(Bloomberg) Energy company OQ SAOC plans to reduce its reliance on Oman’s strained finances by selling assets, issuing bonds and refinancing debt to fund a $7.9 billion spending plan over the next five years.
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Oman State Oil Firm Plans Sale to Fund $7.9B Spending
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OQ SAOC plans to reduce its reliance on Oman’s strained finances by selling assets, issuing bonds and refinancing debt to fund a $7.9 billion spending plan over the next five years.
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State-owned OQ will shift focus from reinvesting in the company to achieving funding self-sufficiency, according to a bond prospectus seen by
Bloomberg News. OQ is tapping the international bond market for the first time in an issuance aimed at raising at least $500 million.
Energy company OQ SAOC plans to reduce its reliance on Oman s strained finances by selling assets, issuing bonds and refinancing debt to fund a $7.9 billion spending plan over the next five years.
State-owned OQ will shift focus from reinvesting in the company to achieving funding self-sufficiency, according to a bond prospectus seen by Bloomberg News. OQ is tapping the international bond market for the first time in an issuance aimed at raising at least $500 million.
Oman s government, which has pumped $8.6 billion into the company, is looking to shore up its finances after lockdowns and falling oil prices battered the economy last year. Its budget deficit climbed to about 17% of gross domestic product, according to the International Monetary Fund.