Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (PRE.TO) has successfully closed an offering of US$1 billion in senior unsecured notes at a rate of 5.12% due 2023.
The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used by the company to repay outstanding short-term indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
Earlier, the company announced that it has elected to exercise its option to acquire a 35% interest in Block S-M-1166 held by Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. through the funding and participation in the Bilby-1 exploration well, offshore Santos basin, Brazil. This will be the third exploration well the company has participated in the Karoon blocks, following the Kangaroo-1 and Emu-1 wells.
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