据法新社10月14日柏林报道,能源巨头德国意昂集团周三表示,将以16亿美元(合14亿欧元)出售其挪威油气勘探业务,从而专注于可再生能源领域。
交易买家为德国油气公司DEA,该公司前身为其竞争对手莱茵集团的子公司,DEA将接管43份许可证照权益。
意昂集团受德国绿色能源调整影响,去年曾表示将剥离其传统能源业务,从而专营可再生能源。
该公司在一份声明中表示:“意昂集团转让挪威的勘探与生产资产表明其在评估流程中迈进了一大步。”
挪威资产是意昂集团数月前剥离在西班牙与意大利的业务后出售的第一批资产。
意昂集团在声明中称,英国北海勘探业务同样“处于战略评估中”。
DEA对这笔交易表示欢迎,该公司此前已持有31份许可证书,此举将使其在挪威的油气产量提升一倍以上。
交易将按惯例接受规划审批。
詹乐乾 摘译自AFP,2015-10-15
原文如下:
Germany's E.ON sells Norway oil, gas business for $1.6 bn
Berlin (AFP) - German energy giant E.ON said Wednesday it would sell its Norwegian oil and gas exploration business for $1.6 billion (1.4 billion euros) as it shifts focus to renewable energy.
The buyer is Deutsche Erdoel DEA -- formerly a subsidiary of its competitor RWE -- which will take over the equity interests in 43 licenses.
E.ON, hit by Germany's green energy transition, said last year it would spin off its conventional power activities to focus on renewable energy.
"The divestment of E.ON E&P Norge represents a significant step forward in this review process," said the company in a statement.
The Norwegian assets are the latest to be sold off after E.ON in recent months divested itself of operations in Spain and Italy.
Also "under strategic review" are exploration activities in the British North Sea, E.ON said in a statement.
DEA welcomed the deal, which allows it to more than double its hydrocarbon production in Norway, where it already holds 31 licenses.
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approval.