Billion Dollar Breakup: Why Aussie LNG Giants Woodside & Santos Said "I Do Not"?
Billion Dollar Breakup: Why Aussie LNG Giants Woodside & Santos Said "I Do Not"?
Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) disclosed that it ended acquisition talks with Santos Ltd (OTC:SSLZY).
伍德賽德能源集團有限公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：WDS）透露，它結束了與桑托斯有限公司（場外交易代碼：SSLZY）的收購談判。
Today, Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill stated that "for every opportunity Woodside assesses, it conducts thorough due diligence, and will only pursue a transaction that is value accretive for its shareholders."
今天，伍德賽德首席執行官梅格·奧尼爾表示：“對於伍德賽德評估的每一個機會，它都會進行徹底的盡職調查，並且只會進行爲股東帶來價值增值的交易。”
Also, Santos said in a statement, "Following an initial exchange of information, sufficient combination benefits were not identified to support a merger that would be in the best interests of Santos shareholders."
此外，桑托斯在一份聲明中表示：“在初步交換信息後，沒有找到足夠的合併優勢來支持符合桑托斯股東最大利益的合併。”
Woodside didn't offer a firm bid after almost two months of due diligence and negotiations undertaken by the parties, said Reuters, citing a source.
路透社援引消息人士的話說，在雙方進行了將近兩個月的盡職調查和談判之後，伍德賽德沒有提出明確的出價。
The acquisition could have created a global oil and gas giant worth A$ 80 billion ($52 billion) if it had gone through.
如果收購成功，本可以創建一家價值800億澳元（合520億美元）的全球石油和天然氣巨頭。
The buyout could have created a dominant force in the LNG market and positioned the combined entity to better negotiate with buyers and optimize its LNG operations.
此次收購本可以在液化天然氣市場上佔據主導地位，使合併後的實體能夠更好地與買家進行談判並優化其液化天然氣業務。
Also Read: Australia's Woodside Pockets 5-Year LNG Supply Deal With Pilbara Minerals
另請閱讀: 澳大利亞伍德賽德斯與皮爾巴拉礦業達成爲期5年的液化天然氣供應協議
Price Action: WDS shares are trading lower by 0.05% at $21.22 premarket on the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：週三最後一張支票中，WDS股價盤前下跌0.05％，至21.22美元。
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