石油设备网讯 据路透社迪拜报道，沙特阿美与壳牌在周日表示，沙特阿美将以6.31亿美元收购荷兰皇家壳牌在沙特炼油合资企业SASREF的50%股份。
他们在一份联合声明中表示，此次收购将于今年晚些时候完成，这是沙特阿美扩大下游业务战略的一部分。
位于沙特阿拉伯朱贝勒工业城的沙特阿美壳牌炼油厂SASREF的原油炼油能力为每天305000桶。
沙特阿美下游的高级副总裁Abdulaziz al-Judaimi在声明中说：“沙特阿美将完全拥有该炼油厂，并将该炼油厂纳入其不断增长的下游业务组合，SASREF将继续是我们炼油和化工业的关键设施。”
沙特阿美的目标是成为全球化学品领导者以及全球最大的综合性能源公司，正计划扩大其炼油业务和石油化工产出。
壳牌表示：“对于壳牌而言，此次出售是其当前努力的一部分，旨在将其炼油业务与壳牌交易中心和化工产品整合在一起。”
近年来，壳牌出售了超过300亿美元的资产，将重点转向天然气和石油化学制品等低碳业务。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
Aramco to buy Shell's stake in Saudi refining JV for $631 million
Saudi Aramco will acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s (RDSa.L) 50 percent stake in their Saudi refining joint venture SASREF for $631 million, the two companies said on Sunday.
The purchase, which is part of Aramco’s strategy to expand its downstream operations, will be completed later this year, they said in a joint statement.
Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co (SASREF), based in Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia, has a crude oil refining capacity of 305,000 barrels per day (bpd).
“Saudi Aramco will take full ownership and integrate the refinery into its growing downstream portfolio. SASREF will continue to be a critical facility in our refining and chemicals business,” Abdulaziz al-Judaimi, Aramco’s senior vice president of downstream, said in the statement.
Aramco aims to become a global leader in chemicals and the world’s largest integrated energy firm, with plans to expand its refining operations and petrochemical output.
For Shell, “the sale is part of an ongoing effort to focus its refining portfolio, integrating with Shell trading hubs and chemicals,” the company said.
Shell has sold over $30 billion of assets in recent years as it shifts its focus to lower carbon businesses such as natural gas and petrochemicals.
