据Olga Tanas报道，北海油气生产商Ithaca Energy Plc已同意从Suncor Energy Inc.收购加拿大资产，这标志着这家英国公司的首次国际收购。
Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy Plc agreed to buy assets in Canada from Suncor Energy Inc., marking the UK company’s first international acquisition.
Ithaca表示，周一宣布将以8.6亿美元现金收购位于纽芬兰和拉布拉多近海的浅水资产，并可能支付高达2.5亿美元的或有付款，该款项与未来油价挂钩。
Ithaca will pay $860 million in cash for the shallow-water assets off Newfoundland and Labrador, and as much as $250 million in contingent payments tied to future oil prices, it said Monday.
许多英国北海石油生产商一直在向海外扩张，以抵消国内产量下降、勘探限制和高税收的影响。
A number of British North Sea oil producers have been expanding abroad to offset the impact of declining output, restrictions on exploration and high taxes at home.
执行主席Yaniv Friedman在声明中表示：“此次收购标志着Ithaca Energy进入增长的新时代。该交易兑现了我们明确阐述的增长战略，因为我们寻求实现多元化并扩大产量。”该公司称，这笔交易将使Ithaca成为加拿大海上第五大运营商，并创建一个“在北美进一步进行外部增长的‘平台’”。公司预计该交易将于明年上半年完成。
“This acquisition marks the next era of growth for Ithaca Energy,” Executive Chairman Yaniv Friedman said in a statement. “The transaction delivers on our clear stated growth strategy as we seek to diversify and grow our production.”The deal will position Ithaca as the fifth-largest operator in Canada’s offshore and create a “platform for further inorganic growth in North America,” it said. The company expects the transaction to complete in the first half of next year.
这些资产包括Terra Nova油田48%的权益、White Rose矿藏40%的股份以及West White Rose 38.6%的股份。Ithaca预计将通过手头现金、其借款额度设施以及当地融资来为这笔交易提供资金。
The assets include a 48% interest in the Terra Nova field, a 40% share of the White Rose deposit and a 38.6% stake in West White Rose. Ithaca expects to finance the deal through cash in hand, its borrowing base facility and in-country financing.
Panmure Liberum的分析师在一份报告中称，此次收购“几乎可以立即带来收益”。它“使Ithaca在北美站稳了脚跟，在那里油气投资仍受欢迎，且财政制度更具吸引力”。Ithaca在伦敦开盘时股价最多上涨3.1%，截至当地时间上午8:54，股价上涨2.8%。
The acquisition “should be accretive pretty much straight away,” analysts at Panmure Liberum said in a note. It “gives Ithaca a foothold in North America where investment in oil and gas is still welcome, and fiscal regimes are far more attractive.”Ithaca rose as much as 3.1% at the open in London, and traded up 2.8% as of 8:54 a.m. local time.