据油田技术12月25日消息称，据路透社报道，英国电力生产商SSE已同意以1.2亿英镑(1.61亿美元)的价格向英国上游能源公司维亚罗能源公司出售其天然气勘探和生产资产组合。
该公司表示，这笔交易还需要得到监管部门的批准和合作伙伴的同意。
该投资组合包括北海三个地区超过15个油田的非经营性股权：伊森顿集水区、巴肯顿集水区和大拉格根地区。
该公司表示，作为交易的一部分，SSE将保留支付60%的退役费用的义务，这些费用将在资产退役发生时支付。
SSE财务总监格雷戈尔?亚历山大表示：“一直以来，我们都在说，天然气勘探和生产资产与我们未来成为净零能源世界的领先能源公司的雄心和愿景不一致。”
“对于勘探开发行业和整个经济来说，这次出售显然是在一个困难时期，但我们相信，这对我们的股东来说是正确的举动，因为我们将资源集中在我们的核心低碳业务上。”
SSE计划将投资重点重新集中在其网络和可再生能源业务上，计划在未来五年内投资75亿英镑用于低碳能源基础设施，并在2030年前将可再生电力产量增加两倍。
英国已立法制定了到本世纪中叶达到净零排放的目标。随着化石燃料价格下跌，以及投资者寻求避免长期投资于化石能源，一些企业一直在努力将业务重新调整至可再生能源。
韩婷 摘译自 油田技术
原文如下：
SSE agrees sale of North Sea gas assets to Viaro Energy
As reported by Reuters, British power producer SSE has agreed to sell its portfolio of natural gas exploration and production assets to UK-based upstream energy company Viaro Energy for ￡120 million (US$161 million).
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and partner consent, the company said.
The portfolio comprises non-operational equity shares in more than 15 producing fields in three regions in the North Sea: the Easington Catchment Area, the Bacton Catchment Area, and the Greater Laggan Area.
As part of the transaction, SSE will retain an obligation to pay 60% of the decommissioning costs, payable as the decommissioning of assets occurs, the company said.
“We have said for some time that gas exploration and production assets are inconsistent with our future ambitions and vision to be a leading energy company in a net-zero world,” said Gregor Alexander, finance director at SSE.
“This sale clearly comes at a difficult time for the E&P sector, and the economy as a whole, but we believe it is the right move for our shareholders as we focus our resources SSE plans to refocus its investments Britain has legislated a target of reaching net zero emissions by the middle of the century and some companies have been trying to re-align their businesses towards renewable energy as fossil fuel prices have fallen and investors are seeking to avoid long-term exposure to them.
