Maha Capital busca la aprobación de EE.UU. para comprar una participación en una empresa petrolera venezolana
La plataforma de inversión sueca Maha Capital (MAHAa.ST), que cotiza en bolsa, está buscando la aprobación de Estados Unidos para adquirir una participación minoritaria indirecta en una empresa petrolera controlada por PDVSA, según declaró el presidente del consejo de administración de Maha, Paulo Thiago Mendonca, a Reuters el viernes. Por Reuters La empresa tiene hasta […]
TL;DR
- Maha Capital is seeking U.S. approval for an indirect minority stake in PetroUrdaneta.
- PetroUrdaneta is a Venezuelan oil company partially owned by PDVSA, holding underdeveloped oil fields.
- Maha Capital has an option to acquire a majority stake in a Novonor subsidiary that owns 40% of PetroUrdaneta.
- The deal could be one of the first foreign investments in Venezuela's oil industry following recent policy changes.
- The undeveloped fields in PetroUrdaneta previously produced hundreds of thousands of barrels daily but have seen significant decline.
- Maha Capital sees 'gigantic' opportunities in Venezuela, citing proposed reforms to the country's hydrocarbon law.
- The company has prior experience in the oil industry with investments in the U.S. and Oman.
- Maha plans to invest an undisclosed amount to develop PetroUrdaneta's fields in the Maracaibo basin.
- These fields still contain an estimated 400 million barrels of recoverable oil, with potential to increase production significantly.