<strong>Saudi Aramco eyes multi-billion-dollar US gas acquisitions
沙特阿美準備收購美國天然氣資產
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil producer, is looking to acquire natural gas assets in the United States and is willing to spend "billions of dollars" there as it aims to become a global gas player, the company's CEO said on Tuesday.
路透瑞士達沃斯1月22日電---沙特阿美石油公司（Saudi Aramco）週二表示，該公司希望收購美國的天然氣資產，並願意在美國投資“數十億美元”，以期成為全球天然氣企業。
Amin Nasser told Reuters in an interview that his company wants to increase its US investments. It already owns Motiva, the biggest US oil refinery.
阿明·納賽爾在接受路透社採訪時表示，他的公司希望增加在美國的投資。它已經擁有美國最大的煉油廠Motiva。
"We have agreed to bring an additional $10 B in the Motiva refining complex," said the chief executive, attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“我們已經同意在Motiva煉油廠增加100億美元，”出席瑞士達沃斯世界經濟論壇的首席執行官說。
"We do have appetite for additional investments in the United States. Aramco’s international gas team has been given an open platform to look at gas acquisitions along the whole supply chain. They have been given significant financial firepower – in the billions of dollars."
“我們確實希望在美國進行更多投資。Aramco的國際天然氣團隊已經獲得了一個開放的平臺，可以查看整個供應鏈上的天然氣收購情況。他們獲得了巨大的財政火力——數十億美元。”
Aramco’s gas expansion strategy needs $150 B of investment over the next decade as the company plans to increase output and later become a gas exporter, Nasser said in November.
納賽爾11月表示，由於阿美石油計劃增加產量，隨後成為天然氣出口國，因此該公司未來10年的天然氣擴張戰略需要1.5億美元的投資。
Aramco is pushing ahead with its conventional and unconventional gas exploration and production program to feed its fast-growing industries, freeing up more crude oil to export or turn into chemicals.
Aramco正在推進其常規和非常規天然氣勘探和生產計劃，為其快速發展的工業提供原料，釋放更多原油出口或轉化為化學品。
Investing in the US gas and petrochemical sector has become "very lucrative" due to the large availability of ethane resources, Nasser said. "In gas we will be one of the main global players," he added.
納賽爾說，由於乙烷資源的大量供應，對美國天然氣和石化行業的投資變得“非常有利可圖”。在天然氣領域，我們將成為全球主要參與者之一，”他補充說。
Aramco is a major gas player but much of its production is used domestically. The firm plans to boost its gas production to 23 billion standard cubic feet (scf) per day over the next decade, from 14 billion scf now.
阿美石油公司是一家主要的天然氣生產商，但其大部分產量都用於國內。該公司計劃在未來十年將天然氣產量從目前的140億立方英尺提高到230億標準立方英尺/天。
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, wants to diversify its energy mix and increase the share of its gas capacity to 70% in the coming decade from around 50% now.
沙特阿拉伯是世界上最大的原油出口國，它希望使能源結構多樣化，並在未來十年將天然氣產能的份額從現在的大約50%提高到70%。
Aramco also aims to become a global leader in chemicals with plans to expand its refining operations and petrochemical output. The company is considering acquiring a strategic stake - up to 70% - in Saudi Arabia’s SABIC, the world’s fourth-largest petrochemicals maker.
Aramco還打算成為全球化學品領導者，並計劃擴大其煉油業務和石化產量。該公司正考慮收購沙特基礎工業公司（sabic）的戰略股權，最高可達70%。沙特基礎工業公司是世界第四大石油化工製造商。
Aramco plans to issue bonds in the second quarter of 2019, likely worth about $10 B, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said this month. The bond issuance could help finance the SABIC acquisition.
沙特能源部長法利赫（Khalid al-Falih）本月表示，阿美計劃在2019年第二季度發行債券，可能價值約100億美元。債券發行可能有助於為SABIC收購融資。
Nasser said banks were being considered for the bond issuance but declined to identify them.
納賽爾說，銀行正在考慮發行債券，但拒絕透露具體情況。
"Since 2018, we have been preparing quarterly results. We will publish our financial results as part of the bond issuance process," he said.
“自2018年以來，我們一直在準備季度業績。我們將公佈我們的財務業績，作為債券發行過程的一部分，”他說。
"I can tell you that investors will like our results; 2017 was a good year and 2018 was even better. We are trying to close the transaction with SABIC soon."
“我可以告訴你，投資者會喜歡我們的業績；2017年是個好年景，2018年更是好年景。我們正試圖儘快結束與沙特基礎工業公司的交易。”
Aramco is working with JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley on the SABIC acquisition, sources previously told Reuters.
消息人士此前告訴路透社，阿美公司正在與摩根大通和摩根士丹利合作收購沙特基礎工業公司。
The two banks, along with others, were working on the planned stock market listing of Aramco before the move was put on hold. Aramco's new planned listing date is 2021, Saudi officials have said. (Writing by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Dale Hudson)。
這兩家銀行和其他銀行一起，在收購行動被擱置之前，正致力於阿美計劃在股市上市。沙特官員稱，阿美公司新計劃的上市日期是2021年。
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