康菲石油公司完成对APLNG额外10%的收购

据天然气工业2月18日消息称，康菲石油通过其澳大利亚子公司宣布，已完成以16.45亿美元从Origin Energy购买澳大利亚太平洋液化天然气(APLNG)额外10%的股权。在例行的收盘调整后，为额外利息支付的现金约为14亿美元。该交易是康菲石油公司行使优先购买权的结果，资金来自公司资产负债表上的现金。

康菲石油子公司目前拥有APLNG 47.5%的权益，Origin Energy拥有27.5%。根据新的47.5%的所有权权益和布伦特原油的全年平均价格每桶78美元，康菲石油预计2022年APLNG的分红约为18亿美元，第一季度有望获得约50万美元的分配。

康菲石油首席执行官Ryan Lance表示：“我们很高兴获得APLG的额外股份，APLNG在其六年的运营中一直是不断增长的亚太市场和澳大利亚东海岸天然气市场的可靠和高效的天然气供应商。随着全球能源转型的进行，我们预计液化天然气将发挥越来越重要的作用，因为它比其他替代能源的温室气体排放强度更低。与此同时，此次对APLNG额外股权的战略性收购进一步多样化了我们的产品组合，同时降低了我们的总递减率。”

朱佳妮 摘译自 天然气工业

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ConocoPhillips completes purchase of additional 10% shares in APLNG

ConocoPhillips announced through its Australian subsidiary that it has completed the purchase of an additional 10% shareholding interest in Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) from Origin Energy for $1.645 B. After customary closing adjustments, cash paid for the additional interest is approximately $1.4 B. The transaction resulted from the exercise of ConocoPhillips’ preemption right and is funded from cash on the company’s balance sheet. 

The ConocoPhillips subsidiary now owns a 47.5% interest in APLNG, with Origin Energy owning 27.5% interests, respectively. based on the new 47.5% ownership interest and a full-year average Brent price of $78 per bbl, ConocoPhillips would expect approximately $1.8 B of distributions from APLNG in 2022, with roughly $500,000 expected in the 1Q. 

“We are pleased to acquire this additional stake in APLNG, which throughout its six years of operations has served as a reliable and efficient supplier of natural gas to the growing Asia Pacific market, and to Australia’s east coast gas market,” said Ryan Lance, ConocoPhillips CEO. “With the global energy transition underway, we expect LNG to play an increasingly important role, as it is lower in GHG emissions intensity than other alternatives. At the same time, this strategic acquisition of an additional shareholding interest in APLNG further diversifies our product mix while lowering our aggregate decline rate.”