ADNOC Drilling and Alpha Dhabi’s JV Complete Investment contribution

London, 15 January 2024, (Oilandgaspress): – ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC and Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC announced the incorporation of its strategic investment JV at Abu Dhabi Global Market. The JV, will pursue global investments in energy technology and bolster tech-enabled energy services.

As the inaugural investment, Alpha Dhabi has contributed its 25% equity stake in Gordon Technologies (“Gordon”), a leading provider of measurement while drilling (“MWD”) technology to the oil and gas industry in the USA. The equity stake has been valued at circa $180 million.

The establishment of this JV, and the contribution of Gordon’s 25% share capital, is expected to bring value accretive returns to both shareholders and will be synergistic with ADNOC Drilling’s business. It will also support ADNOC Drilling’s long-term dividend growth profile.

Founded in 2014, Gordon is one of the leading MWD technology provider in the USA. With robust positions in its key operating basins and with expected revenue of more than $230 million in FY2023, Gordon supports efficient drilling operations for its customers through leading performance metrics and cost efficiencies. As one of the industry’s few fully integrated MWD players, the company occupies a unique position, particularly in high temperature applications, with reliability measures significantly outperforming the industry average.

Gordon has no leverage, and its acquisition is economically accretive to the JV’s shareholders from a profitability, valuation multiple, cash flow generation and dividend potential standpoint, along with a FY2023 expected free cash flow yield of more than 10%.


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