据世界天然气3月15日消息称，石油和天然气巨头英国石油公司(bp)和埃尼集团(Eni)签署了一项协议，通过合并两家公司在安哥拉的业务，在安哥拉成立一个新的、各占一半股权的独立公司。新公司将被命名为Azule Energy，预计将成为安哥拉最大的石油生产商。

该协议是在两家公司于2021年5月达成谅解备忘录之后达成的。

根据两家公司上周五的消息，Azule Energy将成为一家新的国际能源公司，独立管理，拥有超过20万桶/天的石油和天然气净产量和20亿桶的净资源。预计该公司将成为安哥拉最大的天然气生产商，持有16个许可证的股份，并参与安哥拉液化天然气合资企业。Azule Energy还将收购埃尼在Solenova的股份，Solenova是埃尼与安哥拉国家石油公司共同持有的一家太阳能公司。

Azule Energy 将在未来几年内启动一系列强大的新项目，包括分别位于 15/06 区块和 31 区块的新 Agogo 和 PAJ 石油项目。该公司还将开发安哥拉首个非伴生天然气项目New Gas Consortium (NGC)，该项目将支持安哥拉日益增长的经济的能源需求、其脱碳道路，并加强其作为全球液化天然气参与者的角色。

bp和埃尼集团相信，将他们的努力与长期远景相结合，将创造更高效的运营，并为安哥拉增加投资、创造就业和增长提供潜力。Azule Energy将继续开发该国上游行业的全部潜力，同时，随着天然气和可再生能源在其投资组合中扮演越来越重要的角色，该公司也将从能源转型中抓住新的机遇。

曹海斌 摘译自 世界天然气

原文如下：

BP and Eni poised to create Angola’s largest producer by combining country’s businesses

Oil and gas giants BP and Eni have signed an agreement to form a new 50/50 independent company in Angola through the combination of the two companies’ Angolan businesses. The new company will be named Azule Energy and it is expected to be Angola’s largest producer.

The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding between the companies agreed in May 2021.

As informed by the two companies last Friday, Azule Energy will be a new international energy company, independently managed, with more than 200,000 barrels equivalent a day (boe/d) of net oil and gas production and 2 billion barrels equivalent of net resources. It is expected to be Angola’s largest producer, holding stakes in 16 licences, as well as participating in the Angola LNG joint venture. Azule Energy will also take over Eni’s stake in Solenova, a solar company jointly held with Sonangol.

Azule Energy will have a strong pipeline of new projects starting up over the next few years, including the new Agogo and PAJ oil projects in Blocks 15/06 and 31, respectively. It will also develop the New Gas Consortium (NGC), the first non-associated gas project in the country, which will support the energy needs of Angola’s growing economy, its decarbonisation path and strengthen its role as a global LNG player.

BP and Eni believe combining their efforts with a long-term perspective will create more efficient operations and offer the potential for increased investment, job creation, and growth in Angola. Azule Energy will continue to develop the full potential of the country’s upstream sector, while also positioning itself to capture new opportunities from the energy transition with the growing role of gas and renewables in its portfolio.