埃克森美孚将出售其在挪威上游资产

中国石化新闻网讯 据离岸工程9月9日报道，石油巨头埃克森美孚（exxonmobil）已与var energi签署排他性协议，就出售埃克森美孚挪威上游资产的可能性进行谈判。

收购埃克森美孚在挪威的生产资产，将巩固Var Energi在挪威仅次于Equinor的第二大石油生产商地位，不包括管理政府海外许可证股份的国有Petoro。

路透社9月5日报道，埃克森美孚在出售其经营资产两年后，同意出售其在约20个合作伙伴经营油田的股份。

挪威石油管理局的数据显示，2018年，埃克森美孚在挪威境外油田的净产量为每天15.8万桶。

埃尼集团（Eni）持股近70%的var energi表示，该公司去年从5个运营油田和14个合作伙伴运营油田净产出16.9万桶油当量/天。

Var Energi是去年通过将埃尼集团在挪威的资产与挪威石油公司Point Resources合并而成立的，此前该公司曾表示，其目标是在20世纪20年代初将净产出提高至25万桶油当量/天。

业内人士表示，埃克森美孚也在考虑出售50多年后在英国北海的资产。

近年来，这家石油巨头越来越关注美国陆上页岩产量的增长，特别是在二叠纪盆地，以及在圭亚那开发大型石油发现。

王佳晶 摘译自 离岸工程

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Exxon Discussing Norway Asses Sale with Var Energi

Oil major ExxonMobil said on Friday it had signed an exclusivity agreement with Var Energi for negotiations regarding a possible sale of Exxon's Norwegian upstream assets.

An acquisition of Exxon's production assets in Norway would cement Var Energi's position as the second largest petroleum producer in Norway after Equinor, excluding state-owned Petoro, which manages government stakes in offshore licenses.

Reuters reported on Sept. 5 that Exxon had agreed to sell its stakes in around 20 partner-operated fields, two years after selling its operated assets.

Exxon confirmed the exclusive talks to Reuters on Friday and said that a final sales agreement has yet to be signed.

In 2018, Exxon's net production from fields off Norway was 158,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd), data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate showed.

Var Energi, almost 70% owned by Eni, produced net 169,000 boepd from five operated and 14 partner-operated fields last year, the company has said.

Var, which was established last year by merging Eni's assets in Norway with Norwegian oil firm Point Resources, has previously said it aimed to boost its net output to 250,000 boepd in the early 2020s.

Exxon is also considering selling its assets in the British North Sea after more than 50 years, industry sources told Reuters last month.

The oil major has been focusing more in recent years to growing its onshore U.S. shale production, especially in the Permian basin, as well as developing large oil discoveries in Guyana.