{"id":349299,"date":"2026-04-04T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?post_type=noticias&#038;p=349299"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:49:26","slug":"bw-energy-closes-sale-and-leaseback-agreement-for-jasmine-alpha-platform","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/bw-energy-closes-sale-and-leaseback-agreement-for-jasmine-alpha-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"BW Energy closes sale and leaseback agreement for Jasmine Alpha platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a move aimed at strengthening its financial structure, BW Energy has signed an agreement for the sale and leaseback of the <strong><a href=\"\/en\/news\/marine-equipment-solutions-launches-its-poseidon-jackup-launching-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"noticias\" data-id=\"304071\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasmine Alpha self-elevating platform with Minsheng<\/a><\/strong> <em>Jasmine Alpha<\/em> with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n\n<p>The transaction will allow the company to receive US$80 million in cash, while retaining operational access to the unit through an initial 12-month lease, with an option to extend for an additional period.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial model adopted for the Jasmine Alpha platform<\/h2>\n\n<p>Likewise, the <em>sale and leaseback<\/em> model adopted by BW Energy allows it to monetize a strategic asset without interrupting its offshore operations. This type of arrangement is common in the oil and gas industry to improve liquidity without compromising production. <\/p>\n\n<p>The company expects to record a book gain on the value of the asset, driven by the revaluation of the platform since its acquisition in 2020, during the depressed pricing environment generated by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategy focused on growth<\/h2>\n\n<p>As explained by Thomas Young, CFO of BW Energy, the transaction allows the company to capture value from an acquired asset at a discount while maintaining operational flexibility and future strategic options.<\/p>\n\n<p>Among these options is the possible conversion of the platform into a production unit, which would expand its use within the company&#8217;s development portfolio.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, this type of financing is part of a broader strategy aimed at optimizing invested capital and supporting the goal of tripling production by 2028.<\/p>\n\n<p>Moreover, the agreement strengthens the existing relationship between BW Energy and MSFL, which already collaborate in the financing of the Maromba Borehole wellhead platform. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwenergy.no\/en\/operations\/brazil\/maromba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maromba B wellhead platform<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The terms of this new transaction are in line with the company&#8217;s infrastructure financing strategy, which focuses on flexible and competitive solutions for offshore assets.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwenergy.no\/en\/bw-energy-sale-and-leaseback-agreement-for-the-jasmine-alpha-rig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BW Energy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company monetizes the platform through a sale and leaseback arrangement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":349169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-349299","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/349299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349299"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/349299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349300,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/349299\/revisions\/349300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=349299"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=349299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}