正在寻求出售其 30% 的股份，该股份近年来一直是气候活动人士抗议的焦点。

伊萨卡表示，此次要约中出售的普通股总数的最多 15% 将作为超额配股权的一部分提供。

出售股份的收益将用于偿还公司债务，所有者德勒克希望在保留控股股东的同时减持其股份。

高盛和摩根士丹利担任本次交易的联席全球协调人，汇丰银行、杰富瑞和美国银行担任联席账簿管理人，ING 担任联席牵头经办人。

North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy said on Oct. 25 it was going ahead with its plans to list in London and was seeking admission of its ordinary shares to the premium segment of the official list of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Ithaca, which produced about 66,700 boe/d in the first half of the year, is targeting a free float of at least 10% of its issued share capital and expects to be eligible for inclusion in the FTSE U.K. indices.

The company, owned by Tel Aviv-listed Delek Group , could be valued at $2 billion-$3 billion in the upcoming listing and raise proceeds of between $300 million-$500 million, Reuters previously reported.

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Ithaca's float defies a sharp decline in equity capital market deals this year, with Porsche's listing in September ranking as the only notable initial public offering (IPO) in 2022 as proceeds from ECM deals in Europe dropped 82% to $8 billion in the third quarter of the year.

The deal comes at a time of renewed interest in the North Sea region due to the energy crisis, with Britain recently launching its first oil and gas exploration licensing round since 2019 in an effort to boost domestic production.

The British North Sea, home to the global Brent benchmark grade, is an aging basin where oil and gas production has fallen from a 1999 peak of around 4.4 MMboe/d each year to around 1.5 MMboe/d.

Ithaca owns a 70% stake in the Cambo development in the North Sea, with Shell seeking to sell its 30% stake, which has been at the center of protests by climate activists in recent years.

Ithaca said that up to a further 15% of the total number of ordinary shares being sold in the offer would be made available as part of an overallotment option.

Proceeds of the share sale will be used to pay down the company's debt, with owner Delek looking to cut its stake while remaining a controlling shareholder.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are joint global coordinators on the deal while HSBC, Jefferies and Bank of America are joint bookrunners, with ING acting as co-lead manager.