赫斯5亿美元出售墨西哥湾Shenzi油田28%权益

据世界石油纽约报道，美国著名综合性石油公司赫斯公司日前签订一项协议，以5.05亿美元的总价把其位于墨西哥湾深水区的Shenzi油田的28%权益出售给了这个油田的作业者澳大利亚矿业巨头必和必拓(BHP Billiton)公司。

这笔交易从2020年7月1日起开始生效。Shenzi油田在今年前8个月的平均油气日产量为1.1万桶油当量。

赫斯公司首席执行官约翰·赫斯说：“出售Shenzi油田28%权益获得的收益将用于为我们在圭亚那的世界级投资机会提供资金。”

“此次权益出售符合我们在当前低油价环境下保留现金和保持资产长期价值的战略，”赫斯如是说。

这笔受惯例成交条件约束的交易预计将在2020年年底前结束。

李峻 编译自 世界石油

原文如下：

Hess sells Gulf of Mexico Shenzi interest to BHP for $505 million

Hess Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its 28% working interest in the Shenzi Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to BHP Billiton, the field’s operator, for a total consideration of $505 million, subject to customary adjustments, with an effective date of July 1, 2020. The field produced an average of 11,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first eight months of 2020.

“Proceeds will be used to fund our world class investment opportunity in Guyana,” CEO John Hess said. “This sale is aligned with our strategy to preserve cash and preserve the long term value of our assets in the current low oil price environment.”

The transaction is expected to close before year end 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions.