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Shell to Sell Onshore Properties in Gabon to Carlyle Group
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Per recent reports published by Reuters, integrated energy major Royal Dutch Shell plc is in talks to divest its onshore operations in Gabon. The $700 million Gabon oil asset sale, which is expected to be finalized this month, is part of a $30 billion divestment plan of the company following the BG Group buyout. The deal was completed in February.
Per sources, the potential bidders for the Anglo-Dutch group’s assets are the world's largest private equity fund Carlyle Group, and independent European oil and gas company, Perenco. Post this announcement, Shell Gabon's staff of 400 announced strikes, leading to production cuts of 30–50%. The employees, however, are expected to be retained by the company's new owners post the sale.
As mentioned above, Shell plans to make divestments of as much as $30 billion by exiting operations in five to 10 countries. It has, however, made relatively slow progress in this regard as the oil price rout dampened buyer enthusiasm for deals at the prices Shell targets. In 2016, Shell sold or agreed to sell around $6 billion of assets. The Anglo-Dutch group’s divestment plans are targeted to weather the more than two-year downturn in oil prices and to improve its financials post the BG Group acquisition.
Year to date, the Zacks categorized International Oil and Gas Integrated industry has registered an impressive growth of 21.6%. However, the Shell stock has outperformed the industry by gaining 24.6%.
Headquartered in Hague, the Netherlands, Shell is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in the world. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. It has interests in chemicals as well as power generation and renewable energy. The company has been operating in Gabon for more than 50 years and operates the Rabi Kounga and Gamba fields in the country.
Shell currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), which implies that the stock will outperform the broader U.S. equity market over the next one to three months.
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Shell to Sell Onshore Properties in Gabon to Carlyle Group
Per recent reports published by Reuters, integrated energy major Royal Dutch Shell plc is in talks to divest its onshore operations in Gabon. The $700 million Gabon oil asset sale, which is expected to be finalized this month, is part of a $30 billion divestment plan of the company following the BG Group buyout. The deal was completed in February.
Per sources, the potential bidders for the Anglo-Dutch group’s assets are the world's largest private equity fund Carlyle Group, and independent European oil and gas company, Perenco. Post this announcement, Shell Gabon's staff of 400 announced strikes, leading to production cuts of 30–50%. The employees, however, are expected to be retained by the company's new owners post the sale.
As mentioned above, Shell plans to make divestments of as much as $30 billion by exiting operations in five to 10 countries. It has, however, made relatively slow progress in this regard as the oil price rout dampened buyer enthusiasm for deals at the prices Shell targets. In 2016, Shell sold or agreed to sell around $6 billion of assets. The Anglo-Dutch group’s divestment plans are targeted to weather the more than two-year downturn in oil prices and to improve its financials post the BG Group acquisition.
Year to date, the Zacks categorized International Oil and Gas Integrated industry has registered an impressive growth of 21.6%. However, the Shell stock has outperformed the industry by gaining 24.6%.
Headquartered in Hague, the Netherlands, Shell is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in the world. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. It has interests in chemicals as well as power generation and renewable energy. The company has been operating in Gabon for more than 50 years and operates the Rabi Kounga and Gamba fields in the country.
Shell currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), which implies that the stock will outperform the broader U.S. equity market over the next one to three months.
Some better-ranked players from the broader energy sector include Braskem S.A. (BAK - Free Report) , McDermott International, Inc. and Suncor Energy Inc. (SU - Free Report) . All these stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
In the last four quarters, Braskem posted an average positive earnings surprise of 105.5%.
In the last quarter, McDermott posted a positive earnings surprise of 250.00%.
In the last quarter, Suncor posted a positive earnings surprise of 300.00%.
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