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Equinor exits Ireland with sale to Vermilion

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Equinor has agreed the US$434 million sale of its 36.5% stake in Ireland's offshore Corrib gas project to Vermilion Energy. The transaction has an effective date of 1 January 2022, and is expected to close in H2 2022. Vermilion is already Corrib's operator. Its 20.0% interest will increase to 56.5%. The deal is Vermilion's largest-ever asset-level purchase. It also marks Equinor's exit from Ireland, leaving Eni as the sole Major in the country.

Table of contents

  • Executive summary
    • Overview
    • Key terms
  • Upstream assets
  • Deal analysis
    • Upsides
      • Appraisal success could boost volume and value
      • Resilience against future carbon costs
    • Risks
      • European gas price volatility in longer term
      • Additional burden from new environmental regulations
    • Vermilion Energy
    • Equinor
  • Oil & gas pricing and assumptions

Tables and charts

This report includes 9 images and tables including:

  • Executive summary: Table 1
  • Corrib production and cash flow (gross project basis)
  • Upstream assets: Table 1
  • Corrib location
  • Deal analysis: Table 1
  • Deal analysis: Table 2
  • Deal analysis: Table 3
  • Oil & gas pricing and assumptions: Table 1
  • Oil & gas pricing and assumptions: Table 2

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