San Leon Energy, the independent oil and gas production, development and exploration company focused on Nigeria, has announced that it is investing US$15 million in Energy Link Infrastructure (Malta) Limited (‘ELI’), the company which owns the Alternative Crude Oil Evacuation System (‘ACOES’) project.

As previously announced, the ACOES is being constructed to provide a dedicated oil export route from the OML 18 asset, comprising a new pipeline from OML 18 and a floating storage and offloading vessel (‘FSO’). Once commissioned, the system is expected by Eroton to reduce the downtime and allocated pipeline losses currently associated with the Nembe Creek Trunk Line (‘NCTL’), to below 10%. In addition, it is anticipated that the FSO project will improve overall well uptime.

The investment comprises a 10% equity interest in ELI together with a US$15 million shareholder loan at a coupon of 14% per annum over 4 years, and repayable quarterly following a one-year moratorium from the date of investment. Funds will be provided to ELI in two tranches with the first US$10 million tranche being made by San Leon this week.  The second tranche of US$5 million is expected to be made in Q4 2020 following receipt from Midwestern Leon Petroleum Limited of the next repayment of Loan Notes that is due then.

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Source: Energypedia