据世界石油3月20日消息称，墨菲石油公司宣布，其子公司墨菲勘探与生产公司（美国）已与ArcLight资本合伙公司管理的一家基金完成交易，出售墨菲在位于墨西哥湾的国王码头浮式生产系统（国王码头FPS）及相关出口侧管的全部50%股权。
国王码头FPS和相关出口侧管将与里奇伍德公司管理的实体组成的合资企业共同拥有，包括ILX Holdings III, LLC。
这笔交易偿还了墨菲过去与国王码头 FPS 和相关出口侧管的约 2.7 亿美元的资本支出。
墨菲计划将所得款项用于偿还16亿美元的优先无担保信贷安排贷款，其余款项将用于一般企业用途。
国王码头FPS已经建造了90%以上，预计将于2022年中期投入使用。国王码头 FPS 可处理8万桶/天的石油和1亿立方英尺/天的天然气，将处理Khaleesi/Mormont和Samurai油田的预期产量。
总裁兼首席执行官Roger W. Jenkins表示：“我们很高兴地宣布这笔交易已经完成。我们的整个钻井活动将于2021年4月1日开始，加上获得必要的监管许可，我们仍将在2022年年中在Khaleesi/Mormont和Samurai油田获得第一桶石油。通过利用国王码头 FPS 交易收益来偿还我们的债务，以及我们最近发行的债券来延长我们的债务到期日，墨菲拥有一个良好的资产负债表，在我们进入这个关键项目的执行阶段时，有充足的流动性。”
曹海斌 摘译自 世界石油
原文如下：
Murphy Oil sells 50% stake in King's Quay floating production system
Murphy Oil Corp. has announced that its subsidiary, Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, has closed the transaction with a fund managed by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for the sale of Murphy’s entire 50% interest in the King’s Quay floating production system (King’s Quay FPS) and associated export lateral pipelines (Associated Laterals) to be located in the Gulf of Mexico.
The King’s Quay FPS and Associated Laterals will be co-owned in a joint venture with entities managed by Ridgewood Energy Corp., including ILX Holdings III, LLC.
This transaction reimburses Murphy’s past capital expenditures of approximately US$270 million related to the King’s Quay FPS and the Associated Laterals.
Murphy intends to use the proceeds to repay borrowings under the US$1.6 billion senior unsecured credit facility, with the remainder to be held for general corporate purposes.
The King’s Quay FPS is more than 90% built and is scheduled to go into service in mid-2022. King’s Quay FPS is designed to process 80 000 bpd of oil and 100 million ft3/d of natural gas, and will handle the anticipated production from the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai fields.
“We are pleased to announce the completion of this transaction. Coupled with the receipt of necessary regulatory permits for our entire drilling campaign to begin on April 1, 2021, we remain on target for first oil in mid-2022 in the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai fields,” said Roger W. Jenkins, President and CEO. “By utilising the King’s Quay FPS transaction proceeds to repay our revolver borrowings, along with our recent bond issuance to extend our debt maturity profile, Murphy has a well-positioned balance sheet with ample liquidity as we enter the execution phase of this key project.”