西方石油财团拟出售尼日利亚油田

A Royal Dutch Shell-led consortium is close to selling several Nigerian oilfields for about $5bn to domestic buyers, as foreign companies retreat from sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest oil industry.

由荷兰皇家壳牌(Royal Dutch Shell)牵头的财团即将把几座尼日利亚油田售给国内买家，价格约在50亿美元左右，显示外企将撤离撒哈拉以南非洲历史最悠久的石油产业。

The price tag for the four oilfields and a key pipeline co-owned by Shell, Total of France and Eni of Italy has doubled since initial estimates towards the end of last year. The rise highlights the financial muscle of a cluster of Nigerian oil companies that have emerged as prominent players in the country’s hydrocarbon industry.

这4座油田和1条重要管线为壳牌、法国道达尔(Total)和意大利埃尼(Eni)共同拥有，它们的标价比去年底的初步估计增加了一倍。价格上涨凸显了尼日利亚石油企业的财务实力，它们已成为该国油气产业的强大竞争者。

The sales are the latest move by oil and gas supermajors to reduce their onshore presence in Nigeria, in the face of theft and sabotage and long delays to a government bill setting out new terms for operators.

面对盗窃、蓄意破坏和政府长期拖延出台新的针对作业方的法案条款，石油和天然气行业巨头正寻求缩减在尼日利亚的陆上业务，此次出售是它们在这个方向上的最新动作。

Buyers for the four blocks have been selected, but two bidders are still negotiating their contracts. A deal is expected in the next few weeks, but it will require all potential buyers to get government approval.

4个油田区块的买家已选定，但2个投标者还在谈判合约。交易预计将在未来几周内达成，但会要求所有潜在买家获得政府批准。

Two people familiar with the situation shared details of the sale that could amount to $5.2bn, but they warned the figure could still change as the companies negotiated the final details.

两名知情人透露了这笔销售的细节，其售价可能会达到52亿美元，但他们提醒说，这个数字仍可能随着有关企业敲定细节而发生改变。

“It is a lot of money,” said a banker involved in the process. “It is a great display of the strength of the Nigerian indigenous oil industry.”

“这是一大笔钱。”参与交易的一位银行家说，“这是尼日利亚本土石油工业实力的生动展示。”

Nigerian oil traders-cum-producers Taleveras and Aiteo have offered $2.6bn for the largest oilfield, known as Oil Mining Licence 29, according to the people familiar with the situation. The 60-mile Nembe Creek Trunk Line, a key oil transport artery that has been regularly attacked by oil thieves, is being sold as part of this package.

知情人表示，尼日利亚石油贸易商暨生产商Taleveras和Aiteo已对最大的油田——石油开采许可证第29号——出价26亿美元。60英里长的嫩贝溪(Nembe Creek)干线管道将随此次交易一并出售，这条石油运输的关键动脉一直频遭石油偷盗者攻击。

Domestic oil and gas companies have expanded aggressively since 2008 and have bought assets worth $5bn from the world’s biggest energy groups.

尼日利亚国内石油和天然气公司自2008年以来积极扩张，它们已从全球各大能源集团购买了价值50亿美元的资产。