<strong>Saudi Aramco eyes multi-billion-dollar US gas acquisitions
沙特阿美准备收购美国天然气资产
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.
路透瑞士达沃斯1月22日电---沙特阿美石油公司（Saudi Aramco）周二表示，该公司希望收购美国的天然气资产，并愿意在美国投资“数十亿美元”，以期成为全球天然气企业。
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·纳赛尔在接受路透社采访时表示，他的公司希望增加在美国的投资。它已经拥有美国最大的炼油厂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.
“我们已经同意在Motiva炼油厂增加100亿美元，”出席瑞士达沃斯世界经济论坛的首席执行官说。
"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."
“我们确实希望在美国进行更多投资。Aramco的国际天然气团队已经获得了一个开放的平台，可以查看整个供应链上的天然气收购情况。他们获得了巨大的财政火力——数十亿美元。”
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.
纳赛尔11月表示，由于阿美石油计划增加产量，随后成为天然气出口国，因此该公司未来10年的天然气扩张战略需要1.5亿美元的投资。
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正在推进其常规和非常规天然气勘探和生产计划，为其快速发展的工业提供原料，释放更多原油出口或转化为化学品。
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.
纳赛尔说，由于乙烷资源的大量供应，对美国天然气和石化行业的投资变得“非常有利可图”。在天然气领域，我们将成为全球主要参与者之一，”他补充说。
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气生产商，但其大部分产量都用于国内。该公司计划在未来十年将天然气产量从目前的140亿立方英尺提高到230亿标准立方英尺/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国，它希望使能源结构多样化，并在未来十年将天然气产能的份额从现在的大约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还打算成为全球化学品领导者，并计划扩大其炼油业务和石化产量。该公司正考虑收购沙特基础工业公司（sabic）的战略股权，最高可达70%。沙特基础工业公司是世界第四大石油化工制造商。
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.
沙特能源部长法利赫（Khalid al-Falih）本月表示，阿美计划在2019年第二季度发行债券，可能价值约100亿美元。债券发行可能有助于为SABIC收购融资。
Nasser said banks were being considered for the bond issuance but declined to identify them.
纳赛尔说，银行正在考虑发行债券，但拒绝透露具体情况。
"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年以来，我们一直在准备季度业绩。我们将公布我们的财务业绩，作为债券发行过程的一部分，”他说。
"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."
“我可以告诉你，投资者会喜欢我们的业绩；2017年是个好年景，2018年更是好年景。我们正试图尽快结束与沙特基础工业公司的交易。”
Aramco is working with JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley on the SABIC acquisition, sources previously told Reuters.
消息人士此前告诉路透社，阿美公司正在与摩根大通和摩根士丹利合作收购沙特基础工业公司。
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)。
这两家银行和其他银行一起，在收购行动被搁置之前，正致力于阿美计划在股市上市。沙特官员称，阿美公司新计划的上市日期是2021年。
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