BP計劃出售阿曼天然氣項目10%股份

據(jù)美國彭博新聞社2020年6月4日倫敦報道，據(jù)知情人士透露，英國石油公司(BP)時下正在就出售阿曼一個重要天然氣項目約10%的股份進行初步談判，這是這家英國能源巨頭削減其債務(wù)計劃的一部分。

上述知情人士說，總部位于倫敦的BP正在與感興趣的各方就削減其在阿曼哈贊天然氣田中持有的60%股份中的部分股份進行談判。這些要求匿名采訪的消息人士說，這10%的股份可能會以超過10億美元的價格出售，這個股份出售計劃正在吸引其他大型能源公司的興趣。

此次出售股份計劃將幫助BP實現(xiàn)在2021年年中之前剝離150億美元資產(chǎn)的目標，這對減輕BP的債務(wù)負擔至關(guān)重要。由于疫情和油價暴跌的雙重打擊影響了BP第一季度的利潤，BP為此增加了財務(wù)儲備。今年4月，BP確認將按照修訂后的條款完成把其阿拉斯加業(yè)務(wù)出售給Hilcorp能源公司的交易。

知情人士說，這個股份出售計劃目前還沒有做出最終決定，也不確定這些談判是否會促成交易。BP的一位代表拒絕對此事置評。

李峻 編譯自 彭博社

原文如下：

BP Aims to Sell More Than $1B Stake in Oman Gas Project

BP Plc is in early-stage discussions to sell about a 10% stake in a key gas field in Oman as part of the energy giant’s plans to cut debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

London-based BP is talking with interested parties about cutting part of its 60% holding in the Khazzan natural gas field, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. The 10% stake is likely to fetch more than $1 billion and is drawing interest from other large energy companies, they said.

A stake sale would help BP deliver on its goal to achieve $15 billion in divestments by mid-2021 -- crucial for easing its debt burden. The company has bolstered its financial reserves as the double impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a crash in oil prices hit profits in the first quarter. In April, BP confirmed its commitment to completing the sale of its Alaska business to Hilcorp Energy Co. on revised terms.

No final decisions have been made, and there’s no certainty the deliberations will lead to a transaction, the people said. A representative for BP declined to comment.