据彭博新闻社8月2日星期一报道，《华尔街日报》的所有者和母公司美国新闻集团(News Corp.)已同意斥资11.5亿美元收购石油数据公司油价信息服务公司（Oil Price Information Service/OPIS）。
新闻集团8月2日在一份声明中说，标普全球公司和IHS Markit公司的这笔交易预计将在今年第四季度完成，条件是监管机构批准并完成两家公司的合并。
标普全球公司和IHS Markit公司今年5月表示，它们将探讨出售OPIS，为拟议中的合并铺平道路。
OPIS提供全球商品交易商使用的每日价格信息，不仅是原油价格，还包括汽油和柴油等多种燃料市场的价格。
此次收购将成为新闻集团旗下道琼斯专业信息业务(Dow Jones Professional Information Business)的一部分，该业务包括新闻通讯社、风险与合规服务以及道琼斯路透商业咨询（Factiva）探索题目。
彭博新闻的母公司彭博资讯与新闻集团在提供财经新闻和信息方面展开竞争。
李峻 编译自 彭博新闻社
原文如下：
WSJ Owner to Buy Oil Data Firm for $1.15B
News Corp., the owner of the Wall Street Journal, agreed to acquire Oil Price Information Service for $1.15 billion.
The sale, by S&P Global Inc. and IHS Markit Ltd., is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approval and the completion of a merger between the sellers, News Corp. said in a statement Monday.
S&P Global and IHS Markit in May said they would explore a sale of OPIS to smooth the path to their planned merger.
OPIS provides daily price information used by commodity traders around the world, not just for crude oil but for a wide array of fuel markets including gasoline and diesel.
The purchase will become part of News Corp.’s Dow Jones Professional Information Business, which includes its news wire, a risk and compliance service and the Factiva research tool.
Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, competes with News Corp. in delivering financial news and information.
