RE: Volume20 May 2021 17:20
WAFD takes security over certain assets. It periodically reviews the assets, the oil price, the reserves, the production, NTOG's cash position and cashflow. If it was renewed in 2020, it is not an issue to renew it now.
WAFD is cold on using the facility to purchase assets but is happy for producing assets to be switched to the facility and will then lend based on its review of the factors above. It is cheap money, not many O&G companies of NTOG's size would such a facility. When I say cold, it doesn't mean that it can't be done but they are not keen.
Each time it is renewed, they set new terms and a drawdown cap. All the factors since the last renewal should lead to the same terms or better and a higher drawdown cap. Likely Caballos Creek will get switched over to it and the current third party facility will get repaid.
In the past WAFD has required some of NTOG's production to be hedged. It may be at renewal that they want some more production to be hedged: I don't know. It may be that they agree with the rising oil price prognosis and don't want hedging at this time.
DYOR