Kenyan sale14 Mar 2020 20:16
I did not know we were at that stage with the Kenyan sale, transformational if so:
Tullow has enough liquidity to operate for 12 months under the worst-case scenario—in which it fails to meet production guidance and crude trades below $30/bl for a protracted period. Cost-cutting is the priority, to try and outlast the market low. The company has slashed the size of its workforce by 35pc and is closing all offices beyond its London base. Tullow has pledged net cash savings of $200mn into 2022.
Most significantly, the board says it will raise more than $1bn from portfolio management this year. West Africa holds the company’s most important producing assets, so East Africa is the most likely source for funds. The company has confirmed a formal sales agreement in Kenya, and the farm-down in Uganda is still ongoing. US bank Jefferies believes the assets are worth a combined $958mn at a long-term oil price of $62/bl.