Bumi Armada unit secures $276m loan from Indian banks
Bumi Armada said in a market release that its jointly controlled unit, Armada D1 has secured syndicated term loan facilities of up to $276.4m from Allahabad Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank and Union Bank of India, Seatrade Asia online reports.
The facility will be used to part finance all costs and expenses in relation to the acquisition, conversion, refurbishment, mobilization, transport, hook-up, and mooring and installation of the FPSO Armada Sterling and to refinance Armada D1’s existing bridge loans, it added.
Bumi Armada ceo Hassan Basma also said the Armada Sterling has been successfully hooked up at the beginning of Decemeber and is operating for ONGC in the D1 field offshore Mumbai.