Seplat's $1.28B Asset Deal With Exxon Gets Regulatory Boost: Report
Seplat's $1.28B Asset Deal With Exxon Gets Regulatory Boost: Report
Exxon Mobil Corporation's (NYSE:XOM) asset sale to Seplat Energy (OTC:SEPLF) could reportedly be approved in less than two weeks.
据报道，埃克森美孚公司（纽约证券交易所代码：XOM）向Seplat Energy（场外交易代码：SEPLF）出售资产可能会在不到两周的时间内获得批准。
Nigeria's oil regulator said that this would end a two-year delay since the deal was signed, reported Reuters.
路透社报道，尼日利亚石油监管机构表示，这将结束自协议签署以来的两年的延迟。
In 2022, Seplat Energy inked the $1.28 billion deal with Exxon and has been waiting regulatory approval since then.
2022年，Seplat Energy与埃克森美孚签署了12.8亿美元的协议，此后一直在等待监管部门的批准。
As per the report, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) chief Gbenga Komolafe stated, "Subject to the outcome of the meeting, consent... could be given in less than two weeks from the date of the meeting."
根据该报告，尼日利亚上游石油监管委员会（NUPRC）主席格本加·科莫拉夫表示：“视会议结果而定，... 可以在会议之日起不到两周的时间内给予同意。”
Komolafe added that "NUPRC would give the companies two mutually exclusive options that, if accepted, would permit approval of the deal."
Komolafe补充说：“NUPRC将为两家公司提供两种相互排斥的选择，如果被接受，将允许该交易获得批准。”
"As a commission, we don't want our nation to carry unwarranted financial burdens arising from the operations of the assets over time by the divesting entities."
“作为委员会，我们不希望我们的国家承担因撤资实体长期运营资产而产生的不必要的财务负担。”
As per the report, analysts said that approving the Exxon-Seplat deal would inject much-needed capital into Nigeria's oil industry, thereby leading to improved oil output.
根据该报告，分析师表示，批准埃克森-Seplat协议将为尼日利亚的石油工业注入急需的资金，从而改善石油产量。
Apart from this, Exxon Mobil Corporation is preparing to close its $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE:PXD) in the coming days.
除此之外，埃克森美孚公司正准备在未来几天内完成与先锋自然资源公司（纽约证券交易所代码：PXD）的600亿美元交易。
Investors can gain exposure to the XOM stock via Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLE) and IShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSE:IYE).
投资者可以通过能源精选板块SPDR基金（纽约证券交易所代码：XLE）和iShares美国能源ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：IYE）获得XOM股票的敞口。
Also Read: Exxon To Shut Down Two Oil Projects For Pipeline Connection: Report
另请阅读: 报告称，埃克森美孚将关闭两个用于管道连接的石油项目
Price Action: XOM shares are up 0.14% at $116.40 premarket at the last check Friday.
价格走势：XOM股价在周五的最后一次盘前交易中上涨0.14％，至116.40美元。
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