Fossil Energy – Corrib Acquisition
Vermilion Energy announces the closing of the acquisition of Equinor Energy Ireland from Equinor ASA on March 31, 2023.
The acquisition of EEIL adds an incremental 36.5% interest in the Corrib Natural Gas Project, increasing Vermilion’s operated interest to 56.5%.
The acquisition makes Vermilion the largest provider of domestic natural gas in Ireland.
Vermilion entered into the agreement with Equinor ASA in November 2021 to acquire EEIL with an effective date of January 1, 2022 for total consideration of US$434 million ($556 million), before closing adjustments and contingent payments.
The net purchase price after adjusting for the interim free cash flow between the effective date and closing date inclusive of Vermilion’s estimates of European windfall taxes based on information released to-date on how it will be implemented in Ireland, the contingent payment and other closing adjustments is approximately $200 million.
The acquisition of EEIL adds approximately 7,000 boe/d of premium-priced, high netback, low emission European natural gas production, further strengthening Vermilion’s international portfolio.
Corrib is a world class, low emission, natural gas facility comprised of a conventional gas field located 83 kilometers off the northwest coast of Ireland and a state of the art gas processing plant onshore Ireland.
The facility has a gross plant capacity of approximately 350 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and is currently producing 115 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, representing approximately 20% of Ireland’s natural gas consumption and 100% of Ireland’s domestic gas production.
Since taking over operatorship in 2018, Vermilion has reduced costs and increased uptime, while maintaining world class safety and environmental performance.
