據天然氣工業2月18日消息稱，康菲石油通過其澳大利亞子公司宣布，已完成以16.45億美元從Origin Energy購買澳大利亞太平洋液化天然氣(APLNG)額外10%的股權。在例行的收盤調整后，為額外利息支付的現金約為14億美元。該交易是康菲石油公司行使優先購買權的結果，資金來自公司資產負債表上的現金。

康菲石油子公司目前擁有APLNG 47.5%的權益，Origin Energy擁有27.5%。根據新的47.5%的所有權權益和布倫特原油的全年平均價格每桶78美元，康菲石油預計2022年APLNG的分紅約為18億美元，第一季度有望獲得約50萬美元的分配。

康菲石油首席執行官Ryan Lance表示：“我們很高興獲得APLG的額外股份，APLNG在其六年的運營中一直是不斷增長的亞太市場和澳大利亞東海岸天然氣市場的可靠和高效的天然氣供應商。隨著全球能源轉型的進行，我們預計液化天然氣將發揮越來越重要的作用，因為它比其他替代能源的溫室氣體排放強度更低。與此同時，此次對APLNG額外股權的戰略性收購進一步多樣化了我們的產品組合，同時降低了我們的總遞減率。”

朱佳妮 摘譯自 天然氣工業

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ConocoPhillips completes purchase of additional 10% shares in APLNG

ConocoPhillips announced through its Australian subsidiary that it has completed the purchase of an additional 10% shareholding interest in Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) from Origin Energy for $1.645 B. After customary closing adjustments, cash paid for the additional interest is approximately $1.4 B. The transaction resulted from the exercise of ConocoPhillips’ preemption right and is funded from cash on the company’s balance sheet. 

The ConocoPhillips subsidiary now owns a 47.5% interest in APLNG, with Origin Energy owning 27.5% interests, respectively. based on the new 47.5% ownership interest and a full-year average Brent price of $78 per bbl, ConocoPhillips would expect approximately $1.8 B of distributions from APLNG in 2022, with roughly $500,000 expected in the 1Q. 

“We are pleased to acquire this additional stake in APLNG, which throughout its six years of operations has served as a reliable and efficient supplier of natural gas to the growing Asia Pacific market, and to Australia’s east coast gas market,” said Ryan Lance, ConocoPhillips CEO. “With the global energy transition underway, we expect LNG to play an increasingly important role, as it is lower in GHG emissions intensity than other alternatives. At the same time, this strategic acquisition of an additional shareholding interest in APLNG further diversifies our product mix while lowering our aggregate decline rate.”