石油设备网讯 据路透社5月6日报道,沙特的塔卡公司（Taqa）计划年底前收购两家北美能源公司作为未来三年10亿美元投资计划的一部分。该公司已经拨款约12亿美元收购中东和北美地区的石油服务、设备制造部门的公司。
“北美是一些世界领先油田服务公司的所在地，对塔卡来说，这是一个激动人心的投资和扩张机会，”塔卡首席执行官阿兹扎姆沙拉比说。
他补充道:“我们正积极寻求利用这一市场的最新技术和制造实践，尤其是在非常规资源领域，我们看到了巨大的增长机遇。”。
在全球最大石油出口国沙特阿拉伯运营的能源服务公司，在原油价格回升和上游投资的支持下，经历了创纪录的项目活动热潮。
上个月，英国公共投资基金旗下的塔卡公司同意通过一家子公司以4.15亿美元(约合15亿迪拉姆)的价格收购斯伦贝谢在中东的钻井业务。塔卡公司旗下的阿拉伯钻井公司收购了这家德国能源服务公司在科威特、阿曼、伊拉克和巴基斯坦的钻机业务，该公司表示，这笔交易将使其成为中东“最大的钻机船队、客户组合和地理足迹”之一。塔卡表示，它正在观察许多中东地区的机会,它希望在该地区获得更大的市场份额。
孙子舒 编译自 路透社
原文如下,
Saudi Arabia's Taqa to acquire two North American energy firms by year-end
Saudi energy firm Taqa is set to acquire two North American energy firms by year-end, as part of a $1 billion investment plan over the next three years.Around $1.2 billion has been allocated to acquire firms in the oil services, equipment manufacturing segments in the Mena region as well as North America.
"North America is home to some of the world’s leading oilfield services companies and represents an exciting investment and expansion opportunity for Taqa,” said Taqa chief executive Azzam Shalabi.
"We are actively seeking to tap into the latest technology and manufacturing practices in this market, especially in the unconventional resources space, where we see significant growth opportunities,” he added.
Energy services companies operating in Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest exporter of oil, have seen a record flurry of project activity on the back of upstream investment following the recovery in crude prices.
Last month, Taqa, which is owned by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, agreed to acquire Schlumberger’s drilling business in the Middle East for $415 million (Dh1.5 billion) through a subsidiary.Its Arabian Drilling Company acquired the German energy services firm’s drilling rigs business in Kuwait, Oman, Iraq and Pakistan, a transaction the company said would leave it with one of the "largest rig fleets, client portfolios and geographic footprint” in the Middle East.A number of opportunities in the Middle East are currently under review, according to Taqa, which added it is looking to gain a bigger footprint in the region.
