据能源网2月23日纽约报道，沙特阿美完成了以155亿美元出售其天然气管道股份的交易，并与贝莱德公司（BlackRock Inc.）签订了一项协议，以探索低碳能源项目。
根据一份声明称，以贝莱德为首的一个投资集团在去年12月以租赁和回租交易的形式收购了沙特阿美天然气管道公司49%的股份。该财团还包括吉宝基础设施信托基金（Keppel Infrastructure Trust）、沙特阿拉伯国有的哈萨纳投资公司（Hassana Investment Co.）。
贝莱德的投资正值首席执行官拉里·芬克（Larry Fink）向企业施压，要求它们提高环境、社会和治理（ESG）标准之际。天然气是一种比原油更清洁的燃料，但仍有助于工厂供暖。
芬克在声明中称，实现零排放世界不可能一蹴而就。这要求我们逐步转变能源结构，以实现绿色能源的未来。像沙特阿美这样大胆、有远见的公司拥有技术专长和资金，可以在这一转型中发挥关键作用。
该声明称，这项为期20年的协议“代表着阿美投资组合优化计划的进一步进展，并突显了阿美重要基础设施资产带来的强劲投资机会”。
贝莱德联合引领155亿美元的沙特阿美天然气管道交易。
这笔交易是沙特阿拉伯出售资产、用这笔钱资助从人工智能到电动汽车等新产业的努力的一部分，同时也增加了石油和天然气的产量。在4月的一次类似的结构性交易中，阿美石油向包括总部位于华盛顿的EIG在内的投资者出售了124亿美元的石油管道相关股份。
郝芬 译自 能源网
原文如下：
Aramco Closes $15.5 Billion BlackRock-Led Gas Pipeline Deal
Saudi Aramco closed a deal to sell a stake in its natural-gas pipelines for $15.5 billion and entered into a pact with BlackRock Inc. to explore low carbon energy projects.
An investor group, led by BlackRock, acquired a 49% stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines Co. in a lease and leaseback deal in December, according to a statement. The consortium also comprised Keppel Infrastructure Trust, and Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Hassana Investment Co.
BlackRock’s investment comes even as Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink puts pressure on firms to boost environmental, social and governance, or ESG, standards. Gas is a cleaner fuel than crude oil but still contributes to heating the plant.
“Getting to a net zero world will not happen overnight,” Fink said in the statement. “It requires us to shift the energy mix in incremental steps to achieve a green energy future. Bold, forward-thinking incumbents like Aramco have the technical expertise and capital to play a crucial role in this transformation.”
The 20-year arrangement “represents further progress in Aramco’s portfolio optimization program and highlights the strong investment opportunities presented by Aramco’s significant infrastructure assets,” according to the statement.
BlackRock Co-Leads $15.5 Billion Aramco Gas Pipelines Deal
The deal is part of Saudi Arabia’s drive to sell assets and use the money to fund new industries from artificial intelligence to electric vehicles, while also increasing output of both oil and gas. In a similarly-structured transaction in April, Aramco sold a $12.4 billion stake related to its oil pipelines to investors including Washington-based EIG.
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