巴西国油暂停新的石油勘探或生产撤资

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社12月21日圣保罗报道，巴西国家控股的巴西石油公司（PETR4.SA）周四在最高法院作出裁决后表示，将暂停任何新的石油勘探或生产撤资计划。

该决定暂停了巴西国家石油公司(Petrobras)与巴西政府之间的一项协议。该公司正寻求处置约270亿美元资产，以筹集现金偿还债务，巴西政府帮助该公司免于承担责任。协议还规定了透明度规则。

巴西国家石油公司在一份声明中表示，撤资计划对公司未来的增长至关重要，今年5月之前启动的撤资计划不应受到影响。

该公司在声明中还表示:“巴西国家石油公司正在研究新的方法，在遵守该决定设定的限制的同时，按照现行法律继续其撤资计划。”

巴西国家石油公司决定取消新的撤资计划也可能会影响到一些与它在不同的财团，如荷兰皇家壳牌公司，艾克森美孚和挪威国家石油公司。

李方征 编译自 路透社

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Brazil's Petrobras suspends new oil exploration or production divestments

Brazil’s state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA) will suspend any new divestment initiatives in oil exploration or production, the company said on Thursday, following a Supreme Court decision.

The decision suspended an agreement between Petrobras, as the company is known, and the Brazilian government that helped shield the company from liability as it seeks to dispose of some $27 billion in assets in order to raise cash to pay its debts. The agreement also imposed transparency rules.

The divestment program is seen as crucial to the company’s growth in the future, and Petrobras said in a statement that divestment initiatives started before May of this year should not be affected.

“Petrobras is studying new ways to continue with its divestment program, in accordance with current legislation while following the limits set by this decision,” the company said in a statement.

Petrobras’ decision to cancel new divestment programs could also affect some of the companies that operate together with it in different consortia, such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.AS), Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Norway’s Equinor ASA (EQNR.OL).