據天然氣加工&液化天然氣2020年9月24日報道，荷蘭皇家殼牌公司在菲律賓的子公司菲律賓殼牌石油公司說，該公司時下正尋求出售其在菲律賓馬拉帕亞天然氣發電項目中持有的45%的股份。這個項目是菲律賓主要島嶼呂宋島的一個重要電力來源。

一位發言人表示，“殼牌公司正在對投資組合進行合理化調整，以簡化業務并增強其彈性，目前正在探索各種選擇，以期剝離其在馬拉帕亞天然氣發電項目中的股份。”

該發言人在回復電子郵件提問時表示，“殼牌公司將確保資產平穩過渡到一個可靠的買家，這個買家將有充分的條件來優化馬拉帕亞項目的價值。”發言人沒有透露任何潛在買家的名字。

8月份，菲律賓殼牌石油公司決定永久關閉其煉油廠，稱此舉是“戰略性”舉措，目的是在COVID-19疫情爆發之際確保其業務的長期可持續性。

李峻 編譯自 Gas Processing & LNG

原文如下：

Shell looking to sell stake in Philippines' Malampaya gas project

Royal Dutch Shell PLC is looking to sell its 45% stake in the Malampaya gas-to-power project in the Philippines, a key power source for the country's main island of Luzon, its local unit said.

“As part of an ongoing portfolio rationalization to simplify and increase the resilience of its business, Shell is exploring its options with a view to divest its interest” in Malampaya, a spokeswoman said.

“Shell would ensure a smooth transition of the asset to a credible buyer who would be well placed to optimize the value from Malampaya,” the spokeswoman said in response to emailed questions, without naming any potential buyers.

In what it called a "strategic" move to secure the long-term sustainability of its business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local unit Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp last month decided to permanently shut down its refinery.