阿克爾BP斥資20億美元收購赫斯挪威分部

中國石化新聞網訊 據路透社10月24日奧斯陸報道，阿克爾BP公司周二表示，已經同意簽署協議斥資20億美元收購美國赫斯石油公司的挪威分公司，以此進一步擴大投資組合。
阿克爾BP將通過發行新股籌集5億美元來支付收購款項，新股由其最高持有者阿克爾公司與石油巨頭BP公司全額承購。
首席執行官海爾斯維克在一份聲明中表示：“阿克爾BP
公司的抱負非常明確，要成為領先的獨立海上勘探與生產公司。這筆交易在此方面上邁出了重要一步?！?br /> 協議完成后，阿克爾BP計劃將每年分紅從2.5億美元提升至3.5億美元，首次上調預計于2017年四季度完成。
該公司稱，此次交易使其在挪威瓦爾哈拉與霍德油田的股份提升至100%。
公司補充：“若有合作伙伴愿意與阿克爾BP公司共同合作，積極發掘上述油田的上升潛力，我們下一步將尋找機會對其出售或置換油田的小部分股權?！?詹樂乾 摘譯自路透社 原文如下：
Aker BP in $2 bln deal to buy Norway unit of Hess Aker BP has agreed to buy the Norwegian unit of U.S. oil firm Hess in a $2 billion deal to further expand its portfolio, the companies said on Tuesday.
Aker BP will raise $500 million in new equity to help pay for the deal, in a share issue fully underwritten by its top owners, investment firm Aker ASA and oil major BP .
“Aker BP has a clear ambition to be the leading independent offshore exploration and production (E&P) company. This transaction is an important step in that direction,” Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said in a statement.
Following the deal, Aker BP plans to raise its dividend to $350 million per year from $250 million, with the first increase planned for the fourth-quarter dividend payment of 2017.
The transaction raises Aker BP’s stake in Norway’s Valhall and Hod fields to 100 percent, it said.
“Aker BP will subsequently seek to sell or swap a minority interest in the fields to partners who want to work together with Aker BP to proactively target the upside potential in the area,” it added. ?

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