據石油和天然氣管道新聞網5月20日消息，道達爾于2019年7月首次宣布，將完成其英國北海非核心資產的出售，并已與私人股本投資者HitecVision重新協商了財務條款。

這家法國石油巨頭在一份新聞聲明中表示：“由于最近市場大幅波動，道達爾和總部位于挪威的私人股本投資者HitecVision成功地重新談判了交易的財務條款，以應對當前環境，而天然氣不再是交易的一部分。”

道達爾首席財務官Jean-Pierre Sbraire表示：“我們已與HitecVision及其投資組合公司NEO 能源密切合作，以再次確認我們對完成交易的共同承諾。雙方商定的修訂方案是對當前市場狀況的回應，同時保留了交易的大部分價值。審議和分期付款的結構已作了修改，包括有息賣主融資和獲利能力安排。我們期待著盡快完成項目，并由NEO能源公司接管運營。我們相信這次出售對雙方公司和員工都是正確的。”

道達爾和NEO能源已經制定了詳細的轉型計劃，以便在項目完成時實現平穩的運營交接，同時允許NEO專注于盡可能快地嵌入計劃的運營效率和增長計劃。

待監管部門批準后，雙方預計將在2020年第三季度完成交易。

程張翔 編譯自 石油和天然氣管道新聞

原文如下：

Total confirms the sale of UK assets to NEO Energy

Total confirmed its commitment to completing the sale of its UK North Sea non-core assets, first announced in July 2019, and that it had renegotiated financial terms with private equity investor HitecVision.

In a press statement, the French oil giant said that: “Reflecting recent significant market volatility, Total and Norway-based private equity investor HitecVision have successfully renegotiated the financial terms of the deal to respond to the current environment – while Petrogas is no longer part of the transaction.”

“We have worked closely with HitecVision and its portfolio company NEO Energy to reconfirm our mutual commitment to completing the deal. The agreed revisions respond to current market conditions while retaining the majority of the value of the transaction. The structure of the consideration and phasing of payments has been modified, including interest-bearing vendor financing and earnout arrangements,” declared Jean-Pierre Sbraire, Chief Financial Officer at Total. “We look forward to progressing swiftly to completion and for NEO Energy to take over operations. We are confident that this sale is the right thing for both parties and for the business and its employees.”

Total and NEO Energy have developed detailed transition plans to deliver a smooth handover of operations upon completion, while allowing NEO to focus on embedding planned operating efficiencies and growth plans as rapidly as possible.

Subject to regulatory approvals, the parties expect to complete the transaction by the third quarter 2020.