诺布尔能源公司（Noble Energy，Inc.）宣布，该公司及其合作伙伴已经完成了收购东地中海天然气公司S.A.E. 39%股权的交易，东地中海天然气公司是东地中海天然气(EMG)管道的拥有者。根据该公司与Dolphinus Holdings(“Dolphinus”)签订的天然气供应协议，这条管道将用于向埃及输送天然气。诺布尔能源在EMG管道上的净收购投资总计1.85亿美元，在管道上的实际权益为10%。

诺布尔能源公司负责海上业务的高级副总裁J. Keith Elliott表示:“EMG项目的完成将支持天然气从塔马尔(Tamar)和利维坦(Leviathan)油田输送到埃及，这是埃及朝着成为地区能源中心的目标迈出的重要一步。”这次收购，加上我们最近宣布的Dolphinus销售合同的承购量增加，使我们对建立长期出口市场和增长东地中海资产现金流有了进一步的信心。”

EMG管道是一条90公里长的管道，主要位于近海，是连接以色列和埃及的管道网络。对管道的权益获得取决于技术上的第三方重新认证，包括在过去几个月成功完成的管道智能清管和压力测试，以及几个商业协议的最后敲定。诺布尔能源公司打算利用这条管道来满足公司现有的从利维坦和塔玛尔油田到埃及的天然气合同。

陈雨雁 编译自 欧洲石油

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Noble Energy Closes on Acquisition of Interest in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas (EMG) Pipeline

Noble Energy, Inc. announced that the Company and its partners have closed on the acquisition of a 39 percent equity interest in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Company S.A.E. (“EMG”), which owns the EMG Pipeline. The pipeline will be used to transport natural gas volumes into Egypt under the Company’s gas supply agreements with Dolphinus Holdings (“Dolphinus”). Noble Energy’s net acquisition investment in the EMG Pipeline totaled $185 million, and the Company’s effective interest in the pipeline is 10 percent.

J. Keith Elliott, Noble Energy’s Senior Vice President, Offshore, stated, “The closing of the EMG acquisition will support delivery of natural gas from the Tamar and Leviathan fields into Egypt, and represents a major milestone toward Egypt’s goal of becoming a regional energy hub. This acquisition, combined with our recently announced Dolphinus gas sales contracts offtake increases, provides further confidence in both the long-term export market and growing cash flows from our Eastern Mediterranean assets.”

The EMG Pipeline is a 90-kilometer pipeline, located primarily offshore, that serves as a connection between the Israeli pipeline network and the Egyptian pipeline network. The acquisition of interest in the pipeline was contingent upon technical third-party recertification, including completion of successful intelligent pigging and pressure testing of the pipeline, which were accomplished over the past months, as well as finalization of several commercial agreements. Noble Energy intends to use the pipeline to accommodate the Company’s existing natural gas contracts from Leviathan and Tamar into Egypt.