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Shell puts up SPDC for sale, launches major divestment from Nigeria

Chike Olisah by Chike Olisah
July 31, 2021
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Royal Dutch Shell has launched a major divestment of its Nigerian assets following the issuance of sale documents earlier in the week with the expressions of interest (EOIs) due by September 10.

According to several sources with knowledge of the matter, Shell has engaged Standard Chartered to sell its Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) subsidiary.

SPDC operates the company’s shallow-water and onshore asset interests with its 30% stake in the SPDC joint venture, which supplies around 10% of Nigeria’s gas demand.

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One of the sources said that the vendor is asking for non-binding offers in the subsequent second phase, according to Arise TV.

Why Shell is divesting from SPDC

The sources had said that Shell is selling its Nigerian business because it no longer views its activities in the Niger Delta as core to its ongoing strategy, which is driven by the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pressure from its investors.

This had earlier been corroborated by Shell’s CEO, Ben van Beurdenearlier, in May this year when he added that the oil giant was in talks with the Federal Government on the way forward.

The sources also said that several of the oil mining leases (OMLs) have upcoming development costs, which Shell does not intend to fund. However, the oil giant still hopes to retain its deepwater assets in the country.

A person will knowledge of the matter said that Shell wants full value offers for the business which is worth several billions of dollars and will likely prefer low execution risk as against waiting for a knockout offer. The business might be too large for a single buyer.

The valuation of the oil and gas firm can be derived from different views on the separate assets, the shallow-water fields, the onshore fields and the infrastructure, for which there could be separate buyers.

Alternatively, Shell may sell portions of equity in the whole of SPDC to different consortia of buyers with the intending buyers expected to have local Nigerian elements.

The oil and gas assets in the Niger Delta region are usually under threat as they are plagued with security issues and would, in particular, need a very local participant and lender.

What you should know

  • SPDC is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria and has the largest acreage in the country from which it produces some 39% of the country’s oil.
  • SPDC is the operator of a Joint Venture Agreement involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which holds 55%, Shell 30%, Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG)10% and Nigerian Agip Oil Company limited (NAOC) 5%
  • The joint venture owns 360 producing oil wells, 60 producing gas well, and a network of 4,000 kilometres of oil and gas pipelines and flowlines.
  • It can be recalled that in May 2021, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, Ben van Beurden, at the company’s annual general meeting, revealed that the oil and gas firm has contacted the Nigerian Government about divesting its onshore holding through its onshore joint venture SPDC, citing increased oil spills it has experienced in the Niger Delta region through pipeline sabotage and other issues related to onshore operations.
  • Meanwhile, on January 15, 2021, SPDC and its joint venture partners concluded the sale of their 45% stake of OML 17 to Heirs Holdings. The company acquired related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp), from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and ENI
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Chike Olisah

Chike Olisah

Chike was a banker with over 11 years experience in retail and commercial banking, risk management, treasury portfolio management and relationship management. He also acquired some experience in financial management and do have some special interest in investment analysis and personal finance. He had stints with financial institutions like the former Intercontinental Bank and Fidelity Bank.

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  1. Patrick says:
    August 3, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    You have just copy and pasted the story from Mergermarket.

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  2. Kole says:
    October 17, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    How much chevron company in nigeria ?? for sale

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