Arrangement of Export Financing
January 05 2005 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Arrangement of Export Financing 5 January 2005 NELSON RESOURCES
LIMITED CONCLUDES U.S.$40 MILLION EXPORT FINANCING Nelson Resources
Limited ("Nelson" or the "Company", TSX / AIM: NLG), a leading
independent oil exploration and production company operating in
Kazakhstan, today announces that it has arranged on behalf of its
subsidiary, Nelson Petroleum Buzachi B.V. ("NPB"), a four and a
half year financing agreement in the form of a structured oil
pre-export facility with a principal amount of up to U.S.$40
million through the Commodity Structured Finance Group of BNP
Paribas (Suisse) S.A. Proceeds of this financing will be used in
part to refinance the previously announced NPB oil prepayment
facility arranged in June 2004. The financing is structured as a
U.S.$40 million revolving credit line available for two years.
Thereafter, the facility converts to an amortising term loan, with
regular repayments being made until the final repayment date 54
months after the initial advance. Repayments are secured by offtake
agreements under which NPB will sell crude oil from the North
Buzachi field to one or several offtakers. Interest on the facility
will be paid on a monthly basis, at a rate of one month LIBOR plus
a 3.25% per annum margin, increasing to a 4.25% per annum margin
after 12 months. Nelson serves as financial guarantor of the
facility. Nick Zana, Nelson's Chief Executive Officer, commented,
"The North Buzachi field is proving to be an excellent asset and I
am encouraged by its future prospects. The arrangement of this
financing facility will support the ambitious development plans we
have for the field." For further information, please contact:
---------------------------------------- Fred Hodder, CFO Tel: 020
7495 8908 Nelson Resources Limited fhodder@nelsonresources.co.uk
S.A.(Al) Sehsuvaroglu, Senior Vice President Tel: +7 3272 58 25
81/2/3 Nelson Resources Limited sas@nelsonresources.com Investor
Relations: Ann-marie Wilkinson / Nick Lambert Tel: 020 7861 3232
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial (London) Notes -----
Nelson Resources Limited is an oil exploration and production
company with operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Company
established its presence in the Kazakhstan oil sector in 2000 and
its management team, comprising both international and Kazakh
executives, has extensive experience of the Kazakh operating and
regulatory environment. The Company owns 50% of Kazakhoil Aktobe
LLP (KOA), a 50/50 joint venture between Nelson and Kazmunaigas,
the national oil company of Kazakhstan, which is developing the
Alibekmola and Kozhasai fields. The Company owns a 50%
participatory interest in the North Buzachi oil field located in
western Kazakhstan (50% Nelson, 50% CNPC International (Buzachi)
Inc.). In May 2004, Nelson purchased 60% of Chaparral Resources
Inc., which has a 60% interest in the joint stock company
Karakudukmunai, operator of the Karakuduk field. The remaining 40%
of this field is currently in the process of being acquired by
Nelson. The Company also holds an option to acquire a minimum 25%
participatory interest in two Caspian Sea offshore blocks, Zhambai
South and South Zaburunye. The Company maintains its operational
office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which oversees the field joint
ventures in western Kazakhstan. Nelson and its affiliated companies
employ approximately 800 people. Common shares of Nelson are listed
on the Toronto Stock Exchange and London's Alternative Investment
Market under the symbol NLG. END
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