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Noble sells oil, liquids business, warns of big loss

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SINGAPORE Oct 24, 2017 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Oct 24, 2017 12:00 am

Embattled commodities trader Noble Group announced the sale of its American oil-liquids business to Vitol Group on Monday and warned of a third-quarter loss of up to $1.25 billion. Singapore-listed Noble said in a statement the sale to Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trader, should generate proceeds of $582 million, and is the latest move to pay off debts as the firm fights to survive. The once-mighty company has been hammered since 2015 as plunging commodity prices hit its bottom line while it has also suffered a ratings downgrade and allegations of irregular accounting practices.

Noble said in a statement that it expects a total net loss in the quarter ending Sept. 30 of between $1.1 billion and $1.25 billion, after reporting a heavy loss of $1.75 billion in the second quarter. The firm's stock has been hammered since the start of the crisis and has sunk about 78 percent this year. The disposal of Noble's oil liquids unit, which trades large amounts of crude and refined oil products, came after the sale in July of its U.S. gas and power unit to rival Mercuria Energy America.

"The core of their business has changed to some degree, but they're still fighting to survive," said Nicholas Teo, a trading strategist at KGI Securities (Singapore). "Management has been selling assets to lighten the debt load, and this oil deal is quite significant in size."

Noble wants to refocus its business on "hard" commodities, those that are mined such as coal and metals, as well as on freight and liquefied natural gas, with an eye on Asia. It is also reducing its staff to about 400, having had 900 employees at the end of June.

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