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International Holding Company, the vast Abu Dhabi conglomerate, is weighing a bid for Lukoil’s overseas assets, after US sanctions forced the Russian energy giant to find a buyer for its international network of refineries, pipelines and oilfields.
As Lukoil races to dispose of its overseas assets, a range of groups including private equity firm Carlyle, oil major Chevron, and now IHC are examining whether to bid for all or part of the assets, which have a book value of roughly $22bn.
IHC, which is chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, one of the United Arab Emirates’ most powerful royals, has been expanding aggressively — and aims to double its $125bn asset base over the next five years.
IHC said: “We are looking at Lukoil’s foreign assets, and we are talking to the [US] Office of Foreign Assets Control.” IHC’s interest was first reported by Reuters. Carlyle and Chevron declined to comment.
The move by IHC tees up a potential contest over the assets between UAE and Washington-based Carlyle, an investor with about $470bn under management.
The US Department of Justice has given dispensation for companies to negotiate with Lukoil until December 13. Any potential deal would require US regulatory approval.
US energy company Chevron is also examining a bid for part of Lukoil’s assets, said people familiar with the matter. Lukoil owns 5 per cent of the Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan, which is operated by Chevron and in which the US major has a 50 per cent stake.
Lukoil said this week that it was in negotiations with “several potential buyers” about the asset sale. It would prefer a buyer who would be able to purchase all of its assets, according to people familiar with the process.
Potentially complicating the sales process, Lukoil’s sprawling portfolio includes several minority stakes in energy projects that contain a legal “right of first refusal” that allows existing co-owners to buy into the project, in the event of a change of control.
Lukoil had earlier agreed a deal to sell its entire portfolio to Gunvor, but the Swiss trading house withdrew its offer after the US government opposed the deal.
The Treasury earlier this month said it would not grant a licence for Gunvor to operate Lukoil’s assets and described the trading firm, which has sought to distance itself from Russia, as the “Kremlin’s puppet”.
Gunvor was co-founded by a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Gennady Timchenko, who left the company 11 years ago and who no longer holds a stake.
Пока все обсуждают "мирный план", Трамп играет в наперски.
Смотрим за руками.
С Лукойла никто не собирается снимать санкции.
Отжимают бизнес... по дешевке.