???? 據世界石油3月20日消息稱，墨菲石油公司宣布，其子公司墨菲勘探與生產公司（美國）已與ArcLight資本合伙公司管理的一家基金完成交易，出售墨菲在位于墨西哥灣的國王碼頭浮式生產系統（國王碼頭FPS）及相關出口側管的全部50%股權。

????國王碼頭FPS和相關出口側管將與里奇伍德公司管理的實體組成的合資企業共同擁有，包括ILX Holdings III, LLC。

????這筆交易償還了墨菲過去與國王碼頭 FPS 和相關出口側管的約 2.7 億美元的資本支出。

????墨菲計劃將所得款項用于償還16億美元的優先無擔保信貸安排貸款，其余款項將用于一般企業用途。

????國王碼頭FPS已經建造了90%以上，預計將于2022年中期投入使用。國王碼頭 FPS 可處理8萬桶/天的石油和1億立方英尺/天的天然氣，將處理Khaleesi/Mormont和Samurai油田的預期產量。

????總裁兼首席執行官Roger W. Jenkins表示：“我們很高興地宣布這筆交易已經完成。我們的整個鉆井活動將于2021年4月1日開始，加上獲得必要的監管許可，我們仍將在2022年年中在Khaleesi/Mormont和Samurai油田獲得第一桶石油。通過利用國王碼頭 FPS 交易收益來償還我們的債務，以及我們最近發行的債券來延長我們的債務到期日，墨菲擁有一個良好的資產負債表，在我們進入這個關鍵項目的執行階段時，有充足的流動性。”

????曹海斌 摘譯自 世界石油

????原文如下：

????Murphy Oil sells 50% stake in King's Quay floating production system

????Murphy Oil Corp. has announced that its subsidiary, Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA, has closed the transaction with a fund managed by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for the sale of Murphy’s entire 50% interest in the King’s Quay floating production system (King’s Quay FPS) and associated export lateral pipelines (Associated Laterals) to be located in the Gulf of Mexico.

????The King’s Quay FPS and Associated Laterals will be co-owned in a joint venture with entities managed by Ridgewood Energy Corp., including ILX Holdings III, LLC.

????This transaction reimburses Murphy’s past capital expenditures of approximately US$270 million related to the King’s Quay FPS and the Associated Laterals.

????Murphy intends to use the proceeds to repay borrowings under the US$1.6 billion senior unsecured credit facility, with the remainder to be held for general corporate purposes.

????The King’s Quay FPS is more than 90% built and is scheduled to go into service in mid-2022. King’s Quay FPS is designed to process 80 000 bpd of oil and 100 million ft3/d of natural gas, and will handle the anticipated production from the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai fields.

????“We are pleased to announce the completion of this transaction. Coupled with the receipt of necessary regulatory permits for our entire drilling campaign to begin on April 1, 2021, we remain on target for first oil in mid-2022 in the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai fields,” said Roger W. Jenkins, President and CEO. “By utilising the King’s Quay FPS transaction proceeds to repay our revolver borrowings, along with our recent bond issuance to extend our debt maturity profile, Murphy has a well-positioned balance sheet with ample liquidity as we enter the execution phase of this key project.”