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October 27, 2025 - 9:49 AM

Oil trader Vitol pulls out of $1.5 billion deal to buy Nigerian oil fields

Oil trader Vitol [VITOLV.UL] has quit a consortium that was set to buy a stake in two Nigerian oil fields from Brazil’s Petrobras (PETR4.SA), its former partner said on Friday.

Africa Oil (AOI.TO) said it would conclude the $1.5 billion purchase alone after Vitol and Delonex Energy pulled out of the deal to buy half of Petrobras Oil and Gas, known as Petrobras Africa, from the Brazilian company. [reut.rs/337lQXN]

“We remain committed to completing this acquisition and look forward to working with Petrobras and all stakeholders to accomplish that goal,” Keith Hill, chief executive of Vancouver-based Africa Oil, said in a statement.

Africa Oil said the deal will go ahead under the previously agreed terms. It has agreed a $250 million loan facility with BTG Pactual and will fund the rest with available cash.

BTG, Brazil’s largest independent investment bank, owns the other 50% stake in Petrobras Africa, whose core assets are stakes in offshore fields that produce Nigerian oil grades Agbami, Egina and Akpo..

Vitol did not issue a statement on the withdrawal.

A source close to Vitol said the deal was taking too long to close, including the wait for necessary clearances from Brazilian and Nigerian officials.

Two sources close to the deal also said Vitol soured on it in part because it would not have got physical oil cargoes from it. “At the end of the day, it was a non-core business for Vitol, so they walked away,” one source said.

The sale is part of a Petrobras effort to offload $21 billion in assets amid heavy debts and a corruption scandal.

The Petrobras Africa assets include an 8% interest in OML 127, which includes Agbami, and 16% interest in OML 130, which contains Akpo and Egina. A Chevron (CVX.N) affiliate operates OML 127, while Total (TOTF.PA) affiliates operate OML 130.

Reuters

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