海王星能源终止收购爱迪生北海业务的交易

据世界能源新闻5月19日消息称，油气公司海王星能源公司终止了从Energean油气公司收购爱迪生勘探和生产公司在英国和挪威的子公司的协议。海王星将向Energean支付500万美元的终止费。

这两家公司去年曾同意海王星能源公司以不超过2.8亿美元的价格收爱迪生勘探和生产公司在北海的资产，此前Energean已同意以不超过8.5亿美元的价格收购意大利能源公司爱迪生的石油和天然气部门。

海王星公司的收购是建立在Energean公司收购爱迪生勘探和生产公司的基础上的。海王星原本计划收购的资产包括挪威近海的Nova和Dvalin天然气开发项目以及在英国的权益，以及在生产中的斯科特、德福、特尔斯和文洛克油田的权益。

Energean周二表示，它仍致力于收购爱迪生勘探和生产公司，并正在努力尽快完成交易。

海王星在终止协议的声明中表示：“将继续寻求其全球发展项目和其他增长机会的可能。”

曹海斌 摘译自 世界能源新闻

原文如下：

Neptune Energy Terminates Deal to Buy Edison's North Sea Business

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has terminated the agreement to acquire Edison E&P’s UK and Norwegian subsidiaries from Energean Oil and Gas. Neptune will pay a $5 million termination fee to Energean.

The two companies had last year agreed for Neptune to buy Edison E&P North Sea assets for up to $280 million, after Energean had previously agreed to buy the oil and gas division of Italian energy company Edison for up to $850 million.

Neptune's acquisition had been contingent on the closing of Energean's acquisition of Edison E&P. The assets that were supposed to be acquired by Neptune included interests in the Nova and Dvalin gas developments offshore Norway, and in the UK, and interests in the producing Scott, Telford, Tors and Wenlock fields.

Energean said Tuesday it remained committed to its acquisition of Edison E&P, "and is working to complete the transaction as soon as possible."

In its announcement on the termination of the agreement, Neptune said it "will continue to pursue its pipeline of global development projects and other growth opportunities."