据美国钻井网站休斯敦报道，美国第4大石油公司西方石油公司(Oxy)日前宣布，Oxy已签署一项协议，把其在哥伦比亚的陆上资产以8.25亿美元的总价出售给凯雷集团。
根据Oxy的说法，已同意的金额中7亿美元将预先支付，剩余的1.25亿美元将根据特定的生产和商品价格目标支付。这笔交易预计将在今年第4季度完成，陆上资产包括 Llanos Norte、中马格达莱纳和普图马约盆地的运营和开采权益。Oxy表示，该公司将继续在哥伦比亚开展业务。
Oxy总裁兼首席执行官Vicki Hollub在一份公司声明中表示：“Oxy与哥伦比亚国家石油公司（Ecopetrol）在哥伦比亚的合作已经超过40年，在推动哥伦比亚能源发展方面，Oxy一直是Ecopetrol的关键合作伙伴，对此我们感到非常荣幸。”
Hollub补充道，“我们已把与Ecopetrol的战略伙伴关系扩展到美国陆上以及哥伦比亚的海上勘探区块。这些极具前景的海上区块蕴藏着巨大的潜力，可以显著提升哥伦比亚的能源资源。”
李峻 编译自 美国钻井网站
原文如下：
Oxy Selling Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its According to Oxy, $700 million of the agreed amount will come up front and the remainder will be payable subject to certain production and commodity price targets. The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020, includes operations and working interests in the Llanos Norte, Middle Magdalena and Putumayo Basins. Oxy said it will retain a presence in the country with its exploration blocks offshore Colombia.
“Occidental has operated in Colombia, in partnership with Ecopetrol, for more than 40 years and is honored to remain a key partner in driving the country’s energy evolution,” Oxy President and CEO Vicki Hollub said in a company statement.
“We have expanded our strategic partnership with Ecopetrol to the onshore U.S. and to exploration blocks offshore Colombia. These highly prospective offshore blocks hold tremendous potential that could significantly bolster the country’s energy resources,” Hollub added.