Independent oil and gas exploration and production(E&P) company Kosmos Energy has announced it has closed a facility in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) with Beal Bank USA and Trafigura Trading.
Kosmos noted that it has restructured the GoM prepayment facility announced in June into a five-year $200m term-loan facility secured against the company’s Gulf of Mexico assets.
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According to Kosmos, the $50m advance under the prepayment agreement with Trafigura has now been rolled into the new facility structured by CSG Investments with the remaining $150m provided by Beal Bank USA.
The facility has an interest rate of approximately 6%.
It increases the company’s borrowing capacity by $50m from the initial prepayment agreement and extends the tenor to five years.
Kosmos Energy chief financial officer Neal Shah said: “The closing and syndication of the Gulf of Mexico facility enhances the company’s strong liquidity position with access to low-cost, flexible financing.
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By GlobalData“Along with free cash generated by our low-cost production assets and proceeds of the recent Shell transaction expected this quarter, the company’s balance sheet is expected to strengthen into 2021.”
As of 30 September, Kosmos had approximately $650m of available liquidity.
Kosmos Energy is a deepwater E&P company with operations in Africa and South America.
