石油设备网讯 据路透社4月13日报道，石油和天然气生产商墨菲石油公司周二表示，将以至少13.8亿美元的现金从LLOG Exploration Offshore和LLOG Bluewater Holdings手中收购墨西哥湾资产，以巩固其在去年创纪录产量地区的地位。
墨菲公司也在加拿大、巴西和其他地区开展业务，它表示将把重点放在西半球——主要是德克萨斯州的伊格尔福特盆地和美国墨西哥湾——以备将来的勘探和生产交易。
近几个月来，该公司一直在增加其在墨西哥湾的深水石油资产，同时寻求剥离其在马来西亚的资产组合。
这笔交易将使墨菲在墨西哥湾的日产量增加约3.2万桶至3.5万桶石油当量，约占石油产量的60％。
本月早些时候，雪佛龙公司表示将以330亿美元的价格收购阿纳达科石油公司，这增加了该石油巨头在墨西哥湾的深水投资。
墨菲表示，将以手头现金和公司16亿美元循环信贷安排下的债务相结合的方式为收购提供资金。
李方征 编译自 路透社
原文如下：
Murphy Oil to buy Gulf of Mexico assets for $1.38 billion
Oil and gas producer Murphy Oil Corp said on Tuesday it would buy Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration Offshore and LLOG Bluewater Holdings for at least $1.38 billion in cash in a move to strengthen its position in the region that saw record production last year.
Murphy, which also has operations in Canada, Brazil and other regions, has said it would focus on the Western Hemisphere - mostly on the Eagle Ford basin in Texas and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico - for future exploration and production deals.
It has been increasing its deepwater, oil-weighted Gulf of Mexico assets in recent months, while looking to divest a portfolio of its assets in Malaysia.
The deal will add about 32,000 net barrels to 35,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) this year to Murphy’s Gulf of Mexico production, which constitutes about 60 percent oil.
Earlier this month, Chevron Corp said it would acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corp for $33 billion, which adds to the oil major’s deepwater investments in the Gulf of Mexico.
Murphy said it would fund the acquisition with a combination of cash on hand and debt under the company’s $1.6 billion revolving credit facility.
