據(jù)彭博社5月5日消息，荷蘭皇家殼牌公司在最近剝離原油加工領(lǐng)域資產(chǎn)的行動中，與霍利前線公司（HFC）達(dá)成一項(xiàng)協(xié)議，以3.5億美元向后者出售旗下普吉特海灣煉油廠。

　　煉油商HFC聲明稱，還將為位于華盛頓和亞拉巴馬州薩拉蘭德工廠的烴類庫存支付1.5億至1.8億美元。該交易還包括實(shí)地?zé)犭娐?lián)產(chǎn)和物流資產(chǎn)。

　　殼牌為調(diào)整資產(chǎn)以更好適應(yīng)未來低碳需求，正不斷縮減其煉油投資組合。該公司目前關(guān)注著擁有一體化石油精煉與化工廠的地區(qū)，在石油化學(xué)品行業(yè)未來押注。

　　去年9月，殼牌表示將把下游工廠從14個減少至6個，保留的包括路易斯安那州的諾科工廠與德克薩斯州的迪爾帕克工廠。之后，殼牌在11月又表示，受疫情對燃料工業(yè)的破壞性影響，該公司正在關(guān)停路易斯安那州的南部的康凡特?zé)捰蛷S。

　　HFC表示，預(yù)計(jì)以一年內(nèi)暫停定期季度分紅、加上手頭現(xiàn)金為此次收購融資。交易將在四季度前完成。

　　HFC首席執(zhí)行官邁克·詹寧斯在一份聲明中表示：“普吉特海灣煉油廠將補(bǔ)充我們的現(xiàn)有煉油業(yè)務(wù)，我們將打入高端產(chǎn)品市場并以優(yōu)勢渠道獲得加拿大原油。”

　　詹樂乾 摘譯自彭博社

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　　Shell Sells U.S. Refinery for $350 Million in Latest Divestment

　　Royal Dutch Shell PLC reached an agreement to sell its Puget Sound Refinery to HollyFrontier Corp. for $350 million in the latest major divestment from the European oil giant that’s moving away from processing crude.

　　The U.S. refiner will also pay an estimated $150 million to $180 million for the hydrocarbon inventories at the facility based in Washington and Saraland, Alabama, according to a HollyFrontier statement. The transaction also includes on-site co-generation and logistical assets.

　　Shell is shrinking its refining portfolio as it adjusts its holdings to better align with a lower-carbon future. The company is instead focusing on sites that have integrated oil refineries and chemical plants -- a bet on the future growth of petrochemicals.

　　In September, the European major said it would retain only six downstream facilities including Norco in Louisiana and Deer Park in Texas, paring back from 14. Shell then said in November it was shutting its Convent refinery in south Louisiana amid the devastating impacts from the pandemic on the fuel industry.

　　HollyFrontier said it expects to fund the takeover with a one-year suspension of its regular quarterly dividend and cash on hand. The deal should be closed by the fourth quarter.

　　“Puget Sound Refinery will complement our existing refining business, with sales into premium product markets and advantaged access to Canadian crude,” HollyFrontier Chief Executive Officer Mike Jennings said in the statement.