东京，9月25日电：日本最大的石油和天然气勘探公司Inpex周五表示，已行使优先购买权，从JERA手中收购其在澳大利亚Ichthys液化天然气项目中0.735%的股份，从而阻止了JERA与MidOcean Energy达成的交易。
TOKYO, Sept 25 : Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer, Inpex said on Friday it had exercised its pre-emptive rights to buy a 0.735 per cent stake in its Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Australia from JERA, blocking a deal agreed with MidOcean Energy.
作为Inpex的旗舰项目，Ichthys于2018年开始生产，从澳大利亚西部海上气田生产LNG、凝析油和液化石油气，年LNG产能达930万吨。
A flagship project for Inpex, Ichthys began production in 2018, turning out LNG, condensate and liquefied petroleum gas from gas sources offshore western Australia, with annual LNG production capacity of 9.3 million metric tons.
Inpex表示，根据项目的联合运营和股东协议行使了优先购买权，因为该交易符合其扩大上游天然气资产的长期战略，并将提升日本和亚太地区的能源安全。
Inpex said it had exercised its pre-emptive rights under the project's joint operating and shareholders' pacts, as the deal aligns with its long-term strategy to expand upstream gas assets and would boost energy security in Japan and the Asia-Pacific.
交易条款未予披露。此次收购将使Inpex在该项目中的权益增加至68.555%。
The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will increase Inpex's interest in the project to 68.555 per cent.
日本最大发电公司JERA在声明中表示，在优先购买权行使后，现将其全部0.735%的项目股份出售给Inpex。
In a statement, JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, said it was now selling its entire project stake of 0.735 per cent to Inpex after the exercise of the pre-emptive rights.
3月，该公司曾表示将把其Ichthys股份出售给由美国能源专注型私募股权公司EIG支持的LNG公司MidOcean Energy。
In March, the company had said it would sell its Ichthys stake to MidOcean Energy, an LNG company backed by US energy-focused private equity firm EIG.
由东京电力和中部电力共同拥有的JERA表示，其出售由雪佛龙运营的Gorgon项目中0.417%权益给MidOcean Energy的计划保持不变。
JERA, jointly owned by Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, said its plan to sell its 0.417 per cent interest in the Chevron‑operated Gorgon project to MidOcean Energy remained unchanged.
Inpex在声明中补充道，交易完成取决于澳大利亚监管机构批准等条件，该交易预计对其合并财务结果影响极小。
Completion of the deal is subject to conditions such as regulatory approvals from Australian authorities, Inpex added in its statement, with the transaction set to have minimal impact on its consolidated financial results.