BP以50亿美元将石化业务出售给英力士

据道琼斯6月29日消息，英国石油公司(BP)周一称，公司已同意将旗下全球石化业务以50亿美元的价格出售给英力士公司。

这家英国能源巨头表示，英力士将支付4亿美元订金，交易完成后将再支付36亿美元，预计该交易将于2020年底完成。BP称，剩余的10亿美元将延期支付，分三次到2021年6月支付完毕。

BP石化业务的重点是芳烃和乙酰基产品。该公司在亚洲、欧洲和美国的14家工厂拥有权益，去年实现产量970万吨。

BP首席执行官陆博纳(Bernard Looney)称，剥离石化资产是该公司通过能源转型提高竞争力并取得成功所迈出的又一步。他指出，该公司需要相当多的资金才能实现石化业务的增长。

BP首席财务官Brian Gilvary表示，通过这笔交易，公司提前一年实现了此前商定的剥离150亿美元资产的目标。

张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯

原文如下：

BP Sells Petrochemicals Business to INEOS for $5 Bln

BP PLC said Monday that it has agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business to INEOS for $5 billion.

The British energy giant said that INEOS will pay a $400 million deposit and a further $3.6 billion on completion of the deal, which is expected by the end of 2020. The remaining $1 billion will be deferred over three installments until June 2021, BP said.

BP's petrochemical business is focused on aromatics and acetyls. It has interests in 14 plants in Asia, Europe and the U.S., and achieved production of 9.7 million metric tons last year.

Chief Executive Bernard Looney said that the divestment is another step in building a BP that can compete and succeed through the energy transition. He noted that it would take considerable capital for the company to grow the petrochemicals businesses.

Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary said that with this deal BP has met its $15 billion target for agreed divestments a year ahead of schedule.