MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.08.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

PETROFAC INTERNATIONAL LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

Petrofac House, Al Soor Street, Al Majaz Cornich Al Buhaira, P O Box 23467, Sharjah

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

17th November 1992

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

23153, Sharjah

 

 

Legal Form :

Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged in the provision of petroleum engineering contracting services.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 500,000

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : PETROFAC INTERNATIONAL LTD

Country of Origin                                    : Jersey, United Kingdom

Legal Form                                            : Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation

Registration Date                                   : 17th November 1992

Commercial Registration Number            : 23153, Sharjah

Trade Licence Number                            : 214915

Membership Number                              : 30546

Total Workforce                                     : 1,100

Line of Business                                    : Petroleum engineering contracting services.

Financial Condition                                 : Good

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

Operating Trend                         : Steady

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

PETROFAC INTERNATIONAL LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Building             : Petrofac House

Street               : Al Soor Street

Area                 : Al Majaz Cornich Al Buhaira

PO Box             : 23467

Town                 : Sharjah

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-6) 5740999

Facsimile          : (971-6) 5740999 / 5721005

Email                : epc@petrofac.com

                          pfishj1@emirates.net.ae

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices that are owned and located in the Central Business Area of Sharjah.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

·       Ayman Asfari                                                                                    President

 

·       Maroun Semaan                                                                                Chief Executive Officer

 

·       Rajesh Verma                                                                                   Operations Manager

 

·       Marwan Chedid                                                                                 Commercial Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 17th November 1992

 

Legal Form                  : Subject is the United Arab Emirates registered branch of Petrofac Limited, a

  Limited Liability Company incorporated in Jersey.

 

  Petrofac International Ltd in the United Arab Emirates, operates as a Branch of

  a Foreign Registered Corporation.

 

  A Branch of a Foreign Registered Corporation is not a legal entity in its own

  right. Responsibility for payments lays in the hands of the company where it is

  originally registered.

 

  Under these circumstances, we strongly advise that any international trade

  credit should only be written under the name of the main company where the

  subject holds its registered office, in this case Jersey.

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 23153, Sharjah

 

Trade Licence No.       : 214915

 

Membership No.          : 30546

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 18,400,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 18,400,000

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

·       Petrofac LLC

1021 ESE Loop 323

PO Box : 131859

Tyler

Texas

United States of America

Tel : (1-903) 5818755

Fax : (1-903) 5092324

 

·       Petrofac UK Ltd

205 Holland Park Avenue, 2nd Floor

     London W11 4XB

     United Kingdom

 

·       Petrofac International Ltd

Salwa Industrial Area

PO Box : 4404

Doha

Qatar

Tel : (974) 776543

Fax : (974) 776543

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Subject is engaged in the provision of petroleum engineering contracting services, specialising in the following areas :

 

         -  Process Engineering

         -  Detailed Design

         -  Procurement & Logistics

         -  Project Management

         -  Fabrication

         -  Construction & Commissioning

 

Petrofac International is currently working on the construction of a US$ 109 million sweet-gas plant, which is a new joint venture between the Sharjah government and Crescent Petroleum. The plant is expected to be completed by the end of 2005.

 

Import Countries : United States of America and Europe.

 

Operating Trend : Steady

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 1,100 employees.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Financial highlights provided by outside sources are given below :

 

Currency : United Arab Emirates Dirham (UAE Dh)

 

                                                Year Ending 31/12/05:                Year Ending 31/12/06:

 

Total Revenue                            UAE Dh 1,685,700,000               UAE Dh 1,841,000,000

 

Local sources consider subject’s financial condition to be Good.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       National Bank of Sharjah

Al Boorj Avenue

     PO Box : 4

     Sharjah

     Tel : (971-6) 5547747

 

·       Citibank

Al Wahda Street

PO Box : 346

Sharjah

Tel : (971-6) 5722533

Fax : (971-6) 5373378

 

·       Standard Chartered Bank

Al Boorj Avenue

PO Box : 5

Sharjah

     Tel : (971-6) 5357788

     Fax : (971-6) 5543604

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000:

 

Petrofac International Ltd was registered in Sharjah during 1992 and specialises in the provision of petroleum engineering contracting services. It has gained an excellent reputation for the quality of its services.

 

Local sources report that during the course of this investigation nothing detrimental has been uncovered regarding the subject’s operating history or the manner in which payment obligations are fulfilled. As such the company is deemed a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is considered to be within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 500,000

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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