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ROSNEFT OIL: Seeks US$2 Bln Loan to Repay Maturing Debts
OAO Rosneft Oil Co. is seeking a US$2 billion five-year syndicated loan from Deutsche Bank AG and Societe Generale SA to repay maturing debts, Bloomberg News reports, citing two people involved in the deal.
Sources told Bloomberg News that Rosneft may pay interest of 0.95 percentage point more than LIBOR and 0.5 percentage point above the company's existing debts.
Rosneft would use part of the amount to repay US$11.75 billion in bridging loans, US$2.7 billion of which are due March 2008. The company used the bridging loan -- extended by ABN Amro Holding BV, Barclays Plc, BNP Paribas SA, Calyon SA, Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley -- to finance its acquisition of Yukos assets early 2007.
About Rosneft
Headquartered in Moscow, Russia, OAO Rosneft Oil Co. -- http://www.rosneft.com/ -- produces and markets petroleum products. The Company explores for, extracts, refines, and markets oil and natural gas. Rosneft produces oil in Western Siberia, Sakhalin, the North Caucasus, and the Arctic regions of Russia.
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OAO Rosneft Oil Co. carries a BB+ long-term corporate credit rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. S&P said the outlook is positive. Ratings apply to date.
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