{"id":25932,"date":"2018-08-28T21:04:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=25932"},"modified":"2018-08-28T21:04:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T20:04:32","slug":"oando-eyes-growth-after-curbing-2-5-billion-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/oando-eyes-growth-after-curbing-2-5-billion-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Oando Eyes Growth After Curbing $2.5 Billion Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oando Plc\u00a0is looking to boost crude output from next year as the Nigerian producer breaks the back of a $2.5 billion debt burden built up through the 2014 acquisition of oil and gas assets from U.S. giant ConocoPhillips.<\/p>\n

The borrowings will be almost 90 percent lower by the third quarter of 2019 and the company is now preparing for its next stage of development, Chief Executive Officer Wale Tinubu said in an interview at Oando\u2019s Lagos headquarters. \u201cWe have purchased enough reserves and our job should really be to exploit those reserves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Oando focused on repaying the debt after the ConocoPhillips deal to cushion the impact of the financing costs, but that came at the expense of growth, according to the CEO. The company, listed in Johannesburg and Lagos, is now able to increase its number of rigs and reopen oil fields, he said, taking advantage of a recovery in the oil price.<\/p>\n

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Oando has more than 450 million barrels of reserves following the ConocoPhillips acquisition and has interests in 14 oil exploration licenses in Africa\u2019s biggest crude producer. Its Oando Energy Resources Inc. unit aims to grow production organically to 75,000 barrels a day by 2023 from 40,000 barrels, while also seeking \u201cacquisition opportunities\u201d which could help it exceed that goal, Tinubu said.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Besides repaying debt, the company sold parts of the business to focus on more profitable areas, according to the CEO. Disposals include a stake in a gas distribution and power unit to Helios for $115.8 million in 2016, while Oando\u00a0gave up<\/a>\u00a0its majority stake in a service-station and fuel-storage and supply business.<\/p>\n

Oando remains committed to its oil trading operation, he said. \u201cWe are focused on developing that side of our business, which is really to export Nigerian crude and bring in products wholesale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tinubu also commented on a Nigerian government cap on gasoline prices at below-market costs that has caused many private retailers to stop imports. That\u2019s left the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to handle supply and effectively subsidize fuel for Nigerians.<\/p>

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\u201cIt\u2019s not popular to increase petrol to increase petrol prices,\u201d the CEO said. \u201cThe reason we don\u2019t have a country that is exporting petroleum products is because of subsidies. Our refineries were never repaired because they never had enough cash flow to fix them. That\u2019s because they were always selling product at a discount.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nigeria restricts pump prices to 145 naira per litre ($0.40, or $1.51 per gallon). That makes the OPEC member one of the 10 cheapest places in the world to buy gasoline, according to GlobalPetrolPrices.com.<\/p>\n

Tinubu and his deputy at Oando were last month dealt a court defeat as firms they own or part-own were ordered to pay $680 million in a dispute over corporate shareholdings. The CEO declined to comment as the case is ongoing.<\/p>\n

The shares rose 1 percent to 5.05 naira as of 1 p.m. in Lagos, have declined 16 percent this year, valuing the company at 63 billion naira ($174 million).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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