據世界天然氣3月15日消息稱，石油和天然氣巨頭英國石油公司(bp)和埃尼集團(Eni)簽署了一項協議，通過合并兩家公司在安哥拉的業務，在安哥拉成立一個新的、各占一半股權的獨立公司。新公司將被命名為Azule Energy，預計將成為安哥拉最大的石油生產商。

該協議是在兩家公司于2021年5月達成諒解備忘錄之后達成的。

根據兩家公司上周五的消息，Azule Energy將成為一家新的國際能源公司，獨立管理，擁有超過20萬桶/天的石油和天然氣凈產量和20億桶的凈資源。預計該公司將成為安哥拉最大的天然氣生產商，持有16個許可證的股份，并參與安哥拉液化天然氣合資企業。Azule Energy還將收購埃尼在Solenova的股份，Solenova是埃尼與安哥拉國家石油公司共同持有的一家太陽能公司。

Azule Energy 將在未來幾年內啟動一系列強大的新項目，包括分別位于 15/06 區塊和 31 區塊的新 Agogo 和 PAJ 石油項目。該公司還將開發安哥拉首個非伴生天然氣項目New Gas Consortium (NGC)，該項目將支持安哥拉日益增長的經濟的能源需求、其脫碳道路，并加強其作為全球液化天然氣參與者的角色。

bp和埃尼集團相信，將他們的努力與長期遠景相結合，將創造更高效的運營，并為安哥拉增加投資、創造就業和增長提供潛力。Azule Energy將繼續開發該國上游行業的全部潛力，同時，隨著天然氣和可再生能源在其投資組合中扮演越來越重要的角色，該公司也將從能源轉型中抓住新的機遇。

曹海斌 摘譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

BP and Eni poised to create Angola’s largest producer by combining country’s businesses

Oil and gas giants BP and Eni have signed an agreement to form a new 50/50 independent company in Angola through the combination of the two companies’ Angolan businesses. The new company will be named Azule Energy and it is expected to be Angola’s largest producer.

The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding between the companies agreed in May 2021.

As informed by the two companies last Friday, Azule Energy will be a new international energy company, independently managed, with more than 200,000 barrels equivalent a day (boe/d) of net oil and gas production and 2 billion barrels equivalent of net resources. It is expected to be Angola’s largest producer, holding stakes in 16 licences, as well as participating in the Angola LNG joint venture. Azule Energy will also take over Eni’s stake in Solenova, a solar company jointly held with Sonangol.

Azule Energy will have a strong pipeline of new projects starting up over the next few years, including the new Agogo and PAJ oil projects in Blocks 15/06 and 31, respectively. It will also develop the New Gas Consortium (NGC), the first non-associated gas project in the country, which will support the energy needs of Angola’s growing economy, its decarbonisation path and strengthen its role as a global LNG player.

BP and Eni believe combining their efforts with a long-term perspective will create more efficient operations and offer the potential for increased investment, job creation, and growth in Angola. Azule Energy will continue to develop the full potential of the country’s upstream sector, while also positioning itself to capture new opportunities from the energy transition with the growing role of gas and renewables in its portfolio.