US energy services company Baker Hughes, which has a 5 per cent stake in Adnoc Drilling, will retain its shares. Adnoc will remain the majority shareholder after the initial public offering.
US energy services company Baker Hughes, which has a 5 per cent stake in Adnoc Drilling, will retain its shares. Adnoc will remain the majority shareholder after the initial public offering.
US energy services company Baker Hughes, which has a 5 per cent stake in Adnoc Drilling, will retain its shares. Adnoc will remain the majority shareholder after the initial public offering.
US energy services company Baker Hughes, which has a 5 per cent stake in Adnoc Drilling, will retain its shares. Adnoc will remain the majority shareholder after the initial public offering.

Adnoc Drilling set to raise up to $751m from Abu Dhabi listing


Jennifer Gnana
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The drilling subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company expects to raise approximately Dh2.76 billion ($751 million) from the planned initial public offering of 7.5 per cent of its shares.

Adnoc Drilling has set the price of its Abu Dhabi listing at Dh2.30 per share, implying an equity value of $10 billion, the energy company said in a statement on Monday.

The subscription period for the offer opens today, September 13, and will close on September 23 for UAE retail investors and on September 26 for qualified domestic and international institutional investors.

Adnoc Drilling shares are expected to start trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on October 3.

The selling shareholder, Adnoc, and its drilling subsidiary have seen "strong initial demand indications from both local and international investors, ahead of the start of the subscription period", the company said.

  • Adnoc Drilling is one of the largest drilling companies in the Middle East. Photo: Adnoc
    Adnoc Drilling is one of the largest drilling companies in the Middle East. Photo: Adnoc
  • An Adnoc Drilling rig. The company began operations in 1972 and currently operates 107 onshore, offshore and island rigs, of which 11 are rented. Photo: Adnoc
    An Adnoc Drilling rig. The company began operations in 1972 and currently operates 107 onshore, offshore and island rigs, of which 11 are rented. Photo: Adnoc
  • An old drill head at Adnoc's headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    An old drill head at Adnoc's headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Adnoc Drilling has expanded its fleet of rigs, adding 67 since 2010, in line with the growth in oil and gas production capacity at its parent company. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Adnoc Drilling has expanded its fleet of rigs, adding 67 since 2010, in line with the growth in oil and gas production capacity at its parent company. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • An Adnoc drilling rig. The company has achieved $2 billion in savings over the past five years through the use of technology. Photo: Adnoc
    An Adnoc drilling rig. The company has achieved $2 billion in savings over the past five years through the use of technology. Photo: Adnoc
  • Drilling equipment on an artificial Adnoc Drilling island. Photo: Adnoc
    Drilling equipment on an artificial Adnoc Drilling island. Photo: Adnoc
  • An Adnoc employee uses a training simulator used to enhance workplace safety. Photo: Adnoc
    An Adnoc employee uses a training simulator used to enhance workplace safety. Photo: Adnoc
  • An Adnoc artificial drilling island. The state oil company plans to raise production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Photo: Adnoc
    An Adnoc artificial drilling island. The state oil company plans to raise production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Photo: Adnoc
  • Adnoc Drilling made $281.6 million in net profit in the first half of 2021, with revenue hitting $1.12 billion. Photo: Adnoc
    Adnoc Drilling made $281.6 million in net profit in the first half of 2021, with revenue hitting $1.12 billion. Photo: Adnoc
  • Adnoc Drilling will offer a fixed dividend of $325m for the second half of 2021. Photo: Adnoc
    Adnoc Drilling will offer a fixed dividend of $325m for the second half of 2021. Photo: Adnoc
  • Equipment inspection at an Adnoc Drilling site. The company expects to increase its dividend by 5 per cent annually over the next five years, from $650m. Photo: Adnoc
    Equipment inspection at an Adnoc Drilling site. The company expects to increase its dividend by 5 per cent annually over the next five years, from $650m. Photo: Adnoc
  • Adnoc Drilling operates more than 9,600 wells across an area of 19,960 square kilometres. Photo: Adnoc
    Adnoc Drilling operates more than 9,600 wells across an area of 19,960 square kilometres. Photo: Adnoc

The offer price per share provides investors with "a highly attractive value proposition" and is also reflective of Adnoc's "prioritisation of a supportive aftermarket performance post-listing", the statement added.

Adnoc announced the intention to float shares in its drilling company on the ADX last week.

US energy services company Baker Hughes, which has a 5 per cent stake in Adnoc Drilling, will retain its shares. Adnoc will remain the majority shareholder following the initial public offering.

"The offer price of Dh2.30 per share, seems very attractive as it comes closer to 18 times annualised PE [price-to-earnings] multiple and 4.5 times price-to-sales multiple," said Hettish Karmani, research head at Muscat-based U Capital.

The PE multiple is an indicator of a company’s shares price relative to its earnings.

Adnoc Drilling's share price is at a discount to the market, which is currently trading at a PE ratio of 24 times, he added.

The company’s has “maintained robust funds from operations” in the last three years and it is expected “to deliver consistent dividends and attractive returns to the shareholders”, Mr Karmani said.

The share offer is available to individual and other investors, Adnoc Group employees and retirees of the national oil company as part of the retail offering, as well as to qualified international investors. Five per cent of the offer is reserved for the Emirates Investment Authority.

Adnoc Drilling is one of the largest drilling companies in the Middle East, operating 107 onshore, offshore and island rigs, of which 11 are rented. The company, which began operations in 1972, has expanded its fleet of rigs, adding 67 since 2010, in line with the growth in oil and gas production capacity at Adnoc.

This is the second IPO for the Adnoc Group, which listed 10 per cent of the company's distribution business in 2017. Adnoc doubled the amount of its free-floating stock to 20 per cent in September last year following a block placement of 1.25 billion shares, valued at $1 billion, with institutional investors.

The listing of Adnoc Drilling's shares will raise the free float market cap of the ADX by $750m and add $10bn to the market cap, equivalent to 2.6 per cent of the total market cap of ADX, Jaap Meijer, managing director, head of equity research at Arqaam Capital, said last week.

The ADX has outperformed the regional markets, rising more than 50 per cent since the beginning of this year, which has pushed its market capitalisation to more than Dh1.38 trillion ($375.76bn).

This is the second major listing this year in Abu Dhabi.

In July, Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), a unit of Mubadala Investment Company, raised Dh2.68bn ($730m) through a public offering.

The company sold 975.9 million, or 40 per cent, of its shares through the IPO.

The record performance of the ADX and the continued economic recovery has encouraged several Abu Dhabi-owned enterprises to consider share floats.

Mubadala Investment Company-owned Emirates Global Aluminium, the biggest company in the UAE outside of the hydrocarbons sector, indicated that it is considering a listing after it reported its strongest half-yearly results this year.

Last week, ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, said it plans to list Abu Dhabi Ports Company on the bourse.

The listing of the company, which operates ports, industrial cities, and free zones in Abu Dhabi, is expected to take place before the end of this year, subject to market conditions and regulatory approvals, ADQ said at the time.

RESULT

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West Brom: Livermore (79'), Rondón (88' ) 
Liverpool: Ings (4'), Salah (72') 

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Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, is one of Bollywood’s most legendary screenwriters. Through his partnership with co-writer Javed Akhtar, Salim is credited with having paved the path for the Indian film industry’s blockbuster format in the 1970s. Something his son now rules the roost of. More importantly, the Salim-Javed duo also created the persona of the “angry young man” for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970s, reflecting the angst of the average Indian. In choosing to be the ordinary man’s “hero” as opposed to a thespian in new Bollywood, Salman Khan remains tightly linked to his father’s oeuvre. Thanks dad. 

Schedule for Asia Cup

Sept 15: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Dubai)

Sept 16: Pakistan v Qualifier (Dubai)

Sept 17: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)

Sept 18: India v Qualifier (Dubai)

Sept 19: India v Pakistan (Dubai)

Sept 20: Bangladesh v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Super Four

Sept 21: Group A Winner v Group B Runner-up (Dubai) 

Sept 21: Group B Winner v Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

Sept 23: Group A Winner v Group A Runner-up (Dubai)

Sept 23: Group B Winner v Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

Sept 25: Group A Winner v Group B Winner (Dubai)

Sept 26: Group A Runner-up v Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

Sept 28: Final (Dubai)

Ruwais timeline

1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established

1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants

1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed

1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.  

1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex

2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea

2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd

2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens

2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies

2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export

2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.

2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery 

2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital

2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13

Source: The National

Racecard:
2.30pm: Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoun Emirates Breeders Society Challenge; Conditions (PA); Dh40,000; 1,600m
3pm: Handicap; Dh80,000; 1,800m
3.30pm: Jebel Ali Mile Prep Rated Conditions; Dh110,000; 1,600m
4pm: Handicap; Dh95,000; 1,950m
4.30pm: Maiden; Dh65,000; 1,400m
5pm: Handicap; Dh85,000; 1,200m

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The Indoor Cricket World Cup

When: September 16-23

Where: Insportz, Dubai

Indoor cricket World Cup:
Insportz, Dubai, September 16-23

UAE fixtures:
Men

Saturday, September 16 – 1.45pm, v New Zealand
Sunday, September 17 – 10.30am, v Australia; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Monday, September 18 – 2pm, v England; 7.15pm, v India
Tuesday, September 19 – 12.15pm, v Singapore; 5.30pm, v Sri Lanka
Thursday, September 21 – 2pm v Malaysia
Friday, September 22 – 3.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 3pm, grand final

Women
Saturday, September 16 – 5.15pm, v Australia
Sunday, September 17 – 2pm, v South Africa; 7.15pm, v New Zealand
Monday, September 18 – 5.30pm, v England
Tuesday, September 19 – 10.30am, v New Zealand; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Thursday, September 21 – 12.15pm, v Australia
Friday, September 22 – 1.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 1pm, grand final

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Company: Justmop.com

Date started: December 2015

Founders: Kerem Kuyucu and Cagatay Ozcan

Sector: Technology and home services

Based: Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai

Size: 55 employees and 100,000 cleaning requests a month

Funding:  The company’s investors include Collective Spark, Faith Capital Holding, Oak Capital, VentureFriends, and 500 Startups. 

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F1 drivers' standings

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes 281

2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari 247

3. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes 222

4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull 177

5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 138

6. Max Verstappen, Red Bull 93

7. Sergio Perez, Force India 86

8. Esteban Ocon, Force India 56

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Starring: Mahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbah, Mohammad Alsurafa

Rating: 4.5/5

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