Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

ENOC gets 1.5bn loan from 21 banks


(MENAFN- Arab News) DUBAI: Dubai's Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) has secured a $1.5 billion nine-year loan from 21 banks to support its expansion plans and provide the energy firm with long-term funding it said on Wednesday.
The funding was initially underwritten by Emirates NBD Commercial Bank of Dubai Dubai Islamic Bank Mashreq Noor Bank Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Standard Chartered it said in a statement.
In a marketing phase which followed a further 14 local and regional banks joined the deal which was funded in both United Arab Emirates dirhams and dollars it said.
Reuters reported in April that the loan was being marketed to banks after receiving commitments from the seven underwriting lenders to fully back the financing.
ENOC on Monday had an offer of 750 pence per share to buy out the remaining shares it doesn't own in Dragon Oil agreed to by the company valuing those shares at around 1.7 billion pounds ($2.68 billion).



Arab News

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