據路透社7月2日報道，英國石油公司(BP)表示，已完成將其普拉德霍灣(Prudhoe Bay)油氣生產資產出售給全資控股的Hilcorp能源公司的交易，結束了其作為阿拉斯加最大石油生產商長達60年的歷史。

隨著產量下滑和其他地方出現成本較低的油田，英國石油（BP）和其他石油巨頭已減弱了在美國最北部州的生產角色。以收購廢棄石油而聞名的Hilcorp在2014年收購了BP另一個阿拉斯加項目的一半。

兩家公司在聲明中稱，這項價值56億美元的交易，包括英國石油在跨阿拉斯加管道系統(Trans Alaska Pipeline System)的持股，該管道系統將原油從普拉德霍灣輸送至阿拉斯加南部海岸，這一交易將在本季度結束。

Hilcorp Energy首席執行官格雷格?拉利克爾(Greg Lalicker)表示:“我們期待著在未來幾十年內繼續推動經濟增長，創造阿拉斯加就業機會，為當地經濟做出貢獻。”

該協議要求Hilcorp在未指明的時間內向英國石油支付40億美元，剩余的16億美元將基于這些資產的未來收益。在Hilcorp尋求融資的過程中，相關條款進行了修改并被推遲。

通過周三的收購，總部位于德克薩斯州的Hilcorp公司已成為德克薩斯州第二大石油生產商和儲量持有者，僅次于康菲石油公司。Hilcorp發言人盧克?米勒(Luke Miller)表示，此次收購將使其在阿拉斯加的員工人數增加近兩倍，達到1450人。

洪偉立 摘譯自 路透社

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BP completes sale of Alaskan oil and gas producing properties to Hilcorp Energy

BP Plc said it completed the sale of its Prudhoe Bay oil and gas producing properties to closely-held Hilcorp Energy, ending 60 years as a top Alaskan oil producer.

BP and other oil majors have reduced their production roles in the northernmost U.S. state as output slid and lower-cost fields emerged elsewhere. Hilcorp, known for buying up oil castoffs, acquired half of another BP Alaska project in 2014.

The $5.6 billion deal, including BP’s stake in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System which carries crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to Alaska’s southern coast, should wrap up this quarter, both companies said in statements.

“We look forward to continuing to drive economic growth, create Alaskan jobs and contribute to local economies for decades to come,” said Greg Lalicker, chief executive of Hilcorp Energy.

The agreement calls for Hilcorp to pay $4 billion to BP over an unspecified time, with the remaining $1.6 billion based on future earnings from the properties. Terms were revised and pushed back as Hilcorp sought to raise financing.

With Wednesday’s purchase, Texas-based Hilcorp becomes the state’s second largest oil producer and reserves holder, behind ConocoPhillips. Hilcorp will nearly triple its workforce in Alaska, to 1,450 employees with the acquisition, said Luke Miller, Hilcorp spokesman.