据OE网站2月21日报道，据三位业内消息人士告诉路透社，雪佛龙希望出售其在赤道几内亚三个油气田的股份，希望最近能源价格的上涨将有助于吸引买家。

作为2020年以130亿美元收购来宝能源的一部分，这家美国公司收购了这个西非国家的资产。

据消息人士称，雪佛龙已聘请投资银行杰弗里斯（Jefferies）负责销售过程，该过程可能会筹集高达10亿美元的资金。

雪佛龙及Jefferies拒绝置评。

据消息人士称，出售赤道几内亚资产的决定正值雪佛龙专注于其利润最高的生产中心，包括美国二叠纪页岩盆地和哈萨克斯坦。

随着油价达到七年来的最高水平，以及强劲的需求前景，世界顶级石油和天然气公司希望吸引较小的买家，如私募股权支持的生产商，购买老化和非核心资产。

雪佛龙持有赤道几内亚区块1的Aseng油田和Yolanda天然气田38%的权益，以及O区块的Alen天然气和凝析气田45%的权益。该公司经营这三个油气田。

去年12月，该公司就杜阿拉盆地的一个海上区块签署了产量分成协议，从而扩大了其在赤道几内亚的业务。

根据雪佛龙的年度报告，2020年，赤道几内亚的资产为雪佛龙的储量增加了4410亿立方英尺的天然气。

郝芬 译自 OE

原文如下：

Report: Chevron Eyes Sale of Three Oil and Gas Fields in Equatorial Guinea

Chevron is looking to sell its stakes in three oil and gas fields in Equatorial Guinea, hoping a recent rally in energy prices will help attract buyers, three industry sources told Reuters.

The U.S. company acquired the assets in the West African country as part of the $13 billion acquisition of Noble Energy in 2020.

Chevron has hired investment bank Jefferies to run the sale process which could raise as much as $1 billion, the sources said.

Chevron declined to comment. Jefferies declined to comment.

The decision to sell the Equatorial Guinea assets comes as Chevron focuses on its most profitable production hubs including the U.S. Permian shale basin and Kazakhstan, the sources said.

With oil prices at their highest in seven years and a strong demand outlook, the world's top oil and gas companies are hoping to attract smaller buyers, such as private equity-backed producers, to aging and non-core assets.

Chevron holds a 38% interest in the Aseng oilfield and the Yolanda natural gas field in Equatorial Guinea's Block 1 as well as a 45% interest in the Alen gas and condensate field in Block O. It operates the three fields.

The company expanded its presence in Equatorial Guinea in December when it signed a production-sharing agreement for an offshore block in the Douala Basin.

The Equatorial Guinea assets added 441 billion cubic feet of natural gas to Chevron's reserves in 2020, according to its annual report.