Geopolitical Unrest Halts BP, Adnoc's $2B Bid For Israeli Gas Firm
Geopolitical Unrest Halts BP, Adnoc's $2B Bid For Israeli Gas Firm
International oil group BP plc (NYSE:BP) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have suspended talks in their joint bid to buy a stake in Israeli gas company NewMed Energy.
國際石油集團英國石油公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：BP）和阿布扎比國家石油公司已暫停談判，共同競標收購以色列天然氣公司NewMed Energy的股份。
U.K.-based BP and the United Arab Emirates state-owned ADNOC were negotiating the $2 billion purchase of a 50% stake in the Israeli oil and gas exploration and production company.
總部位於英國的英國石油公司和阿拉伯聯合酋長國國有企業ADNOC正在就20億美元收購這家以色列石油和天然氣勘探與生產公司50％的股份進行談判。
According to a statement by NewMed: "The Committee and Consortium have agreed, due to the uncertainty created by the external environment, to suspend discussions in relation to the proposed transaction."
根據NewMed的一份聲明：“由於外部環境造成的不確定性，委員會和聯盟已同意暫停與擬議交易有關的討論。”
NewMed added that the process would remain suspended until discussions either resume or are terminated.
NewMed補充說，在討論恢復或終止之前，該程序將保持暫停狀態。
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BP spokesperson David Nicholas declined to comment.
英國石油公司發言人戴****古拉斯拒絕置評。
The deal was announced in March 2023 and was seen as an important step in the "normalization" of diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE. The talks, however, appear to have become strained as Israel's response to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack has further soured Arab-Israeli tensions.
該協議於2023年3月宣佈，被視爲以色列和阿聯酋外交關係 “正常化” 的重要一步。但是，由於以色列對哈馬斯10月7日襲擊的反應進一步加劇了阿以緊張局勢，談判似乎變得緊張起來。
The Israel-Hamas war and its wider influence have also made trading conditions for Western companies operating around the Middle East extremely tough.
以色列-哈馬斯戰爭及其更廣泛的影響力也使在中東開展業務的西方公司的貿易條件變得極其艱難。
Shipping And Coffee Drinkers Hit
航運和咖啡飲用者受到襲擊
Many shipping companies, including oil companies and container freighters such as Moller Maersk (OTC:AMKBY) and Hapag Lloyd, are now incurring greater costs and delays by avoiding Red Sea routes as Iran-backed Houthi militia continue to attack international shipping in the area.
由於伊朗支持的胡塞民兵繼續襲擊該地區的國際航運，許多航運公司，包括石油公司和集裝箱貨輪，例如莫勒·馬士基（場外交易代碼：AMKBY）和赫伯勞埃德，現在正在避開紅海航線，從而承擔更高的成本和延誤。
The SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (NYSE:BOAT), an exchange-traded fund that holds global freight companies, is up around 5% since the start of the year.
持有全球貨運公司的交易所交易基金SonicShares全球航運ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：BOAT）自年初以來上漲了約5％。
Meanwhile, Starbucks Corporation (NASADAQ: SBUX) reported last week that its Middle Eastern franchisee, Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, had sacked 2,000 employees across the region as boycotts of Western companies caused "difficult trading conditions."
同時，星巴克公司（納斯達克股票代碼：SBUX）上週報告稱，由於抵制西方公司導致 “艱難的交易條件”，其中東加盟商總部位於科威特的Alshaya集團已在該地區解僱了2,000名員工。
The company said in January it was seeing a "significant impact on traffic and sales" in the Middle East as citizens boycotted the company due to its alleged support for Israel.
該公司在1月份表示，由於該公司涉嫌支持以色列，市民抵制了該公司，因此該公司 “對中東的交通和銷售產生了重大影響”。
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