埃克森美孚准备重新出售英国北海业务

     据能源之声6月12日消息称，一篇新闻报道称，美国超级石油巨头埃克森美孚正抓紧准备重启出售其英国北海业务。

    路透援引行业和银行业消息人士称，埃克森美孚近几周已与潜在买家就投资组合进行了谈判。

    但据路透社报道，如果谈判未能确立对这些资产的坚定兴趣，该公司不太可能正式启动出售程序。

    消息人士向路透表示，鉴于市场崩盘，埃克森美孚将把要价从逾20亿美元下调至10-15亿美元。

    埃克森美孚在北海约40个正在开采的海上油气田拥有权益。

    这些油田中很大一部分由壳牌公司作为联合运营的一部分进行运营。

    彭博社今年1月报道称，埃克森美孚正与投资银行杰富瑞金融集团就撤资事宜进行合作。

    曹海斌 摘译自 能源之声

    原文如下：

    ExxonMobil gets ready to restart sale of UK North Sea business, report says

    US supermajor ExxonMobil is gearing up to restart the sale of its UK North Sea business, a news report said.

    Exxon has held talks with potential suitors in recent weeks about the portfolio, Reuters reported, citing industry and banking sources.

    But the company is unlikely to officially launch the marketing process if the talks fail to establish a firm interest in the assets, according to Reuters.

    Sources told Reuters that Texas-based Exxon would lower its asking price from in excess of $2 billion to $1-1.5bn, in light of the market collapse.

    Exxon has an interest in around 40 producing offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea.

    Many of these fields are operated by Shell as part of a joint operation.

    Bloomberg reported in January that Exxon was working with investment bank Jefferies Financial Group on the divestment.