BP计划出售阿曼天然气项目10%股份

 据美国彭博新闻社2020年6月4日伦敦报道，据知情人士透露，英国石油公司(BP)时下正在就出售阿曼一个重要天然气项目约10%的股份进行初步谈判，这是这家英国能源巨头削减其债务计划的一部分。

上述知情人士说，总部位于伦敦的BP正在与感兴趣的各方就削减其在阿曼哈赞天然气田中持有的60%股份中的部分股份进行谈判。这些要求匿名采访的消息人士说，这10%的股份可能会以超过10亿美元的价格出售，这个股份出售计划正在吸引其他大型能源公司的兴趣。

此次出售股份计划将帮助BP实现在2021年年中之前剥离150亿美元资产的目标，这对减轻BP的债务负担至关重要。由于疫情和油价暴跌的双重打击影响了BP第一季度的利润，BP为此增加了财务储备。今年4月，BP确认将按照修订后的条款完成把其阿拉斯加业务出售给Hilcorp能源公司的交易。

知情人士说，这个股份出售计划目前还没有做出最终决定，也不确定这些谈判是否会促成交易。BP的一位代表拒绝对此事置评。

李峻 编译自 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 align="justify">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.