UPDATE: Mubadala Oil's CEO: Not Involved In Any Sudan Projects
October 19 2009 - 2:07PM
Dow Jones News
Mubadala Oil and Gas isn't involved in any oil projects in the
Sudan, its chief executive said at a conference Monday.
Sudan Oil Minister Zubair Ahmed al-Hassan had said in April 2008
that the Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala is "the strongest" candidate to
enter Total SA's (TOT) South Sudan Block.
The deal would have involved the development of a site the size
of Greece, known as Block B, which is thought to contain large oil
reserves.
Meanwhile, Mubadala's Dolphin Energy project, which imports
natural gas to the Unite Arab Emirates via a pipeline from Qatar,
is fully on stream and delivering 2 billion cubic feet of gas, said
Maurizio La Noce, CEO of Mubadala Oil & Gas.
Mubadala raised $4.1 billion in total to fund the construction
of the pipeline project, a spokeswoman for the company said. From
the amount raised, $1.25 billion was sourced through a debut
project bond issue, with each bond holding an average life of 6.1
years, while the rest of the money was raised through Export Credit
Agency and Bank debts, the spokeswoman added.
Dolphin's majority shareholder is Abu Dhabi government
investment firm Mubadala Development Co., while Total SA and
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) each own a 24.5% stake.
-By Reza Amanat, Dow Jones Newswires; 4420-7842-9487;
reza.amanat@dowjones.com