Perusahaan minyak Rusia, Rosneft, kian ekspansif. Terbaru, Rosneft membeli kilang minyak Essar Oil. Rosfnet setuju perusahaan kilang minyak asal India seharga US$ 13 miliar. Selain Rosneft, kilang minyak milik Essar juga diminati Saudi Aramco. Namun raksasa minyak asal Rusia itu yang memenangkannya karena berani membayar dua kali lipat dari nilai Essar.
Sebelumnya, valuasi Essar diperkirakan mencapai US$ 5,7 miliar. Belakangan, Rosneft bersedia membayar US$ 13 miliar dan menjadi nilai akuisisi terbesar yang pernah terjadi antara perusahaan India dan Rusia. Chief Executive Ojjicer (CEO) Rosneft Igor Sechin memang tengah getol memburu aset penyulingan minyak. Ia ingin cadangan minyak Rusia aman.
Sejatinya proses pembelian kilang minyak Essar sudah berlangsung lama. Sechin telah memulai pembicaraan sejak 2014 untuk membeli 49% saham Essar dari pemiliknya, kakak adik Ravi dan Shashi Ruia. September 2015 lalu, Sechin melakukan perjalanan ke India untuk bertemu pemilik Essar. Pada kesempatan itu, ia menegaskan keinginan Rosneft membeli kilang minyak Essar.
Sang pesaing, Saudi Aramco yang juga meminati kilang minyak milik Essar mengajukan penawaran senilai US$ 9 miliar. Pada akhirnya, Essar memilih Rosneft. Namun, Reuters menyebut, dibalik kemenangan Rosneft ada sedikit ancaman. Menurut dia, jika Essar menolak pinangan Rosfnet, maka India akan kehilangan dukungan keuangan dan pasokan minyak dari Rusia.
Rosfnet, Essar dan Saudi Aramco menolak mengomentari soal akuisisi kilang minyak tersebut. Keberhasilan Rosfnet tidak lepas dari campur tangan Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin. Putin telah bernegosiasi dengan Perdana Menteri India Narendra Modi. Keduanya pertama kali membahas rencana tersebut sejak Mei 2014 di sela-sela acara forum ekonomi St Petersburg di Rusia.
Bagi Rusia, kesepakatan dengan India menjadi tonggak penting dalam membangun kerajaan minyak dunia. Meskipun Rusia saat ini tengah menghadapi sanksi atas tindakannya di Ukraina. Kesepakatan itu juga menandai persaingan dengan Arab Saudi sebagai negara eksportir minyak mentah terbesar di dunia.
Sedangkan bagi India kesepakatan ini akan mengurangi utang India sebesar US$ 140 miliar dan memberi peluang ekspansi bagi Essar. Para pejabat di kantor Modi menolak berkomentar soal ini. Juru bicara Putin, Dmitry Peskov membantah ada intervensi dari Putin. Ia mengakui pemerintah akan membela kepentingan perusahaan Rusia. Ia menegaskan soal pembelian kilang Essar tidak ada perintah dari Putin.
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The acquisition of Essar Oil Refinery Rosneft Oil
Russian oil company, Rosneft, increasingly expansive. The latest, Rosneft bought the oil refinery Essar Oil. Rosfnet agree refiner Indian origin for US $ 13 billion. In addition to Rosneft, an oil refinery Essar-owned Saudi Aramco is also in great demand. However, the Russian oil giant that won it for daring to pay twice the value of Essar.
Previously, the valuation of Essar is expected to reach US $ 5.7 billion. Later, Rosneft is willing to pay US $ 13 billion and be the largest ever acquisition value between companies of India and Russia. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rosneft Igor Sechin is keen to hunt oil refining assets. He wants to secure Russia's oil reserves.
Indeed the process of purchasing Essar's refinery has lasted a long time. Sechin has begun talks since 2014 to buy a 49% stake in Essar from their owners, brothers Ravi and Shashi Ruia. September 2015 and then, Sechin traveled to India to meet the owners Essar. On that occasion, he stressed the desire to buy Rosneft oil refinery Essar.
The competitors, who are also interested in the Saudi Aramco oil refinery belonging to the Essar bid worth US $ 9 billion. In the end, Essar chose Rosneft. However, Reuters said, behind Rosneft victory there is little threat. According to him, if Essar rejected the proposal Rosfnet, then India will lose the financial support and oil supplies from Russia.
Rosfnet, Essar and Saudi Aramco declined to comment on the acquisition of the oil refinery. Rosfnet success can not be separated from the interference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin has negotiated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two first discuss the plan since May 2014 on the sidelines of the St Petersburg economic forum in Russia.
For Russia, the deal with India was an important milestone in building the world's oil empire. Although Russia is currently facing sanctions over its actions in Ukraine. The deal also marked the competition with Saudi Arabia as the country's largest crude oil exporter in the world.
While for India this deal will reduce India's debt amounted to US $ 140 billion and provides expansion opportunities for Essar. Officials at Modi's office declined to comment about this. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov denied any intervention from Putin. He acknowledged the government will defend the interests of Russian companies. He asserted over purchasing Essar refinery no orders from Putin.
Kontan, Page-22, Thursday, Nov, 17, 2016
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