沙特阿美與EIG財團簽署124億美元管道協(xié)議

據能源經濟4月10日消息稱，周五，沙特石油巨頭沙特阿美與以EIG Global Energy Partners為首的財團投資者達成了一項124億美元的交易，兩家公司表示，該投資者集團將獲得沙特阿美管道資產49%的股份。

這是沙特阿美自2019年末上市以來的第一筆重大交易，當時沙特政府以294億美元的價格出售了該公司的少數(shù)股權，成為全球最大的首次公開募股。

該公司在一份聲明中表示，以EIG為首的財團與沙特阿美簽署了一項租賃和回租協(xié)議，收購了沙特阿美石油管道公司的股權。沙特阿美石油管道公司是一家新成立的實體，通過沙特阿美的原油管道網絡運輸?shù)氖停碛?5年運輸關稅豁免權。沙特阿美將擁有新公司51%的股份。

沙特阿美在另一份聲明中表示:“該交易代表著沙特阿美戰(zhàn)略的延續(xù)，即釋放其資產基礎的潛力，為股東實現(xiàn)價值最大化。”

該管道協(xié)議與阿布扎比國家石油公司(ADNOC)過去兩年簽署的基礎設施協(xié)議類似，后者通過石油和天然氣管道資產的回租和出售交易籌集了數(shù)十億美元。

阿美上月表示，它押注今年亞洲國家的能源需求將出現(xiàn)反彈。上周日，該公司報告稱，2020年凈利潤大幅下滑，并縮減了支出計劃。

曹海斌 摘譯自 能源經濟

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Aramco signs $12.4 bln pipeline deal with EIG-led consortium

Saudi oil giant Aramco on Friday entered into a $12.4 billion deal with a consortium investors led by EIG Global Energy Partners that would give the investor group a 49% stake in Aramco's pipeline assets, the two companies said.

This is the first major deal by Aramco since its listing in late 2019 when the Saudi government sold a minority stake in the firm for $29.4 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering.

The EIG-led group signed a lease and lease-back agreement with Aramco, acquiring the equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co, a newly formed entity with rights to 25-years of tariff payments for oil transported through Aramco's crude oil pipeline network, it said in a statement. Aramco will own 51% in the new company.

"The transaction represents a continuation of Aramco's strategy to unlock the potential of its asset base and maximize value for its shareholders," Aramco said in a separate statement.

The pipeline deal is similar to infrastructure deals signed over the last two years by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Co (ADNOC), which raised billions of dollars through sale-and- leaseback deals of its oil and gas pipeline assets.

Aramco said last month it was betting on an Asian-led rebound in energy demand this year after it reported a steep slide in net profit for 2020 on Sunday and scaled back its spending plans.