德莱克钻探公司为20亿美元债务再融资

据离岸工程网站6月29日消息 以色列的德莱克钻探公司（Delek Drilling）希望通过发行债券或银行融资，为开发利维坦大型天然气田而获得的约20亿美元贷款进行再融资。

该公司在周一的一份声明中表示，与国际信用评级机构就可能发行的约25亿美元债券一事进行了磋商，该债券将由“利维坦项目资产”支持。该公司表示，公司的指示性评级为“BB”，与以色列的“AA”评级相似。

德莱克钻探是能源集团德莱克集团的子公司，其金融债务总额为34亿美元。它是以色列两个最大的海上天然气田塔马尔和利维坦的合作伙伴。

该公司周日公布第一季度净利润为8430万美元，较上年同期增长110%。这一时期的收入猛增97%，至1.867亿美元，这主要是由供应以色列、约旦和埃及的利维坦开始生产所提振。

吴恒磊 编译自 离岸工程

原文如下：

Delek Drilling Looks to Refinance $2 Billion in Debt

Israel's Delek Drilling wants to refinance about $2 billion in loans it had taken to develop the major Leviathan natural gas field either by issuing bonds or through bank finance.

The company said in a statement on Monday it approached international credit rating agencies regarding a possible bond issuance of about $2.5 billion, which will be backed by "Leviathan project assets". It said it received an indicative rating of "BB", which is similar to a rating of "AA" in Israel.

Delek Drilling, a subsidiary of energy conglomerate Delek Group, has total financial debt of $3.4 billion. It is a partner in two of Israel's largest offshore natural gas fields, Tamar and Leviathan.

The company on Sunday reported first quarter net profit of $84.3 million, up 110% from a year earlier. Revenue jumped 97% to $186.7 million for the period, boosted by the start of production at Leviathan, which supplies Israel, Jordan and Egypt.