通讯员 据3月2日路透社报道，周二美国贝克休斯(Baker Hughes)和挪威的Akastor公司在一份联合声明中表示，两家公司计划合并各自的海上石油钻井设备部门，组建一家为能源行业服务的全球性公司。
受新冠肺炎疫情和去年油价暴跌影响新钻井设备的需求一直疲软，两家公司表示，新部门的预估收入在2020年下降了16%，至7.13亿美元。
贝克休斯海底钻探系统公司与Akastor公司的MHWirth成立了合资公司，双方各持有50%的股份，并在德克萨斯州休斯顿和挪威南部小镇克里斯蒂安桑设有两个总部。
两家公司表示:“该项目将产生一家领先的设备供应商，其具有综合交付能力、财务实力和灵活性，以解决客户的各种优先事项。”他们还补充称，这可能导致恢复增长。
在交易完成后，贝克休斯将从新公司获得1.2亿美元的现金，8000万美元负债；而Akastor将获得1亿美元现金，2000万美元负债。
他们表示:“公司将通过银行贷款获得2.2亿美元，对贝克休斯和Akastor的现金对价提供资金。”
Akastor股价在早盘交易中创下了12个月来的新高，截至格林尼治时间0938时上涨5%，高于奥斯陆基准股值，后者下跌0.1%。
该交易须经监管部门批准，预计将于2021年下半年完成。
冯于荣 摘译自 路透社
原文如下：
Baker Hughes, Akastor merging offshore oil drilling ops
Engineering companies Baker Hughes and Akastor plan to merge their offshore oil drilling equipment units to form a global company serving the energy industry, the U.S. and Norwegian firms said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Demand for new drilling equipment has been weak amid the COVID-19 pandemic and last year’s plunge in the price of oil, and the companies said proforma revenue for the new unit declined by 16% in 2020 to $713 million.
Forming a joint venture owned 50% by each of the parent companies, the merger of Baker Hughes Subsea Drilling Systems with Akastor’s MHWirth maintains dual headquarters in Houston, Texas and the southern Norwegian town of Kristiansand.
“The transaction will result in a leading equipment provider with integrated delivery capabilities, financial strength, and flexibility to address a full range of customer priorities,” the firms said, adding that this could result in a return to growth.
Baker Hughes will get a cash payout of $120 million from the new firm when the deal closes, and will be owed a further $80 million, while Akastor will receive $100 million in cash and be owed another $20 million.
“The company will finance the cash consideration payable to Baker Hughes and Akastor by way of a $220 million bank facility,” they said.
Akastor shares hit a 12-month high in early trade and were up 5% at 0938 GMT, outperforming Oslo’s benchmark stock index, which was down 0.1%.
The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
