Magellan Petroleum將進行戰略并購

Magellan Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: MPET) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Tellurian Investments Inc., a recently formed private company focused on the development of a mid-scale liquefied natural gas facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Tellurian is led by Charif Souki, former founder, Chairman, and CEO of Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Martin Houston, former COO of BG Group plc.

J. Thomas Wilson, President and CEO of Magellan, commented, ‘This transaction concludes our strategic alternatives review process and we believe offers a unique opportunity for Magellan’s shareholders to participate at an early stage in an investment potentially similar to Cheniere Energy’s remarkable success, under the leadership of Charif Souki. He and Martin Houston are proven leaders in the LNG industry.’

Martin Houston, co-founder of Tellurian, also commented, ‘Our experienced team leading Driftwood LNG, a 26-millon tonnes liquefaction project in Louisiana, and our deep relationship with Bechtel and its sub-contractors, GE and Chart Industries, are key factors that we believe will drive the successful development of one of the most cost-competitive LNG projects globally. With this transaction, we will be able to access more attractive financing in order to develop Driftwood LNG, which should come on stream in 2022, just as the markets for new LNG open up.’