據世界管道8月4日報道，根據GlobalData的數據顯示，與此前四個季度的平均水平相比，北美石油和天然氣行業第二季度的整體交易活動數量下降了42.7%。

今年第二季度，該地區共公布了161宗交易，價值110.4億美元，而過去四個季度的平均水平為281宗。在所有的交易類型中，并購活動在2020年第二季度最為活躍，有105宗，占該地區的65.2%。

排在第二的是風險融資交易，有46宗，其次是私募股權交易，有10宗，分別占整個季度交易活動的28.6%和6.2%。

就交易金額而言，并購交易在北美油氣行業中居于領先地位，為73.1億美元，而私募股權交易和風險融資交易則分別為28.1億美元和9.207億美元。

排名前五的石油和天然氣交易活動總價值為80.9億美元，分別為：英力士集團與英國石油公司50億美元的資產交易；Bluescape Energy Partners、Elliott Management和Fidelity Management & Research與CenterPoint Energy達成的14億美元的私募股權交易；阿波羅全球管理公司、雙鷹能源控股公司、FourPoint能源公司、Magnetar Capital以及Quantum Energy Partners與DoublePoint能源公司達成的7.5億美元私募股權交易；國家燃氣公司與荷蘭皇家殼牌公司5.41億美元的資產交易以及TPG Sixth Street Partners斥資4.02億美元收購Antero Resources。

王佳晶 摘譯自 世界管道

原文如下：

North America’s oil and gas industry sees 42.7% drop in deal activity

North America’s oil and gas industry saw a drop of 42.7% in overall deal activity during 2Q20, when compared to the four-quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 161 deals worth US$11.04 billion were announced for the region during 2Q20, against the last four-quarter average of 281 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in Q2 2020 with 105, representing a 65.2% share for the region.

In second place was venture financing with 46 deals, followed by private equity deals with ten transactions, respectively capturing a 28.6% and 6.2% share of the overall deal activity for the quarter.

In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in North America’s oil & gas industry with US$7.31 billion, while private equity and venture financing deals totalled US$2.81 billion and US$920.77 million, respectively.

The combined value of the top five oil and gas deals stood at US$8.09 billion, against the overall value of US$11.04 billion recorded for the quarter.

The top five oil and gas industry deals of Q2 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:

Ineos Group’s US$5 billion asset transaction with BP.

The US$1.4 billion private equity deal with CenterPoint Energy by Bluescape Energy Partners, Elliott Management and Fidelity Management & Research.

Apollo Global Management, Double Eagle Energy Holdings, FourPoint Energy, Magnetar Capital and Quantum Energy Partners’ US$750 million private equity deal with DoublePoint Energy.

The US$541 million asset transaction with Royal Dutch Shell by National Fuel Gas.

TPG Sixth Street Partners’ acquisition of Antero Resources for US$402 million.