据路透社伦敦报道，《星期日泰晤士报》消息（但未提及消息来源），英国石油化工公司英力士正在与康菲石油公司进行独家谈判，从康菲石油购买价值30亿美元的北海油气田。
路透社曾在今年5月份报道，康菲石油公司准备出售北海资产，以专注于美国的页岩气生产，而本周早些时候，彭博社也表示，康菲石油公司计划在年底前出售30亿美元的资产。
《星期日泰晤士报》报道称，英国首富Jim Ratcliffe拥有的英力士公司已经支付了一笔定金，以换取三个月的独家购买权。
《星期日泰晤士报》补充称，汇丰银行和花旗集团已被接洽提供融资。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
UK's Ineos in talks to buy Conoco North Sea assets: Sunday Times
British petrochemicals company Ineos is in exclusive talks with ConocoPhillips (COP.N) to buy North Sea oil and gas fields worth $3 billion from the U.S. energy company, the Sunday Times newspaper reported, without citing sources.
Reuters reported in May that ConocoPhillips was preparing to sell North Sea assets in order to focus The Sunday Times report said that Ineos, owned by Britain’s richest man, Jim Ratcliffe, had paid a deposit in return for three months’ exclusivity HSBC (HSBA.L) and Citigroup (C.N) had been approached to provide financing, the newspaper added.
