據能源經濟4月10日消息稱，周五，沙特石油巨頭沙特阿美與以EIG Global Energy Partners為首的財團投資者達成了一項124億美元的交易，兩家公司表示，該投資者集團將獲得沙特阿美管道資產49%的股份。

這是沙特阿美自2019年末上市以來的第一筆重大交易，當時沙特政府以294億美元的價格出售了該公司的少數股權，成為全球最大的首次公開募股。

該公司在一份聲明中表示，以EIG為首的財團與沙特阿美簽署了一項租賃和回租協議，收購了沙特阿美石油管道公司的股權。沙特阿美石油管道公司是一家新成立的實體，通過沙特阿美的原油管道網絡運輸的石油，享有25年運輸關稅豁免權。沙特阿美將擁有新公司51%的股份。

沙特阿美在另一份聲明中表示:“該交易代表著沙特阿美戰略的延續，即釋放其資產基礎的潛力，為股東實現價值最大化。”

該管道協議與阿布扎比國家石油公司(ADNOC)過去兩年簽署的基礎設施協議類似，后者通過石油和天然氣管道資產的回租和出售交易籌集了數十億美元。

阿美上月表示，它押注今年亞洲國家的能源需求將出現反彈。上周日，該公司報告稱，2020年凈利潤大幅下滑，并縮減了支出計劃。

曹海斌 摘譯自 能源經濟

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Aramco signs $12.4 bln pipeline deal with EIG-led consortium

Saudi oil giant Aramco on Friday entered into a $12.4 billion deal with a consortium investors led by EIG Global Energy Partners that would give the investor group a 49% stake in Aramco's pipeline assets, the two companies said.

This is the first major deal by Aramco since its listing in late 2019 when the Saudi government sold a minority stake in the firm for $29.4 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering.

The EIG-led group signed a lease and lease-back agreement with Aramco, acquiring the equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co, a newly formed entity with rights to 25-years of tariff payments for oil transported through Aramco's crude oil pipeline network, it said in a statement. Aramco will own 51% in the new company.

"The transaction represents a continuation of Aramco's strategy to unlock the potential of its asset base and maximize value for its shareholders," Aramco said in a separate statement.

The pipeline deal is similar to infrastructure deals signed over the last two years by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Co (ADNOC), which raised billions of dollars through sale-and- leaseback deals of its oil and gas pipeline assets.

Aramco said last month it was betting on an Asian-led rebound in energy demand this year after it reported a steep slide in net profit for 2020 on Sunday and scaled back its spending plans.