-- 惠譽評級週一表示，已給予懷特黑文煤炭公司（ASX：WHC）擬發行的優先擔保票據「BBB-」評級，該票據將採用雙期結構發行。 惠譽表示，該優先擔保票據與懷特黑文的優先擔保定期貸款和優先擔保循環信貸額度處於同等地位，因此其評級也比該公司的長期發行人違約評級高一個級別。 該公司收購達尼亞煤礦和黑水煤礦顯著提升了其規模和多元化程度，惠譽認為這是關鍵的評級驅動因素。惠譽也表示，黑水煤礦也蘊藏著進一步擴張的潛力，包括黑水南礦的開採，而這部分潛力尚未包含在目前的評級中。 惠譽指出，其他評級驅動因素包括懷特黑文成本狀況的改善、預期中東衝突將提振東亞動力煤需求、強勁的流動性以及近期併購風險的降低。
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