据离岸工程11月6日报道称，业内和银行消息人士称，道达尔正寻求出售其在尼日利亚沿海一个大型深水油田12.5％的股份，以在广泛扩张之际调整该公司在非洲的投资组合。

两名消息人士称，位于尼日尔三角洲约120公里（75英里）外的OML118号区块的股权价值高达7.5亿美元。

消息人士称，投资银行罗斯柴尔德负责执行道达尔的出售事宜。

OML 118号区块由荷兰皇家壳牌公司运营，该公司持有55％的股份。埃克森美孚持有该区块20％的股份，而意大利的埃尼集团和道达尔分别持有12.5％的股份。

消息人士称，出售过程是道达尔计划到2020年在全球出售50亿美元资产计划的一部分。

该区块包括Bonga油田，这是尼日利亚首个深水项目，该油田于2005年开工，峰值时每天生产约22.5万桶石油和1.5亿标准立方英尺的天然气。

随着耗资100亿美元开发Bonga西南油田，该区块的产量预计将大幅增长，预计Bonga西南油田的日产量将达到20万桶，约占尼日利亚当前石油产量的10％。

数十年来，尼日利亚丰富的石油资源一直吸引着外国石油公司前来投资，但该国石油收入法律的变化以及过去一年中出乎意料的税收政策可能会降低海上项目的投资吸引力。

原本壳牌及其合作伙伴去年会对Bonga西南油田做出投资决定，但其与尼日利亚政府之间财政条款的不确定性推迟了这一进程。

壳牌公司在今年2月份启动了招标，招标用于新开发阶段22.5万桶/天的浮动生产、储存和卸载船（FPSO）。此后，该公司推迟了这一计划。

此次出售正值道达尔准备扩大其在非洲的业务之际。今年早些时候，道达尔同意以88亿美元收购阿纳达科在非洲的投资组合，其美国竞争对手西方石油公司收购了阿纳达科的部分股权。

今年1月，道达尔在尼日利亚沿海的Egina油田投产，预计该油田的日产量将达到20万桶。

徐蕾 摘译自 离岸工程

原文如下：

Total to Sell Stake in Nigerian Offshore Block

Total is seeking to sell its 12.5% stake in a major deepwater oilfield off the coast of Nigeria, industry and banking sources said, in an effort to adjust the energy company's Africa portfolio amid a broad expansion.

The stake in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118, which is located some 120 kilometres (75 miles) off the Niger Delta, is valued at up to $750 million, according to two of the sources.

Investment bank Rothschild is running the sale process for Total, the sources said.

OML 118 is operated by Royal Dutch Shell, which holds a 55% interest. Exxon Mobil holds a 20% stake in the block, while Italy's Eni and Total each hold 12.5%.

The sale process is part of Total's plan to sell $5 billion of assets around the world by 2020, the sources said.

The block includes the Bonga field, Nigeria's first deepwater project which started in 2005 and produced around 225,000 barrels of oil and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas per day at its peak.

Output from the block is planned to grow sharply with the $10 billion development of the Bonga Southwest field which is expected to produce up to 200,000 bpd, roughly 10% of Nigeria's current oil production.

Nigeria's vast oil resources have attracted foreign oil companies for decades but changes to the country's oil revenue laws as well as an unexpected tax levy over the past year could make investments in offshore projects less attractive.

Shell and its partners were expected to make an investment decision on Bonga Southwest last year but uncertainty over its fiscal terms with the Nigerian government have delayed the process.

Shell in February launched a tender for bids for a 225,000 bpd floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the new development phase. It has since pushed back the schedule for the bids.

The sale comes as Total prepares to expand its operations in Africa after agreeing earlier this year to buy Anadarko's Africa portfolio for $8.8 billion as part of its acquisition by U.S. rival Occidental Corp.

Total in January started production from the Egina oilfield off Nigeria's coast which is expected to plateau at 200,000 bpd of oil.