据烃加工2021年2月3日伦敦报道，根据路透社获得的一封信的内容，私募股权公司Cresta 基金管理公司已提出收购北大西洋炼油有限公司(NARL)的多数股份。NARL是时下闲置的具有日加工13.5万桶原油能力的Come-by-Chance炼油厂的所有者。
这家总部位于美国达拉斯的公司在1月22日的一封信中表示，NARL将寻求把这个炼油厂转变为可再生燃料生产厂。自去年3月以来，这个位于纽芬兰省的炼油厂一直处于关闭状态，这是美国和加拿大各地因冠状病毒疫情大流行导致的需求破坏而停止运营的众多炼油厂之一。
自那以后，加拿大几家炼油商宣布计划将其业务转为生产可再生燃料，以在两国努力减少排放之际保持可行性。
加拿大的清洁燃料标准(CFS)要求从2022年开始为每种燃料设定碳强度降低目标，预计这将增加可再生燃料的需求。
目前正在积极寻找新的所有者的Come-by-Chance炼油厂由NARL和美国知名投资机构纽约投资公司Silverpeak共同运营。
李峻 编译自 烃加工
原文如下：
Private equity firm bids for Canada's idled refiners
Private equity firm Cresta Fund Management has offered to buy a majority stake in North Atlantic Refining Ltd (NARL), owner of the idled Canadian 135,000 barrel-per-day Come-by-Chance refinery, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.
The Dallas-based firm said in a letter dated Jan. 22 it would look to convert the refinery to renewable fuel production. The Newfoundland refinery has been shut since March, one of numerous refineries across the United States and Canada that have halted operations due to coronavirus-induced demand destruction.
Several refiners since then have announced plans to convert their operations to renewable fuels production to remain viable as both nations try to reduce emissions.
Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) will require carbon-intensity reduction targets set for each fuel starting in 2022 and is projected to increase renewable fuel demand.
The refinery, operated by NARL and New York-based investment firm Silverpeak, is actively searching for a new owner.
