BlackRock-led investors in Aramco pipelines start bond sale

BlackRock-led investors in Aramco pipelines start bond sale

DUBAI (Reuters) – Investors in Saudi Aramcos gas pipelines network, led by BlackRock Inc, have begun a sale of dollar bonds in three tranches to refinance a multi-billion dollar loan that backed their stake purchase, a bank document showed.

Initial price guidance was around 240 basis points (bps) over U.S. Treasuries (UST) for sukuk, or Islamic bonds, with a weighted average life (WAL) of 7-1/2 years, the document showed.

Guidance was around 275 bps over UST for a tranche with a 12-year WAL and around 305 bps over UST for Formosa bonds with an 18-year WAL. The deal is expected to price late on Thursday.

(Reporting by Yousef Saba; editing by Jason Neely)

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