据世界管道8月4日报道，根据GlobalData的数据显示，与此前四个季度的平均水平相比，北美石油和天然气行业第二季度的整体交易活动数量下降了42.7%。

今年第二季度，该地区共公布了161宗交易，价值110.4亿美元，而过去四个季度的平均水平为281宗。在所有的交易类型中，并购活动在2020年第二季度最为活跃，有105宗，占该地区的65.2%。

排在第二的是风险融资交易，有46宗，其次是私募股权交易，有10宗，分别占整个季度交易活动的28.6%和6.2%。

就交易金额而言，并购交易在北美油气行业中居于领先地位，为73.1亿美元，而私募股权交易和风险融资交易则分别为28.1亿美元和9.207亿美元。

排名前五的石油和天然气交易活动总价值为80.9亿美元，分别为：英力士集团与英国石油公司50亿美元的资产交易；Bluescape Energy Partners、Elliott Management和Fidelity Management & Research与CenterPoint Energy达成的14亿美元的私募股权交易；阿波罗全球管理公司、双鹰能源控股公司、FourPoint能源公司、Magnetar Capital以及Quantum Energy Partners与DoublePoint能源公司达成的7.5亿美元私募股权交易；国家燃气公司与荷兰皇家壳牌公司5.41亿美元的资产交易以及TPG Sixth Street Partners斥资4.02亿美元收购Antero Resources。

王佳晶 摘译自 世界管道

原文如下：

North America’s oil and gas industry sees 42.7% drop in deal activity

North America’s oil and gas industry saw a drop of 42.7% in overall deal activity during 2Q20, when compared to the four-quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 161 deals worth US$11.04 billion were announced for the region during 2Q20, against the last four-quarter average of 281 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in Q2 2020 with 105, representing a 65.2% share for the region.

In second place was venture financing with 46 deals, followed by private equity deals with ten transactions, respectively capturing a 28.6% and 6.2% share of the overall deal activity for the quarter.

In terms of value of deals, M&A was the leading category in North America’s oil & gas industry with US$7.31 billion, while private equity and venture financing deals totalled US$2.81 billion and US$920.77 million, respectively.

The combined value of the top five oil and gas deals stood at US$8.09 billion, against the overall value of US$11.04 billion recorded for the quarter.

The top five oil and gas industry deals of Q2 2020 tracked by GlobalData were:

Ineos Group’s US$5 billion asset transaction with BP.

The US$1.4 billion private equity deal with CenterPoint Energy by Bluescape Energy Partners, Elliott Management and Fidelity Management & Research.

Apollo Global Management, Double Eagle Energy Holdings, FourPoint Energy, Magnetar Capital and Quantum Energy Partners’ US$750 million private equity deal with DoublePoint Energy.

The US$541 million asset transaction with Royal Dutch Shell by National Fuel Gas.

TPG Sixth Street Partners’ acquisition of Antero Resources for US$402 million.