Energean将斥资8.5亿美元收购EDF油气资产

据彭博社7月4日消息称，Energean油气公司同意以高达8.5亿美元的价格收购法国电力公司意大利部门子公司的石油和天然气业务，这笔交易将大大扩大该公司的业务范围。

根据特拉维夫证券交易所的一份声明，Energean将预付7.5亿美元购买埃及、意大利、阿尔及利亚、北海和克罗地亚的运营资产。特拉维夫证券交易所是该公司股票交易的两家交易所之一。这是Energean 去年在伦敦上市以来的首次重大收购，并将大幅扩大其产量和收入来源。

这家希腊公司还在收购埃及、意大利和挪威正在开发的资产。继意大利Cassiopea开发项目的第一批天然气之后，该公司可能再支付1亿美元。

彭博社上个月报道说，Energean正在竞购EDF旗下爱迪生公司的石油和天然气业务，该公司的资产早些时候吸引了Neptune能源和Warburg Pincus旗下的Apex国际能源公司的兴趣。知情人士在1月份表示，法国电力公司正在为这些资产寻求高达20亿美元的资产。

Energean目前专注于以色列和希腊油田，对其规模如此之大的公司而言，此次收购代价高昂。该公司计划发行2.65亿美元新股，并利用6亿美元的过桥贷款为交易融资。

花旗集团分析师迈克尔•艾尔斯福德在给客户的一份报告中说：“我们认为这笔交易对Energean的投资案例有利，使现有生产基地多样化，且具有吸引力。”

截至伦敦时间下午12点52分，Energean的股价上涨13%，至927便士，涨幅10%。法国电力公司股价在巴黎下跌0.8%。

曹海斌 摘译自 彭博社

原文如下：

Energean to Buy EDF Oil & Gas Assets for Up to $850 Million

Energean Oil & Gas Plc agreed to buy the oil and gas business of Electricite de France SA’s Italian unit for as much as $850 million, a deal that will substantially broaden the Greek company’s geographic footprint.

Energean will pay $750 million upfront for operational assets in Egypt, Italy, Algeria, the North Sea and Croatia, according to a statement align="justify">The Greek company is also acquiring assets under development in Egypt, Italy and Norway. It may pay an additional $100 million following first gas from the Cassiopea development off Italy.

Bloomberg reported last month that Energean was bidding for the oil and gas business of EDF unit Edison SpA, whose assets had earlier attracted interest from Neptune Energy and Warburg Pincus’s Apex International Energy. EDF was seeking as much as $2 billion for the assets, people with knowledge of the matter said in January.

Energean is currently focused align="justify">“We see this deal as positive to the Energean investment case, diversifying the existing production base at attractive multiples,” Michael Alsford, an analyst at Citigroup Inc., said in a note to clients.

The shares of Energean rose as much as 13% in London and were trading up 10% at 927 pence as of 12:52 p.m. local time. EDF shares slipped 0.8% in Paris.