| Project finance has been less widely used in the oil and gas sector than in other sectors such as power and utilities. Future revenue streams are typically less stable in oil and gas. The logistics, infrastructure and social issues caused by the increased size of projects have made achieving time, cost and quality targets more challenging than ever.
According to EY, the industry’s relatively poor track record of completing projects on time and on budget will test banking sector appetite for lending to the oil and gas sector. Project financing has typically been more prevalent in the downstream sector than in the more capital intensive upstream sector. In 2013, the Sadara Chemical Company JV successfully completed the project financing for the Sadara chemical complex in Saudi Arabia...............................................Full Article: Source
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