据NS Energy 8月17日报道，位于Dhahran的石油天然气公司沙特阿美计划通过出售天然气管道中的股份筹集至少170亿美元。

知情人士告诉路透社，该交易金额可能高于该公司在石油管道交易中获得的124亿美元。

北美私募股权和基础设施基金和韩国的国家支持基金是此次出售的潜在竞标者，该交易预计将在未来几周内正式启动。

据新闻社报道，沙特阿美已通过其顾问与这些公司接洽。

此次股权出售可能包括35亿美元的股权，其余将由银行债务提供资金。

路透社援引熟悉该交易的消息人士说：“天然气交易是关于沙特阿拉伯天然气利用和消费的长期观点。”

沙特阿美已与摩根大通和高盛合作，为此次股权出售寻找潜在买家。

韩国主权财富基金韩国投资公司(KIC)和NH 投资证券公司都是是一些对销售过程表现出兴趣的公司之一。

另外，彭博社报道称，沙特阿美正在就以约200亿至250亿美元的价格收购Reliance工业炼油和化工业务20%的股份进行深入谈判。

预计未来几周将签署股权收购协议。

2019年，Reliance透露计划以150亿美元的价格将其石油化工业务20%的股份出售给沙特阿美。去年因冠状病毒大流行而导致的油价暴跌导致交易推迟。

Reliance石油化工部门包括该集团的石化、炼油和燃料营销业务。

今年4月，沙特王Mohammed Bin Salman在接受阿拉比亚新闻采访时表示，沙特阿拉伯正在与一家未公开的全球能源公司进行谈判，以190亿美元的价格出售沙特阿美公司1%的股份。

祝精燕 摘译自 NS Energy

原文如下：

Saudi Aramco reportedly looking to raise $17bn from gas pipeline sale

Dhahran-based petroleum and natural gas company Saudi Aramco is reportedly targeting to raise at least $17bn from its stake sale in gas pipelines.

The deal amount could be higher than the $12.4bn the company received in the oil pipeline transaction, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

North American private equity and infrastructure funds, as well as state-backed funds in South Korea are the potential bidders for the sale, which is formally expected to be launched in the next few weeks.

The companies have been approached by Aramco through its advisors, the news agency reported.

The stake sale could comprise $3.5bn of equity and the remaining will be funded by bank debt.

Reuters quoted a source familiar with the deal as saying: “The gas deal is about the long-term view of gas utilisation and consumption in Saudi Arabia.”

Aramco has partnered with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to find potential buyers for the stake sale.

South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund Korean Investment Corp (KIC) and NH Investment & Securities are some of the companies that evinced interest in the sales process.

Separately, Bloomberg News reported that Saudi Aramco is in advanced talks to buy a 20% stake in Reliance Industries’ oil refining and chemicals business for about $20bn to $25bn.

An agreement for the stake acquisition is expected to be signed in the coming weeks.

In 2019, Reliance revealed plans to sell a 20% stake in its oil-to-chemicals business to Aramco for $15bn. Oil price crash that occurred last year due to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a delay for the deal.

Reliance’s oil-to-chemicals division includes the group’s petrochemicals, refining, and fuels marketing businesses.

In April this year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, in an interview with Alarabiya News, said that the Saudi Arabia is in talks with an undisclosed global energy company to sell a 1% stake in Saudi Aramco potentially for $19bn.