据《世界石油》10月31日休斯顿报道，英国石油公司(BP)日前完成了以105亿美元收购澳大利亚矿业和石油巨头必和必拓公司在美国的非常规资产，这笔具有里程碑意义的交易将大大提升BP在美国的陆上油气资产组合并有助于推动长期增长。
此次在7月份宣布以及按计划在10月31日结束的收购每天为BP增加了19万桶油当量的石油和天然气以及在位于德克萨斯州二叠纪和鹰福特富含液体的地区里增加了46亿桶油当量的已发现资源。
合并后，这笔交易将增加收益，估计将产生3.5亿多美元的税前协同效应，并预计将使上游税前自由现金流在2021年增加10亿美元达到140 - 150亿美元。
李峻 编译自 世界石油
原文如下：
BP completes $10.5-billion BHP acquisition, establishes BPX Energy
BP has completed the $10.5-billion acquisition of BHP’s U.S. unconventional assets in a landmark deal that will significantly upgrade BP’s U.S. The acquisition – which was announced in July and closed as scheduled Following integration, the transaction will be accretive to earnings, is estimated to generate more than $350 million of annual pre-tax synergies and is expected to boost Upstream pre-tax free cash flow by $1 billion, to $14-15 billion in 2021.
