据彭博社7月27日墨尔本和休斯敦消息，英国石油公司（BP）同意向必和必拓（BHP Billiton Ltd.）的陆上美国石油和天然气资产，包括位于极具价值的二叠纪盆地支付1050万美元，这是其几乎在二十年间最大的收购。
该笔协议给总部位于伦敦的能源巨头在二叠纪以一席之地，二叠纪是在西德克萨斯和新墨西哥州的一条狭长地带，是世界上增长最快的主要石油地区。
这是英国石油公司已经基本上从原油价格暴跌和致命的2010年在墨西哥湾的事故中重新复苏的另一个标志，那次事故导致英国石油公司损失超过600亿美元。
二叠纪日生产约340万桶，这将使他成为欧佩克的第四大成员，居于沙特阿拉伯，伊拉克和伊朗之后。
为使得该笔协议的投资者获得更大好处，英国石油公司将第二季度的股利提高了2.5%，第一次提高股利是在2014年。尽管如此，尽管如此，该公司股价对该交易反应消极，在伦敦下跌了2.4%。必和必拓在悉尼上涨2.3%。
不断上涨的油价提升了页岩油交易的前景，而二叠纪则是行业整合的重点，因为技术进步使勘探企业能够钻出更长的侧向井。
康休资源公司（Concho Resources Inc.）今年3月同意收购RSP Permian Inc.公司，而埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil)去年以约60亿美元的价格收购了钻探权。
蔡小全 编译自 彭博社
原文如下：
BP’s biggest deal since 1999 scores prized BHP shale assets
BP Plc agreed to pay $10.5 billion, its biggest acquisition in almost two decades, for most of BHP Billiton Ltd.’s The deal gives the London-based energy giant a position in the Permian, a swath of west Texas and New Mexico that’s the world’s fastest-growing major oil region.
It’s another sign that BP has mostly rebounded from crude’s price crash and the fatal 2010 accident in the Gulf of Mexico that left it with a more than $60 billion bill.
The Permian produces about 3.4 MMbpd, which would make it the fourth-largest member of OPEC, behind Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran.
To sweeten the deal for its investors, BP will lift its dividend by 2.5% in the second quarter, the first increase since 2014. Still, the shares reacted negatively to the transaction, falling as much as 2.4% in London. BHP gained 2.3% in Sydney.
Rising oil prices have boosted prospects for shale deals, while the Permian is a focus for industry consolidation as technological advances allow explorers to drill ever-longer sideways wells.
Concho Resources Inc. agreed in March to acquire RSP Permian Inc., while Exxon Mobil bought drilling rights for about $6 billion last year.
