Singapore's Temasek Shortlists Saudi Aramco, Shell in Sale of Pavilion Energy Assets
Singapore's Temasek Holdings has shortlisted energy giants Shell and Saudi Aramco among a handful of companies to purchase most of the assets of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading firm Pavilion Energy, sources with knowledge of the matter said.The sale process comes a decade after the state investment firm set up Pavilion Energy to focus on LNG-related investments, and takes place as spot Asian LNG prices LNG-AS have fallen more than 40% since mid-August, potentially weighing on the deal's valuation.Temasek is evaluating bids for the sale of Pavilion Energy's assetsā¦
ADNOC Eyes June Listing of Marine & Logistics Unit
State oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) plans to float its marine and logistics subsidiary in the coming months, two sources said, the second initial public offering of one of its businesses this year.ADNOC, which raised $2.5 billion from listing its gas business in March, is gearing up for a June listing of ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), said the sources, declining to be named as the matter is not public.HSBC was appointed as joint global coordinator on the syndicate this weekā¦
UAE Plans Floating LNG Import Terminal
State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) plans to start a new liquefied natural gas floating import terminal (FSRU) in the second half of this year, three LNG industry sources said. The floating import terminal is being supplied by U.S. gas shipping company Excelerate Energy, the sources said. Both ADNOC and Excelerate Energy did not respond to requests for comment. One of the sources said the terminal's import capacity will be about 1 million tonnes per annum. The UAE already imports LNG via a floating terminal supplied by Excelerate Energy off the coast of Dubai. Reporting by Sarah McFarlane and Oleg Vukmanovic
BPC Tenders 170mb Naphtha Parcel
Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) issued an international tender to sell 170,000 barrels of naphtha on Wednesday for Oct. 27-29 loading from Chittagong, a company official said. The tender will close on Oct. 13, with validity up to Oct. 16. The offer came as the discount on the Asian naphtha price differential for first-half November and first-half December widened to $3.50 a tonne to reach its lowest in six sessions as an excess of cargoes persisted. BPC sold a same-size cargo to Vitol Asia at premiums of $1.32 a barrel to Singapore quotes, the highest since March 2013. Apart from exporting, BPC sells naphtha domestically to privately owned Super Petrochemical. BPC had earlier finalised second-half term contracts for refined oil products at mostly unchanged premiums.
Dolphin Offshore Lines up Investments
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd., an offshore construction and ship repair company for the oil and gas industry, has lined up investments worth Rs 1,000 crore over the next 5-6 years, a senior company official said. Dolphin has already invested $35m in the initial expansion plans like acquiring ships. Offshore construction being its main focus, Dolphin is looking at moving up the value chain with bigger contracts and would invest Rs 200 crore for expansion in this field. The company, which currently owns 12 ships, has ordered two more work boats and an offshore construction barge. Dolphin is currently bidding for the $32m barge bumper contract floated by ONGC. It is also registered with Saudi Aramco and is in the final stages of talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
