沙特阿美考虑推迟支付收购萨比克的巨额款项

据美国彭博新闻社2020年5月11日利雅得报道，沙特阿美时下正在就巨额收购当地石化巨头沙特基础工业公司(萨比克)控股权一事进行早期谈判。

目前油价暴跌严重影响了沙特阿美的财务状况，并导致了沙特阿美大幅削减资本支出。

据知情人士透露，沙特阿美正在考虑推迟向沙特阿拉伯主权财富基金支付其所持萨比克70%股份的首期付款，并降低向沙特阿拉伯主权财富基金支付初始付款的规模。

沙特阿拉伯主权财富基金又称公共投资基金。

一位不愿透露姓名的人士说，沙特阿美还在考虑是否有可能降低收购萨比克的691亿美元收购价。上述知情人士说，谈判处于早期阶段，目前还不清楚是否会达成协议。

时下面临原油价格历史性暴跌和不断增加支出义务的沙特阿美正寻求保留现金。沙特阿美重申了其今年支付750亿美元股息的承诺。沙特阿美在3月份曾承诺削减资本支出以节省现金。

李峻 编译自 彭博社

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Aramco Weighs Staggering Sabic Payments

Saudi Aramco is in early talks about staggering payments for a controlling stake in local petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp. as the collapse in oil prices hammers its finances and causes the government to slash spending.

State-owned Aramco is weighing pushing out payments for the 70% holding in the petrochemicals maker and reducing the size of the initial installment to the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Aramco is also weighing whether it’s possible to reduce the $69.1 billion price tag, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The talks are in early stages and it’s unclear whether an agreement will be reached, the people said.

The company is seeking to preserve cash as it confronts a historic rout in crude prices and a burgeoning list of spending obligations. It reaffirmed a commitment to pay $75 billion in dividends this year, while in March it pledged to cut capital expenditure to save cash.