阿布扎比国家石油公司旗下能源投资部门XRG同意斥资14.5亿美元收购壳牌在澳大利亚西北大陆架液化天然气项目的股份，这是该公司为在全球范围内扩张而达成的一系列交易中的最新一笔。
XRG to Buy Shell’s Stake in Australian Project for $1.45 Billion The energy investment arm of Abu Dhabi’s state oil producer agreed to pay $1.45 billion for Shell Plc’s stakes in an Australian natural gas project, the latest in a series of deals as it seeks to expand around the world.
据公司声明，XRG将收购该项目股份，以获得更多通往亚太地区客户的渠道。声明称，XRG将获得一座年液化产能达1430万吨的设施的准入权。
By Anthony Di Paola XRG, the energy investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., will buy the stake in the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project to gain greater access to customers in the Asia-Pacific region, the company said. XRG will get access to a facility with capacity to liquefy 14.3 million tons a year of gas, it said.
此次收购将推动这家阿布扎比能源公司扩大其全球天然气投资组合的计划，使其获得可在全球范围内交易的供应来源。这增加了其在美国和阿根廷等国获取LNG产能的交易，也是该公司去年撤回收购Santos Ltd.要约后在澳大利亚的首笔交易。
The acquisition boosts the Abu Dhabi energy firm’s plans to expand its global gas portfolio, giving it access to supply that it can also trade globally. It adds to deals to tap LNG capacity in countries like the US and Argentina, and the first in Australia after it pulled a bid to buy Santos Ltd. last year.