RE: SP30 Apr 2022 22:02
Kinkell, not seen any report from Panmure regarding Savannah. The only report I can see for the 22 April is the finnCap report which is
'Nigerian gas sales contract increase Savannah’s Nigerian midstream gas business has signed an addendum to its 2020 gas sales contract with FIPL, which could see gas sales increase from up to 35 mmcfd to up to 65 mmcfd in order to supply two additional power plants in Rivers State. These incremental gas volumes can be delivered at minimal cost to Savannah and will help optimise its underutilised Nigerian midstream gas infrastructure. Accugas total revenues from gas sales have grown at a 15% CAGR over the past five years, and today’s announcement sets the stage for continued growth in future years. This, alongside the benefit of over US$100/bbl oil prices, will drive material upgrades to our forecasts, accelerating debt reduction and further fuelling Savannah’s re-rating.
- Gas sales contract addendum. Savannah’s Nigerian midstream gas business, Accugas (SAVE 80%), has signed an addendum to its existing interruptible gas sales agreement with First Independent Power Limited (FIPL), originally signed in January 2020. The original contract covered gas supplies to FIPL’s 180 MW Afam power plant of up to 35 mmcfd. The addendum allows FIPL to increase this contractual gas quantity from Accugas to up to 65 mmcfd to also supply the 136 MW Trans Amadi and 75 MW Eleme power plants, also located in Rivers State.
- High margin incremental gas sales. Accugas has six gas sales agreements in place, three of which have been signed since Savannah acquired Seven Energy in late 2019. In total, these contracts represent up to 247.5 mmcfd of daily gas deliveries. This is another example of the high margin incremental gas sales opportunities that Savannah can access, driving unit cost efficiencies and optimising underutilised gas infrastructure without additional capital expenditure.
- Material upside to estimates. Our current forecasts assume gas deliveries to FIPL of just 20 mmcfd in 2022, rising to 35 mmcfd in 2025 in annual increments of 5 mmcfd. All else being equal, if the full 65 mmcfd were to be supplied to FIPL in 2022 and 2023, our EBITDA forecasts would increase by 10% and 7% respectively, to US$397m and US$506m. This, alongside the benefit to its newly acquired Chad oil business of Brent oil prices running well above our US$70/bbl forecast for 2022 and US$60/bbl for 2023, is set to drive material upgrades to our current earnings forecasts.'