桑托斯希望出售Dorado海上石油项目股权

据离岸工程网站4月8日消息 据路透社注意到的高盛集团证实的一份销售文件显示，澳大利亚天然气生产商桑托斯已聘请高盛出售其Dorado石油项目20-30%的股权，并在西澳大利亚近海进行勘探。

Carnarvon拥有Dorado 20%股份，包括1.5亿桶石油资源（2C石油储量）。文件显示，预计2022年上半年将对其开发作出最终投资决定。

桑托斯的一位发言人在一份电子邮件声明中表示：“此次出售符合桑托斯的战略，即分阶段实施增长项目，并根据严格的资本管理审查股本水平。”

文件称，该盆地还远未开发，拥有9.9亿桶油当量的远景资源，其中约一半为石油。

桑托斯上个月最终批准了其36亿美元的巴罗萨天然气项目，同时还考虑出售生产Van Gogh油田和生产船52.5%的股份，以及Pyrenees油田29%的股份。

这位发言人补充说：“对于希望早日投产的竞购者来说，收购Van Gogh和Pyrenees将是一种选择，但不属于核心销售的一部分。”

吴恒磊 编译自 离岸工程

原文如下：

Australia: Santos Looking to Sell Down Stake in Dorado Offshore Oil Project

Australian gas producer Santos has hired Goldman Sachs to sell a 20%-30% stake in its Dorado oil project and Bedout exploration portfolio offshore western Australia, according to a sales document seen by Reuters and confirmed by the group.

Dorado, of which Carnarvon owns 20%, contains 150 million barrels of contingent, so-called 2C oil resources. A final investment decision on its development is expected in the first half of 2022, according to the document.

"This offering is in line with Santos’ strategy which is to phase growth projects and review equity levels consistent with disciplined capital management," a Santos spokesman said in an emailed statement.

The Bedout basin is further from development but contains prospective resources of 990 million barrels of oil equivalent, about half of which is oil, the document said.

Santos, which last month gave the final go-ahead for its $3.6 billion Barossa gas project, is also considering selling a 52.5% stake in the producing Van Gogh oil field and production vessel as well as a 29% stake in the Pyrenees oilfield.

"For bidders looking for early production, buying in to Van Gogh and Pyrenees will be an option, but is not part of the core sale," the spokesman added.