Buy Enquest and Waldorf - CEO buy these10 Jul 2024 16:07
Waldorf - assets saleToday 13:52
See article below about Waldorf. One of the assets for sale is the 29.5% of Kracken, last year ENQ produced 13,700bpd, so one assumes that Waldorf share is 5732bpd. ENQ has also spent capital on improving production and utilising the gas to replace diesel fuel.
It would put all the Kracken eggs in one ENQ basket but surely it makes sense for ENQ to buy out Waldorf's interest.
The article states the value of the Waldorf portfolio is unclear and liabilities will have to be quantified. It is an administrators sale so they will be keen to make a deal and other operators are exiting the NS, so ENQ with cash available and tax losses may be the key prospect for these assets. Timing would tie into AB's expressed time frame and an additional 22,000bpd overall would push ENQ into the top quartile.
We know the ENQ bid room has been open and they have been assessing deals, my guess is AB has been waiting for the administrators at Waldorf and results of the election before making a move.
I am now expecting some form of deal anytime now and the likelihood of an extra 3% EPL will add pressure on Waldorf.
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Administrators of North Sea oil and gas producer Waldorf Production have put the company's holdings up for sale, according to a sales document seen by Reuters.
Privately-owned Waldorf Production filed for administration after it defaulted on a bond payment in June, when Interpath Advisory was named as administrators.
The administrators this week launched the sale of Waldorf's oil and gas assets, which include a 40% stake in the Catcher field, which is operated by Harbour Energy, and a 29.5% stake in the EnQuest-operated Kraken field, according to the document.
Stakes in a total of 10 fields are up for sale with a net production of 22,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in 2023. The assets generated revenue of $644 million last year.
The value of the portfolio was unclear.
Interpath declined to comment. Waldorf Production did not reply to a request for comment.
The sale comes at uncertain times for UK North Sea oil and gas producers after the Labour Party came into power in last week's general election with a pledge to increase tax on producers.