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OMV expands Exploration and Production portfolio with major investment in Tunisia

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OMV / Oil / Gas / Austria
06.01.2011
• OMV acquires Tunisian Exploration and Production (E&P) subsidiaries
of Pioneer Natural Resources for USD 800 mn plus working capital • 
Transaction adds immediate production and significant exploration and
development upside • Substantial operational synergy potential given 
adjacency to OMV´s existing Tunisian assets • Acquisition in line 
with the corporate strategy to pursue bolt-on acquisitions in E&P to 
enable future growth
Today, OMV, the leading energy Group in the European growth belt, 
through its fully owned subsidiary OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbH, 
signed an agreement to purchase 100% of the issued share capital of 
Pioneer Natural Resources Tunisia Ltd. and Pioneer Natural Resources 
Anaguid Ltd. (together "Pioneer Tunisia") from Pioneer Natural 
Resources, an independent US oil and gas company, for a purchase 
price of USD 800 mn plus working capital of Pioneer Tunisia. The 
working capital amounts to USD 65.7 mn and will be adjusted as of 
closing based on the 2010 audited financial statements as well as any
dividend distributions to and capital contributions from the seller 
following December 31, 2010. Closing of the transaction is expected 
in Q1/11.
The transaction will significantly strengthen OMV´s position in 
Tunisia, an important country in the E&P core region North Africa. 
OMV will acquire immediate production of approximately 5,700 boe/d 
(average net production in Q4/10), 90% is attributable to oil and 10%
to gas. Based on a report by DeGolyer MacNaughton of June 2010, 
Pioneer Tunisia´s acreage holds 2P reserves of 38 mn boe and 3P 
reserves of 59 mn boe. The acreage offers considerable exploration 
upside and will complement OMV´s existing south Tunisian assets, 
Jenein Sud and Nawara, very well. From a strategic point of view, OMV
will be able to unlock substantial synergy potential in field 
operational activities. Furthermore, Pioneer Tunisia and OMV are both
partners in the South Tunisia Gas Project (STGP) which aims to build 
a 320 km gas pipeline from the Adam production concession to the city
of Gabes by 2014 to supply the Tunisian domestic market with gas. 
With the now reached consolidated partnership structure, the decision
making process for the STGP will be facilitated.
The transaction consideration will be initially funded with existing 
cash and committed credit lines. OMV remains committed to strict 
capital discipline and retains the clear objective of maintaining a 
strong investment grade credit rating.
Pioneer Tunisia´s interest in the Anaguid exploration permit and in 
the Mona/Durra production concession is subject to a pre-emption 
right of Pioneer Tunisia´s partner under the respective Joint 
Operating Agreement. Anaguid and Durra/Mona account for 13% of the 
purchase price. In case the pre-emption right is exercised and 
Pioneer Tunisia´s partner acquires the shares in Pioneer Natural 
Resources Anaguid Ltd., the purchase price will be adjusted 
accordingly.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

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