一位准备竞购国有Bauna海上油田的公司称巴西的政治动荡不应阻止巴西石油公司向投标人完成资产的出售。
Petro Rio SA石油首席财务官Blener Mayhew表示尽管对总统Dilma Rousseff的弹劾可能迫使她最早在本周下台,但这不能破坏任何正在进行的谈判。同时,政治的不确定性将使公司的决策变得复杂,正如之前宣布的将新资产投放到市场上。
Mayhew上周在休斯顿在一次采访中说:“巴西国家石油公司需要出售其他资产,但政治动荡会对其产生影响,即使已经出售的也会受到影响。”
Mayhew 表示Petro Rio石油公司出资5亿美元竞购Bauna油田并希望巴西石油公司能尽早在本月宣布此事。上个月两位知情人士透露巴西石油公司海上油气田市值约为20亿美元。记者通过电话询问时,巴西石油公司没有立即对撤资计划提供评论。
作为世界上负债最多的石油公司,巴西国家石油公司将在2015年和2016年撤资151亿美元作为其减少负债的主要措施。迄今为止,公司仅宣布了价值约21亿美元的销售资产,而其中一些仍然需要董事会批准。
上周,为了筹集现金及开发巴西的深海项目,公司宣布已同意以约14亿美元的价格出售在阿根廷和智利的资产。
来自/Bloomberg 5月11日消息 编译/吴海君
Political turmoil in Brazil shouldn’t stop Petrobras from completing asset sales it has already opened up to bidders, according to one company vying for the state-controlled driller’s Bauna offshore field.
An impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff that could force her to temporarily step down as early as this week shouldn’t derail any ongoing negotiations, Petro Rio SA Chief Financial Officer Blener Mayhew said. Still, the political uncertainty will complicate any moves by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, to put new assets on the market, Mayhew said.
“Petrobras will need to put other assets for sale, and political instability will affect that,” Mayhew said in an interview from Houston last week. “For what is already for sale, it makes no difference.”
Petro Rio bid about $500 million for Bauna and expects Petrobras to announce a decision as early as this month, Mayhew said. Petrobras is marketing offshore oil and natural gas fields worth about $2 billion, two people familiar with the matter said last month. Petrobras didn’t immediately provide comment on its divestment program when contacted by phone.
Petrobras, the world’s most indebted oil company, has a $15.1 billion divestment target for 2015 and 2016 as its main plan to reduce leverage. The producer has so far only announced sales worth about $2.1 billion, some of which still need board approval.
Last week, the company announced it had agreed to sell assets in Argentina and Chile for about $1.4 billion as it looks to raise cash and focus on deep-water projects in Brazil.
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