中國石化新聞網訊 據全球能源新聞網1月5日報導，太平洋鑽探公司（Pacific Drilling）宣布，該公司及其每一個債務附屬公司已挺過了第11章申請破產程序，這表明該公司順利完成了資產負債表的重組，並根據美國德克薩斯州南區破產法院於2020年12月21日確認的《破產法》第11章，實施了經修訂的太平洋鑽探公司及其債務附屬公司重組第一修正聯合計劃。
根據該計劃，該公司所有已發行普通股被視為無價值，將不會獲得任何回報。根據該計劃所設想的重組交易，一旦出現，該公司就有了一個新的母公司——太平洋鑽井公司有限責任公司（Pacific Drilling Company LLC），這是一家開曼群島有限責任公司，其股權由該公司的前債權人及其債務人附屬公司所有。
重組後的公司執行長伯尼·沃爾福德(Bernie G.Wolford)表示，我們很高興完成了這一進程。我們的資產負債表已經完全去槓桿化，擺脫了破產保護，我們的第六代和第七代鑽探船將繼續提供世界一流的鑽探服務。
由於按照計劃消除了超過10億美元的融資債務，重組後的公司目前以大幅度去槓桿化的資本結構運營。重組後的公司擁有約1億美元現金，並可獲得8000萬美元未動用的優先擔保延期提取貸款退出機制，以支持其持續運營。
憑藉一流的鑽探船和經驗豐富的團隊，太平洋鑽探致力於超越客戶的期望，提供行業內最安全、最高效和可靠的深水鑽探服務。太平洋鑽探公司的七艘鑽井船是世界上最年輕、技術最先進的船隊之一。
郝芬 譯自 全球能源新聞網
原文如下：
PACIFIC DRILLING COMPLETES RESTRUCTURING AND EMERGES FROM CHAPTER 11
Pacific Drilling announced that the Company and each of its debtor affiliates have emerged from the Chapter 11 process, signaling the successful completion of the Company’s balance-sheet restructuring and the implementation of the Modified First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Pacific Drilling S.A. and its Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on December 21, 2020 .
Pursuant to the Plan, all of the Company’s outstanding common shares were deemed to have no value and will receive no recovery. In accordance with the restructuring transactions contemplated by the Plan, upon emergence, the Company has a new parent company, Pacific Drilling Company LLC , a Cayman Islands limited liability company, the equity of which is owned by former creditors of the Company and its debtor affiliates.
「We are pleased to reach completion of this process. Having now emerged from Chapter 11 with a fully de-levered balance sheet, we are well positioned to continue to deliver world class drilling services with our fleet of 6th and 7th generation drillships,」 said Bernie G. Wolford , Chief Executive Officer of the reorganized Company.
After emergence, the reorganized Company now operates with a substantially de-levered capital structure, due to the elimination of more than $1 billion of funded debt obligations pursuant to the Plan. The reorganized Company has approximately $100 million in cash on hand, and access to an undrawn $80 million senior secured delayed draw term loan exit facility, to support its ongoing operations.
With best-in-class drillships and highly experienced team, Pacific Drilling is committed to exceeding customers』 expectations by delivering the safest, most efficient and reliable deepwater drilling services in the industry. Pacific Drilling’s fleet of seven drillships represents one of the youngest and most technologically advanced fleets in the world.