HAMILTON, BERMUDA--(Marketwire - January 18, 2012) - Teekay Offshore Partners
L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) (NYSE:TOO) announces that it has
issued NOK 600 million in senior unsecured bonds that mature in January 2017 in
the Norwegian bond market. The aggregate principal amount of the bonds is
equivalent to approximately 100 million U.S. dollars (USD) and all interest and
principal payments will be swapped into USD. The proceeds of the bonds, which
will be available to the Partnership upon settlement in late January 2012, are
expected to be used for general partnership purposes. Teekay Offshore will apply
for listing of the bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
DNB Markets and Nordea Markets acted as arrangers of the bond issue.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to
buy any of the bonds or any other security of Teekay Offshore. The bonds have
not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws. Unless so registered, the bonds may not be offered or sold in
the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be
forward-looking statements. These forward- looking statements, which include
statements involving the contemplated bond offering, involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the possibility that
the bond issuance may not be completed in the aggregate principal amount
contemplated, or at all, and those discussed in Teekay Offshore's public filings
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Teekay Offshore undertakes no
obligation to revise or update any forward looking statements, unless required
to do so under the securities laws.
About Teekay Offshore
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a publicly-traded master limited partnership
formed by Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK), is an international provider of marine
transportation, oil production and storage services to the offshore oil
industry. Teekay Offshore owns interests in 40 shuttle tankers (including four
chartered-in vessels and four committed newbuildings), five floating storage and
offtake (FSO) units, 10 conventional oil tankers, and three floating production,
storage and offloading (FPSO) units. Teekay Offshore also has rights to
participate in certain other FPSO and shuttle tanker opportunities provided by
Teekay Corporation.
Teekay Offshore Partners' common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "TOO".
Contacts:
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.
Kent Alekson
Investor Relations Enquiries
+ 1 (604) 609-6442
www.teekayoffshore.com
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Source: Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. via Thomson Reuters ONE
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