e&p financing : lenders’ perspective december 10, 2004
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E&P Financing : Lenders’ perspective
December 10, 2004
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Agenda
ICICI Bank experience
Introduction
Monetisation process
Structure & key contracts
International scenario
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Abandon
Year 25+
License issued
Set up consultation process
Conduct seismic prog. & analysis ($10-20
mn.)
Plan for exp. drilling
Exploration drilling ($ 40-80 mn/well)
Evaluation drill results
Delineation drilling ($ 30-50 mn./well)
Pre-development ($ 100 mn.)
Development phase ($ 3 bn.)
Production
Year 5 Year 9 Years 14-25+
Year 1
Introduction
Life cycle
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Introduction
E&P project characteristics - phases
Exploration phaseMulti-stage process of assessment of
reservesContinuous assessmentFinancing mainly from equity.
Development phasePhased development based on
prospect valueDebt financing based on reserve
certification Production phase
Different stages – primary, secondary, tertiary
Monetisation based on production history
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Introduction
E&P financing
Exploration
Appraisal
Development
Primary Production
EOR Production
%
Deb
t
Abandonment
% equity
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Introduction
Probable Financing options
Exploration stage Equity financing Mezzanine financing
Development stage Plain vanilla Lease finance Suppliers’ credit Structured financing
Production stage Corporate debt Securitisation
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Agenda
ICICI Bank experience
Introduction
Monetisation process
Structure & key contracts
International scenario
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Structure & key contracts
Structure
UJV Equity
Debt
Offtaker
Lessor
O &M operator
Contractors
Repayments
Debt
Dividend
Investment
Project
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Structure & key contracts
Production sharing agreement
Mother Agreement b/w GOI and UJV partners License tenure - phase wise Indicates work programme commitment Terms for recovery of cost & sharing of
profit Cost oil, Profit oil and Investment multiple
concept Other details
Operations & managementSale, price, taxes, royalty, duties etc.
Assignment of interest Prior written consent from GoI required Encumbrance subordinate to other UJV
partners
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Structure & key contracts
Joint operating agreement
Agreement governing the operations of UJV: Management of UJV operations Responsibilities of Operator and other
partners Work programme and budgets Sale – gas & oil Cash expense - default rate from due
date Transfer of interest
Transferee rights only after govt. approval
Within a specific period
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Agenda
ICICI Bank experience
Introduction
Monetisation process
Structure & key contracts
International scenario
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Monetisation process
Key details
Future receivables of oil/gas on cashflow basis Cashflow is residual as it is after the
opex, levies and taxes have been appropriated
Totally dependent on estimate of underground reserves hence emphasis on Independent evaluation of reserves by
certified agency Over collateralisation Minimum reserve tail of 25%
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Monetisation process
Lenders’ risk perception & mitigants
Reserve risk Estimates by reputed independent valuer Proven reserves (3P) Regular certification
Price Take or pay Historic behavior Tranching of debt to cater to different
investors Demand-supply balance Hedging mechanism Sensitivity
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Monetisation process
Lenders’ risk perception & mitigants
Off-take Credit worthy off-taker Multiple off-takers DSRA maintenance for small time
disruption Production risk
Rate monitoring by Lenders’ Engineer Increase in production rate lead to
accelerated repayment Sensitivity
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Monetisation process
Lenders’ risk perception & mitigants
Capex and Opex risk Independent Engineers’ certification Past history Reputed contractor & LD clauses Undertakings
Operator performance Reputed operator with previous
experience Key personnel experience
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Monetisation process
Lenders’ risk perception & mitigants
Currency exchange USD denominated FC sources to be matched or more than
FC requirement Sensitivity
Environmental Environmental clearance Adequate plan for control of
environmental damage Lenders’ engineer monitoring
Regulatory Approvals Dispute resolution mechanism
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Monetisation process
Key lending terms
Reserve estimation by reputed independent valuer
Amount Discounted at lenders’ yield expectation Based on loan life ratio and reserve life
ratio Security
Exclusive charge of receivables. Exclusive charge of right, title and
interest of borrower under the project documents.
Assignment of insurance policies. Tenor
Based on reserve tail
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Monetisation process
Key lending terms
Acceleration of payment Cumulative production in excess Underground reserve is less than base
plan assessment Event of default
Reset of maturity in the event of low reserves
Step in rights Substitution rights
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Monetisation process
Key lending terms
Events of default Fall in production & drawal from liquidity
a/c Withdrawal of operator without approval Sale of other UJV parties share without
knowledge Payment of operating expense repeatedly
from reserve account Payment of capital expense from reserve
account not regularised within reasonable time
Consequence of Event of default Enforce security Balance receivables to be trapped in
escrow a/c.
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Agenda
ICICI Bank experience
Introduction
Monetisation process
Structure & key contracts
International scenario
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ICICI Bank experience
Project structure
Off-taker
U JV for oil & gasExploration
Partner130%
Capex/ Opex
Supply of oil & gas
Payment for oil & gas
Partner240% Capex
/ Opex
Capex/ OpexPartner 3 (30%)/
operator
Technology
Cross charge over other parties' share of oil and gas
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ICICI Bank experience
Key details
Amount - Rs. 12.00 billion Instrument in two different tenor - 15
yrs & 5 yrs Security
Exclusive charge of receivables, project documents, subject to the cross charges.
Assignment of insurance policies. Reserve estimation by reputed
independent valuer Critical ratios
Loan life ratio - 1.42, Reserve life ratio - 1.72
Reserve tail - 26%
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ICICI Bank experience
Deal diagram
FDs/Inv
Trust
T & R A/c
Borrower A/c
Investors
Borrower
Operator
IOCL/GAIL
Liq. A/c
Debt service
Shortfall
Topping up of shortfall
Interest income
Pledge
Opex/Capex in the event of default overflow
overflow
Receivables
Supply of oil & gas
Undertaking to pay capex
Sale of receivable
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Agenda
ICICI Bank experience
Introduction
Monetisation process
Structure & key contracts
International scenario
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International Scenario
Plain vanilla financing
Ravva field development financing Debt at high cost Debt: Equity ratio of around 1.75:1
Partner A - Fund requirement of $68 million Debt of $43 million Equity of $25 million
Partner B - Fund requirement of $62 million Debt of $40 million Equity of $22 million
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International Scenario
Bonds
International market access requires rating
Risk mitigation can pierce the sovereign rating eg. Petozuata’s (JV b/w Conoco and Pdvsa)
Key features of the transaction were… Pdvsa had never delayed or defaulted on
payments Central Bank to make foreign exchange
available, even ahead of the central government itself.
A U.S.-dollar offshore rotating account that was always fully funded before funds transferred to Central Bank.
Revenue - USD denominated and paid to an offshore trustee
Completion support
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International Scenario
Bonds
Conoco committed to buy all of the project output at market price
Right to sell to third parties Adviser bank to buy down debt to
maintain modeled debt-service coverage ratios if project missed its design capacity targets
6-month debt service reserve Collateralisation of all project cash, and
cash limits held in operating accounts Bond issue in three-tranche offering:
$300 million - 12-year, $625 million-18-year and a $75 million- 25-year, bullet.
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International Scenario
Suppliers’ credit
Internationally funds provided by financiers based on the reputation of the contractors
Reputed contractors minimises the construction risk
Further insurance covers provides for risk mitigation
Mitsubishi Corporation in consortium with JBIC and BNDES (Brazilianbank) provided such finance for Petrobras, Brazil
Contractor - Kellog & Brown Roots Amount - $2500 million Insurance by MITI/MIGA
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International Scenario
Lease finance
Equipment for development of oilfields such as platforms and rigs are lease financed.
Lessor needs continuing income say over 5- 15 years to take tax shelter.
Generally, L/C or guarantee is provided to the lessor to cover lease payment.
Different types: Captive, leveraged, wrap, double-dip.
Mitsubishi Corporation arranged for Japan Vietnam Petroleum Corporation (JVPC) for Rang Dong offshore development unit.
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International Scenario
Structured finance
Full debt financing High cost funding Lenders takes long term view on price
movements and leverage such expertise
Lender can enjoy upside in price post development
Some examples: Prepayment of oil
Direct, indirect and local loop Assignment of definite receivables to an
account Borrowing base finance
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International Scenario
Guarantee
International institution like EXIM gives guarantee.
Usually a counter guarantee is required.
In Angola, for Cabinda Oil field, US EXIM gave guarantee to Societe Generale for US$ 88.6 million loan to Sonangal, national oil company Offshore oil operations for nearly 40
years. Sale proceeds through an offshore
escrow account. A repayment guarantee by Central Bank.
ICICI may extend counter guarantee
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