Key Energy Services, Inc. Enters into Forbearance Agreement
March 06, 2020 at 02:58 am IST
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As previously announced, on October 29, 2019, Key Energy Services, Inc. (the Company or Key) entered into a forbearance agreement (as amended on December 6, 2019, December 20, 2019, January 10, 2020 and January 31, 2020, the ABL Forbearance Agreement) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent), and all of the lenders party thereto (the Lenders) regarding a cross-default under the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2016, by and among Key, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. On February 28, 2020, the Company and the Lenders party thereto amended the ABL Forbearance Agreement (the Forbearance Agreement Amendment). Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement Amendment, the Lenders party thereto have agreed, among other things, to extend the forbearance period until the earliest of (i) March 6, 2020, (ii) the occurrence of certain specified early termination events and (iii) the date on which the previously announced Restructuring Support Agreement between the Company and certain lenders under the Company’s term loan facility is terminated in accordance with its terms.
Key Energy Services, Inc. is an onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor. The Company provides a range of well services to oil companies and independent oil and natural gas production companies. The Company's segments include Rig Services, Fishing and Rental Services, and Coiled Tubing Services. The Rig Services segment includes the completion of newly drilled wells, workover and recompletion of existing oil and natural gas wells, well maintenance, and the plugging and abandonment of wells. The Fishing and Rental Services segment offers a line of fishing services and rental equipment designed for use in providing both onshore drilling and workover services. The Coiled Tubing Services segment involves the use of metal pipe spooled onto a large reel which is then deployed into oil and natural gas wells to perform various applications.