离岸人员

挪威LYSAKER——  Aker Capital 和 The Resource Group TRG 已同意将其在 Aker Energy 的股份出售给 Africa Finance Corp. 旗下的 AFC Equity Investment。

交易完成后，AFC将成为Aker Energy的唯一股东，拥有加纳近海深水塔诺角三点（DWT/CTP）区块50%的股权。

其中包括超深水 Pecan 油田和其他发现，估计储量在 450 MMboe 至 550 MMboe 范围内。此前，AFC 在 DWT/CTP Block 开发中投资了 2 亿美元的高级担保债券，其首席执行官是 Aker Energy 董事会成员。

阿克能源公司现有的管理团队将继续留任，并计划于本月晚些时候向加纳当局提交山核桃开发计划 (PoD)。

Aker ASA 总裁兼首席执行官脴yvind Eriksen 表示：“根据 Aker 的资本配置优先事项，我们已做出战略决定，出售我们在加纳资产中的股份，并考虑盈利模式。” “通过这种方式，我们可以分担未来发展的风险和回报。”

收益模型基于山核桃项目未来潜在的销售和/或生产收益。

AFC 是一家泛非发展金融机构，已在六个领域整合了价值 105 亿美元的贷款和其他投资组合。加纳共和国于2018年成为亚足联主权股东。

AFC总裁兼首席执行官萨迈拉·祖拜鲁表示：“DWT/CTP项目旨在开发加纳已探明的资源，有潜力创造就业机会、增加政府收入并刺激该国的发展。 我们与 Aker 实体持续合作，为开发提供技术支持，将确保按时提交 PoD，并符合与加纳政府商定的框架。”

由于 COVID-19 爆发和油价暴跌，Pecan 项目的工作于 2020 年暂停，由于俄罗斯卢克石油公司是合作伙伴之一，恢复工作变得更加复杂。然而，据报道该公司一直在寻求出售其 38% 的股权。

先前的油田分阶段开发和使用重新部署的 FPSO 的计划仍然有效。阿克能源公司和合作伙伴一直在评估各种浮标，并将根据技术能力和成本做出最终决定。

2023年4月17日

Offshore staff

LYSAKER, Norway — Aker Capital and The Resource Group TRG have agreed to sell their shares in Aker Energy to AFC Equity Investment, owned by Africa Finance Corp.

Following the transaction, AFC would become the sole shareholder of Aker Energy, with a 50% stake in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) Block offshore Ghana.

This contains the ultradeepwater Pecan oil field and other discoveries with estimated reserves in the range 450 MMboe to 550 MMboe. Previously, AFC invested $200 million in senior secured bonds in the DWT/CTP Block development and its CEO is on the Aker Energy board.

Aker Energy’s existing management team would remain in place and would aim to submit a plan of development (PoD) for Pecan to the Ghanaian authorities later this month.

“In-line with Aker's capital allocation priorities, we have made a strategic decision to sell our stake in the Ghana assets with an earn-out model as a consideration,” said Øyvind Eriksen, president and CEO of Aker ASA. “This way we share the risk and reward of this future development.”

The earn-out model is based on potential future sales and/or production proceeds from the Pecan project.

AFC is a pan-African development finance institution, which has assembled a $10.5-billion portfolio of loans and other investments across six sectors. The Republic of Ghana became an AFC sovereign shareholder in 2018.

Samaila Zubairu, AFC’s president and CEO, said, “The DWT/CTP Project, which aims to develop Ghana's proven resources, has the potential to create jobs, increase government revenues and spur development in the country. Our continuing collaboration with Aker entities for technical support to the development will ensure that the PoD is submitted on time and in line with the framework agreed with the government of Ghana.”

Work on the Pecan project was suspended in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the tumbling oil price, and a resumption has been complicated by Russia’s Lukoil being one of the partners. However, the company has reportedly been seeking to sell its 38% interest.

The previous plan for a phased development of the field and use of a redeployed FPSO remains in place. Aker Energy and partners have been assessing various floaters and will take a final decision based on technical capabilities and cost.

04.17.2023