Sinopec May Reduce Exposure In African Energy Resources
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 07, 2017 12:53AM ET
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (NYSE:SNP) , also known as Sinopec, intends to lower exposure in African oil operations, per Reuters. The energy giant has decided to divest its resources in Nigeria and Gabon.
According to the report, Sinopec has employed French financial services giant, BNP Paribas (PA:BNPP), to seek advice pertaining to the sale.
During 2009, Sinopec disbursed as much as $7.24 billion for the acquisition of upstream energy player Addax Petroleum. With the buyout, Sinopec secured resources in the prospective oil and gas plays of Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and Iraq.
From 2009 to 2013, to meet long-term Chinese fuel demand, many energy players in the country were looking for overseas properties to boost oil and gas reserves. But, with the journey of oil in the bearish territory after mid-2014, operations in those assets were not profitable. Moreover, recent militant attack in the Nigerian upstream resources affected Sinopec’s businesses.
Per the sources, Sinopec has been showing interest to divest properties of Addax Petroleum which are located both on and off the coast of Nigeria and Gabon. With the completion of the sale, the Cameroon project is expected to be the only African development left for Sinopec.
Investors should know that although oil price has recovered from multi-year lows, the crude properties in Nigeria and Gabon could not fetch more than $1 billion, per the report.
Headquartered in Beijing, Sinopec sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Although the stock, belonging to the the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here .
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