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Moody's announces SOCAR’s rating

Oil&Gas Materials 23 January 2020 18:06 (UTC +04:00)
Moody's announces SOCAR’s rating

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 23

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State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic's (SOCAR) Ba2 corporate family rating is on par with Azerbaijan's Ba2 sovereign rating, Trend reports referring to Moody’s report.

SOCAR's baseline credit assessment (BCA), which measures the company's standalone credit strength, excluding any extraordinary government support, within the framework of Moody's Government-Related Issuers rating methodology, is b1.

A two-notch uplift of the rating from the BCA reflects Moody's assumption of a high probability of the government providing support to the company in the event of financial distress.

SOCAR's BCA factors in the company's key role in the oil and gas sector of Azerbaijan, close links with Azerbaijan's government and healthy liquidity. The BCA also takes into account the company's exposure to the volatile oil prices and local currency exchange rate, potential challenges in maintaining stable production over the longer term, and sizeable trading operations.

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