Sibir Energy and Moscow Oil and Gas Company (holds 31 percent in Sibir Energy) announced a tender for Magma, an oil producing subsidiary of Sibir Energy, which is to be included in the authorized capital of Moscow Oil and Gas Company. Shalva Chigirinsky, co-owner of Sibir Energy, reported to Kommersant that the board of Moscow Oil and Gas Company had endorsed the deal back in November.
Magma Oil Company operates at the Southern Deposit in the Nizhny Vartovsk district of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. The oil field’s residual reserves are estimated at 11.7 million metric tons of oil. Oil production grew 37.5 in 2005 compared to the previous year to come to 330,000 metric tons.
Sovlink, the financial consultant of Sibir Energy and Moscow Oil and Gas Company on the sale of Magma, sent letters to possible buyers of the company offering them 98 percent in Magma. Applications from buyers are accepted until late January when Sovlink will announce a shortlist of the companies to contend for Magma.
Shalva Chigirinsky, the co-owner of Sibir Energy, said that the board of directors of Moscow Oil and Gas Company had made the decision to sell Magma in November. Magma is currently in the process of the introduction to the authorized capital of Moscow Oil and Gas Company. Mr. Chigirinsky declined to name the companies willing to compete for the asset. Market watchers mention North Western Oil Group and TNK-BP as would-be buyers.
Shalva Chigirinsky earlier estimated Magma at over $200 million. Considering previous tenders for oil exploration and production licenses, Magma may be sold at between $300 and $350 million, according to experts.
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