据钻机地带网2019年5月30日休斯顿报道，作业重点放在北海的石油生产商伊萨卡能源有限公司（Ithaca Energy Limited）周四透露，该公司将斥资20亿美元收购雪佛龙公司旗下的北海有限公司。
这笔交易的生效日期为1月1日，这笔交易预计将在今年第三季度末在英国石油天然气管理局批准后完成。
这笔交易将使伊萨卡能源公司成为英国北海第二大独立油气生产商。在现有的伊萨卡能源公司投资组合基础上，这笔交易还将增加10个油田权益，其中4个与伊萨卡能源公司运营的资产有关。作为交易的一部分，雪佛龙北海有限公司的大约500名员工将被转移到伊萨卡能源公司，其中大约200名员工将在伊萨卡能源公司在海外运营的资产工作。
伊萨卡能源公司首席执行官莱斯•托马斯在一份公司声明中表示：“收购雪佛龙北海有限公司是伊萨卡能源公司长期发展中的重要一步，突显出我们对北海的信念，特别在英国北海中部的扩大业务将在许多关键生产资产中拥有一系列利益。”
他补充说：“我们很高兴能收购高质量的资产投资组合和经验丰富的可以配合我们现有业务的营运组织。”
李峻 编译自 钻机地带
原文如下：
Ithaca to Buy Chevron North Sea for $2B
Ithaca Energy Limited revealed Thursday that it will acquire Chevron North Sea Limited for $2 billion.
The transaction has an effective date of January 1 and is expected to complete around the end of the third quarter of this year following approval by the UK Oil and Gas Authority.
The deal, which will establish Ithaca as the second largest independent oil and gas producer in the UK North Sea, will add a further ten producing field interests to the existing Ithaca portfolio, four of which relate to assets operated by the company. As part of the transaction, approximately 500 employees will transfer to Ithaca, of which around 200 work offshore on Ithaca operated assets.
“The acquisition of Chevron North Sea Limited is a significant step forward in the long-term development of Ithaca Energy and underlines our belief in the North Sea, particular in the UK Central North Sea where the enlarged business will own a range of interests in a number of key producing assets,” Les Thomas, Ithaca Energy CEO, said in a company statement.
“We are very pleased to be acquiring a high-quality portfolio of assets and experienced operational organization that fits well with our existing business,” he added.
