Wintershall Dea出售北海三个油田的股份以专注于天然气

据海上能源5月23日消息，作为专注于挪威天然气生产战略的一部分，德国石油和天然气公司Wintershall Dea已与挪威OKEA达成协议，以1.08亿欧元（约合1.14 亿美元）的价格出售其在北海三个油田的股份。

据Wintershall Dea周一通报，该交易包括其在Brage的35.2%股份和在Ivar Aasen 6.46%的股份，以及Nova开发项目6%的股份。此外，与满足某些条件相关的付款是交易的一部分。

该交易的亮点在于，Wintershall Dea正在剥离其对Brage油田的所有权，并将经营权转让给中晚期专业运营商OKEA。

Wintershall Dea说：“在挪威 Wintershall Dea故事的下一章中，该公司将巩固其作为最大的海底运营商之一的实力。”

Wintershall Dea首席运营官Dawn Summers表示：“通过出售我们在Brage和Ivar Aasen的权益，我们将进一步加强我们在挪威的天然气生产重点。在挪威，我们已经拥有了强大的地位，我们计划于2022年底投产的主要项目Dvalin和Njord将进一步增加天然气量，以确保欧洲的能源供应。”

关注气体量

2021年，Wintershall Dea在挪威的总产量为每天15.9万桶石油当量，其中一半以上是天然气。即将进行的Nova、Njord和Dvalin项目的产量将增加约7万至8万桶油当量/天。Brage和Ivar Aasen的总产量约为每天6000桶油当量。

Wintershall Dea Norge董事总经理Michael Zechner指出，Wintershall Dea是挪威最大的生产商之一，也是最大的天然气出口商之一，他说：“通过这项协议，我们不仅实现了资产的价值，而且退出Brage的运营，转而选择一家专注于中后期领域的公司，我们还获得了Nova运营许可证中的一个重要合作伙伴。”

Wintershall Dea表示，它将更加关注挪威核心地区的勘探、开发和生产，并不断开发低碳资产组合，并将公司定位于碳管理和氢能领域。

这家德国公司还作为海底运营商在挪威大陆架上取得进展，专注于天然气和碳管理项目。该公司越来越注重低碳足迹和严格排放管理的资产，到2030年实现净零上游活动。

OKEA首席执行官Svein J. Liknes表示：“通过此次收购，OKEA确立了一个新的运营地位，增强了我们投资组合的规模和多元化，并巩固了我们在现有核心领域的地位。”

根据当局的惯例批准，该交易预计将于2022年第四季度完成。该交易将从2022年1月1日起追溯生效。

北海三大油田

这三个油田都位于北海。Brage油田于1993年投产，Ivar Aasen于2016年投产，而Nova油田正在开发中，计划于2022年下半年投产。

OKEA将接管Wintershall Dea Norge的全部股份以及运营权，其他合作伙伴包括Lime Petroleum (33.84%)、DNO Norge (14.26%)、 Energi (12.26%)和M Vest Energy (4.44%)。

在Ivar Aasen油田，Aker BP是运营商(34.79%)，其他合作伙伴包括Equinor (41.47%)、Spirit Energy Norway (12.32%)、Lundin Energy Norway (1.39%)、M Vest Energy ( 0.80%），交易完成后，OKEA将拥有 9.23%。

在Nova油田开发方面，交易完成后，运营商Wintershall Dea Norge将拥有39%的股份，其他合作伙伴包括OKEA (6%)、Sval Energi (25%)、Spirit Energy Norway (20%)和ONE-Dyas Norge (10%)。

今年早些时候，Wintershall Dea还宣布退出巴西，专注于天然气生产。因此，这家德国公司决定终止其在巴西的所有业务并关闭其在里约热内卢的办事处。

祝精燕 摘译自 海上能源

原文如下：

Wintershall Dea sells stakes in three North Sea fields to focus on gas

As part of its strategy to focus on gas production in Norway, German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has reached an agreement with Norway’s OKEA to sell its stakes in three North Sea fields for 108 million eros (about $114 million).

As informed by Wintershall Dea on Monday, the deal includes its 35.2 per cent share in Brage and 6.46 per cent share in Ivar Aasen, as well as 6 per cent of the Nova development. In addition, payments linked to the fulfilment of certain conditions are part of the transaction.

The highlight of the deal is that Wintershall Dea is divesting its ownership of the Brage oil field and transferring the operatorship to the mid-late life specialist operator OKEA.

“In the next chapter of Wintershall Dea’s story in Norway, the company will build on its strength as one of the largest subsea operators on the shelf,” Wintershall Dea said.

Dawn Summers, Chief Operating Officer at Wintershall Dea, stated: “With the sale of our interests in Brage and Ivar Aasen, we are further strengthening our focus in Norway on gas production. Here we already have a strong position in the country, and our major projects Dvalin and Njord, that are planned to come on stream by the end of 2022, will add further gas volumes that secure energy supply in Europe.”

Focus on gas volumes

Wintershall Dea’s total production in Norway was 159,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021, more than half of which was natural gas. Volumes from upcoming projects Nova, Njord, and Dvalin will add around 70,000 to 80,000 boe/d. Production from Brage and Ivar Aasen totalled around 6,000 boe per day.

Pointing out that Wintershall Dea is one of the biggest producers in Norway, and one of the largest exporters of gas, Managing Director at Wintershall Dea Norge, Michael Zechner, said: “Through this agreement, we have not only realised value for our assets and exited the operatorship of Brage in favour of a company which specialises in mid-late life fields, we have also gained a valuable partner in our operated Nova license.”

Wintershall Dea said it will put an even stronger focus on exploration, development, and production in core areas in Norway and to continuously develop a low-carbon asset portfolio and position the company within carbon management and hydrogen.

The German company is also moving forward on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as a subsea operator with a focus on gas and carbon management projects. The company is committed to having net zero upstream activities by 20301 by increasingly focusing on assets with a low carbon footprint and strict emissions management.

OKEA CEO, Svein J. Liknes, stated: “Through this acquisition, OKEA establishes a new operated position, enhances the scale and diversification of our portfolio and strengthens our position within existing core areas.”

Subject to customary approval by authorities the deal is expected to be completed in 4Q 2022. The transaction will then be effective retroactively from 1 January 2022.

Three North Sea fields

All three fields are located in the North Sea. The Brage field started production in 1993 and Ivar Aasen in 2016 while the Nova field is under development, and production is planned for the second half of 2022.

OKEA will take over Wintershall Dea Norge’s entire share as well as the operatorship, with other partners comprising Lime Petroleum (33.84 per cent), DNO Norge (14.26 per cent), Vår Energi(12.26 per cent) and M Vest Energy (4.44 per cent).

In the Ivar Aasen field, Aker BP is the operator (34.79 per cent), with other partners comprising Equinor (41.47 per cent), Spirit Energy Norway (12.32 per cent), Lundin Energy Norway (1.39 per cent), M Vest Energy (0.80 per cent) and after the transaction has been completed OKEA will own 9.23 per cent.

When it comes to the Nova field development, after the transaction has been completed, Wintershall Dea Norge as the operator will own 39 per cent, with other partners comprising OKEA (6 per cent), Sval Energi (25 per cent), Spirit Energy Norway (20 per cent), and ONE-Dyas Norge (10 per cent).

Earlier this year, Wintershall Dea also announced its exit from Brazil to focus on natural gas production. As a result, the German company decided to terminate all its operations in Brazil and close its office in Rio de Janeiro.