据俄罗斯Oil & Gas Eurasia网站5月18日阿斯塔纳报道,英国天然气集团(BG集团)18日在其2014年度报告中表示,该公司在其与荷兰皇家壳牌公司合并以后可能会失去其在哈萨克斯坦卡拉查干纳克巨型油气田中持有的股份。
“被收购后,英国天然气集团控制权一经改变,有许多协议会生效,修改或终止。”BG在2014年年度报告中说。
BG集团说,倘若该公司的控制权在收购以后改变,哈萨克斯坦共和国可能会声称有权收购BG集团在控制卡拉查干纳克凝析气田作业的最终石油分成协议中的股份。
4月初,壳牌公司曾表示,该公司已同意在一笔价值470亿英镑(700亿美元)的交易中购买油气勘探公司BG集团。
接管BG集团将是能源领域过去10年里最大的一笔收购,它将创建一个价值几乎1800亿英镑的公司。
卡拉查干纳克油气田是世界上最大的油气田之一,地下初步估计拥有90亿桶凝析油和48万亿立方英尺天然气储量。
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BG Group May Lose its Share in Kazakh Karachaganak Field
May 18, 2015
Oil & Gas Eurasia
BG Group may lose its share in Kazakh Karachaganak oil and gas field following its merger with Royal Dutch Shell.
“There are a number of agreements that take effect, alter or terminate upon a change of control of BG Group following a takeover bid," BG Group said in the annual report 2014.
"It is possible that the Republic of Kazakhstan may claim to have a right to acquire the Group’s interest in the Final Petroleum Sharing Agreement governing the operation of the Karachaganak gas and condensate field in the event of a change of control of BG Group following a takeover bid,” BG Group said.
In early April Royal Dutch Shell said it has agreed to buy oil and gas exploration firm BG Group in a deal that values the business at £47 billion ($70 billion).
The takeover of BG, formerly the exploration arm of British Gas, will be the energy sector’s biggest for a decade and create a company worth almost £180 billion.
Karachaganak field is one of the world's largest fields. It holds estimated hydrocarbons initially in place of 9 billion barrels of condensate and 48 trillion cubic feet of gas.