越洋钻探与Ocean Rig达成超深水采油协议

    中国石化新闻网讯 据钻井网9月4日报道称，瑞士越洋钻探公司（Transocean Ltd.）周二宣布，该公司已与Ocean Rig UDW Inc.达成了一项最终协议，根据该协议，前者将以约27亿美元的现金和股票交易收购后者，其中包括Ocean Rig的净债务。

    越洋钻探公司公司总裁兼首席执行官Jeremy Thigpen在一份合并计划书的书面文件中表示，“拟收购Ocean Rig为我们提供了一个独特的机会，可以继续增强我们的超深水和恶劣环境漂浮物队伍，同时不影响公司流动性或整体资产负债表的灵活性。” “过去几个季度建设性和稳定油价与简化的海上项目成本以及无可否认的储备替代挑战的相结合，推动了海上合同活动的实质性增长。”

    “与Ocean Rig的这种结合进一步加强了我们与战略客户的关系，同时扩大了我们在巴西，西非和挪威等主要市场的业务，”Thigpen继续说道。“它还使我们能够降低每台活动钻机的成本，因为我们相信我们可以增加有限的岸基费用。有效地将Ocean Rig操作合并到我们现有的结构中。”

    徐蕾 摘译自 钻井网

    原文如下：

    Transocean Banks on Ultra-Deepwater Recovery with Ocean Rig Deal

    Transocean Ltd. and Ocean Rig UDW Inc. have struck a definitive agreement under which the

    former will acquire the latter in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.7

    billion, inclusive of Ocean Rig’s net debt, Transocean announced Tuesday.

    “The proposed acquisition of Ocean Rig provides us with a unique opportunity to continue

    enhancing our fleet of ultra-deepwater and harsh environment floaters, without compromising

    our liquidity or overall balance sheet flexibility,” Jeremy Thigpen, Transocean’s

    president and CEO, said in a written statement announcing the proposed merger. “The

    combination of constructive and stable oil prices over the last several quarters,

    streamlined offshore project costs and undeniable reserve replacement challenges has driven

    a material increase in offshore contracting activity.”

    “This combination with Ocean rig further strengthens our relationships with strategic

    customers, while expanding our presence in the key markets of Brazil, West Africa and

    Norway,” continued Thigpen. “It also enables us to reduce our cost per active rig, as we

    believe that we can efficiently merge the Ocean Rig operations into our existing structure

    with limited incremental shore-based expense.”