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An announcement from Kosmos Energy ( (KOS) ) is now available.
Kosmos Energy has agreed to sell its 40.375% non-operating working interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex offshore Equatorial Guinea to Panoro Energy for an upfront $180 million plus contingent payments of up to $39.5 million. The deal, which has an effective date of January 1, 2025 and is expected to close mid-2026 pending final regional approvals, will see proceeds used to pay down borrowings under Kosmos’s reserves-based lending facility.
By monetizing these later-life, non-operated production assets, Kosmos aims to streamline its portfolio, sharpen capital allocation on core “world-class” projects and bolster balance sheet resilience. The company expects around $100 million in savings across capital expenditures and general and administrative costs over the two years following completion, while contingent payments preserve some exposure to potential upside in Equatorial Guinea production and prices.
More about Kosmos Energy
Kosmos Energy is a deepwater exploration and production company with diversified oil and gas assets offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal and the Gulf of Mexico. Listed in New York and London under the ticker KOS, the company focuses on developing high-quality opportunities in proven basins while emphasizing transparency, ethics, human rights, safety and environmental stewardship.
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