Bucharest, December 30 - Neftegaz.RU. Romanian group OMV Petrom said it had signed the transaction for the sale of its 100% shareholding in Kom-Munai (KOM) and Tasbulat Oil Corporation (TOC) in Kazakhstan to Magnetic Oil Limited.
The closing of this transaction is subject to certain conditions and is expected in the 1st half of 2021.
Christopher Veit, member of the Executive Board of OMV Petrom, in charge with Upstream activity noted:
- The decision will allow us to focus on the Black Sea region and continue to build a strong position in the area, in line with our growth strategy.
- We have already made important steps for expanding our offshore presence in the Black Sea, by entering Bulgaria at the end of last year and by winning an international tender in Georgia this year.
OMV Petrom operated 4 producing onshore Kazakh oil fields:
- Tasbulat, Turkmenoi, Aktas and Komsomolskoye
- this 4 onshore fields cover a total area of 86.52 sq.km.
- including approximately 75 wells, production facilities and 200 km of pipelines
The largest energy company in Southeastern Europe, OMV Petrom, entered the Upstream sector in Kazakhstan in 1998. The business has been stable, but no further in-country expansion has been realized in the last few years.
The Romania´s OMV Petrom has decided to shift the focus of its international Upstream business to the Black Sea.
