据《金融时报》报道，壳牌公司和埃克森美孚控股公司正在探索出售其共同拥有的英国总部化工部门。
Plc. and ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. are exploring a sale of their jointly-owned UK-based chemicals unit, according to the Financial Times.
《金融时报》援引不知名消息人士的话报道，该部门英菲尼姆已聘请美国银行担任顾问，负责运营该业务的出售事宜，预计将在几天内启动。
The unit, Infineum, tapped advisers at Bank of America to run a sale of the business that’s expected to launch within days, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources.
壳牌和埃克森美孚以50-50合资企业形式拥有位于牛津郡的英菲尼姆。据《金融时报》报道，该出售可能吸引私募股权买家的兴趣，两家石油公司希望达成一项将该部门估值约为80亿美元的交易。
Shell and ExxonMobil own Oxfordshire-based Infineum as a 50-50 joint venture. The sale may attract interest from private equity suitors, and the oil companies are aiming for a deal that values the unit at about $8 billion, according to the Financial Times.
据《金融时报》报道，该进程仍处于早期阶段，可能不会促成交易。
The process is in the early stages and may not result in a transaction, according to the Financial Times.