據油氣新聞網3月13日報道，近日，埃尼集團和英國石油公司已達成協議，合并他們在安哥拉的石油和天然氣業務，這證實了早些時候消息人士向路透社透露的獨家消息。

這筆交易將創建一家名為Azule Energy的公司，預計該公司將成為安哥拉最大的天然氣生產商，擁有16個許可證和安哥拉液化天然氣合資企業的股權。

Azule Energy還將收購埃尼在Solenova的股份，該公司是埃尼與安哥拉Sonangol合資的一家太陽能公司 。

早些時候，三位消息人士表示，這兩個能源集團籌集約25億美元的資金，以幫助為該合資企業提供資金，而且埃尼集團也即將達成收購阿爾及利亞天然氣廠股份的單獨協議。

兩家公司去年宣布，計劃將安哥拉業務合并為一家自備資金的公司，石油和天然氣日產量約為20萬桶油當量。

隨著兩家公司在未來幾十年轉向可再生能源和低碳能源，此次合并是其油氣業務改革的一部分。這也將有助于他們減少債務。

阿爾及利亞天然氣

據消息人士稱，根據另一項協議，英國石油公司將向埃尼集團出售其在阿爾及利亞兩大天然氣開發項目的股份——Salah gas和Amenas gas。這筆交易的價值尚不清楚。

其中一位消息人士表示，兩家公司正在進行深入談判。bp和埃尼拒絕就阿爾及利亞發表評論。

據兩名消息人士稱，由于埃尼的業務和油氣儲量比英國石油的規模更大，價值更高，因此雙方一直難以就平衡其安哥拉資產價值的方式達成一致。

兩家公司周五發布的聲明稱，截至2021年底，bp在該交易中的總資產價值約為68億美元，而埃尼集團的總資產價值為73億美元。

消息人士稱，阿爾及利亞南部兩家天然氣工廠的所有權變更將有助于埃尼集團開發阿爾及利亞的能源基礎設施，并通過管道向南歐出口天然氣。

與阿爾及利亞國有能源巨頭Sonatrach簽訂了長期天然氣合同的埃尼集團，與阿爾及利亞有歷史淵源。去年，該公司簽署了一系列旨在增加該國產量的協議。

郝芬 譯自 油氣新聞網

原文如下：

BP,Eni merge operations in Angola

Eni and BP have completed a deal to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola, the groups said, confirming what sources earlier exclusively told Reuters.

The deal will create a company called Azule Energy that is expected to be Angola’s largest producer with stakes in 16 licences and in the Angola LNG joint venture. 

Azule Energy will also take over Eni’s stake in Solenova, a solar company jointly held with Angola's Sonangol.

Earlier three sources said the two energy groups were close to raising around $2.5 billion in financing to help fund the joint venture and were also close to a separate agreement for Eni to buy stakes in Algerian gas plants.

The two companies last year announced plans to combine their Angolan businesses into a self-funded company with oil and gas production of around 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

The merger is part of the two companies' overhaul of their oil and gas businesses as they shift towards renewables and low-carbon energy in the coming decades. It will also help them to reduce debt.

ALGERIAN GAS

Under a separate deal, BP is close to selling to Eni its stakes in two major gas ?developments in Algeria - In Salah Gas and In Amenas, the sources said. The value of such a deal is unclear.

One of the sources said the companies were in advanced talks. BP and Eni declined to comment on Algeria.

The two sides have struggled to agree on a way to balance the value of their Angolan assets since Eni's operations and oil and gas reserves are bigger and hold a larger value than BP's, two of the sources said.

The statements issued by both companies on Friday said BP's gross assets in the deal were worth about $6.8 billion at the end of 2021, while those of Eni were worth $7.3 billion.

The change of ownership at the two gas plants in the south of Algeria will help Eni develop Algeria's energy infrastructure and export gas to southern Europe via pipelines, the sources said.

Eni, which holds long-term gas contracts with state-owned energy giant Sonatrach, has historic ties with Algeria. Last year it signed a series of accords aimed at increasing production in the country.