壳牌周二同意将其在澳大利亚西北大陆架项目的股份出售给阿布扎比国家石油公司（ADNOC）旗下XRG的子公司，交易金额为14.5亿美元，此举旨在剥离成熟资产，将资本集中于回报更高的机会。
Shell agrees sale of North West Shelf stake for $1.45 billion Nov 3 - Shell on Tuesday agreed to sell its stake in Australia's North West Shelf project to subsidiaries of ADNOC's XRG for $1.45 billion, as it sheds mature assets to focus capital on higher-return opportunities.
西北大陆架项目是澳大利亚最大的液化天然气（LNG）出口设施之一，由伍德赛德、雪佛龙、英国石油（BP）、壳牌、MIMI以及中国的中国海油（CNOOC）等多家公司组成的多个相互关联的合资企业共同运营。
The North West Shelf project, one of Australia's biggest LNG export facilities, comprises a number of interconnected joint ventures involving Woodside, Chevron, BP, Shell, MIMI and China's CNOOC.
壳牌在声明中表示，这笔16.67%非操作权益的出售预计将于2027年完成，交易除基础对价外还包含一笔与里程碑挂钩的或有付款。
The sale of the 16.67% non-operated interest is expected to close in 2027, and the deal includes an additional milestone-linked contingent payment on top of the base consideration, Shell said in a statement.
壳牌表示，公司将继续在全球范围内投资液化天然气和综合天然气业务，并计划到2030年每年将液化天然气销量增长4%至5%。
Shell continues to invest in LNG and integrated gas globally and will grow LNG sales by 4-5% per year to 2030, it said.