Globes Amiram Barkat
Bidders include Zorlu Group and a joint bid by Turcas Petrol AS and German
electricity utility RWE.
More than ten bids were
submitted in the tender by the partners in Leviathan for the export of natural
gas to Turkey. The bids for the purchase of natural gas ranged from 7 billion
cubic meters (BCM) a year to 10 BCM, amounts that could generate $22-31 billion
revenue, assuming a 15-year gas supply contract at $6 per million British
Thermal Units (mmBTU), the price of natural gas in Israel's domestic market.
Sources inform ''Globes''
that the bidders in the tender include Zorlu Group, which has stakes in independent
power producers in Israel, and a joint bid by Turcas Petrol AS and German
electricity utility RWE AG.
Noble Energy Inc. owns
39.66% of Leviathan, Delek Group Ltd. units Avner Oil and Gas LP and Delek
Drilling LP each own 22.67% and Ratio Oil Exploration (1992) LP owns 15%.
In January,
"Globes" reported that the partners in Leviathan had invited several
dozen Turkish companies to bid in a gas supply contract from the gas field. The
deal would include laying a pipeline to Turkey from Leviathan's proposed
floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) ship, which deliver gas to
Israeli and regional customers. The price in the bids is the purchase price of
the gas from the FPSO. In addition to this price, the bids will be evaluated on
the basis of their commercial terms, including the take or pay condition and
the capacity of the gas purchased.
Some of the bidders are
willing to build the pipeline themselves, while others prefer working in
partnership with the Leviathan partners. After reviewing the bids in the coming
weeks, the partners will hold separate negotiations with the finalists for
signing a gas purchase contract.
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder