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BHP to Sell Controlling Stake in Two Coal Mines for Up to $1.35 Billion

BHP to Sell Controlling Stake in Two Coal Mines for Up to $1.35 Billion

必和必拓將以高達13.5億美元出售兩座煤礦的控股權
Dow Jones Newswires ·  2021/11/08 08:10

By Rhiannon Hoyle
裏安農·霍伊爾(Rhiannon Hoyle)著

ADELAIDE, Australia -- BHP Group Ltd. said it would sell its controlling interest in two metallurgical coal mines to Stanmore Resources Ltd. for up to $1.35 billion, shifting focus to high-quality coal that it expects to be in demand as the global steel industry decarbonizes.

澳大利亞阿德萊德--必和必拓集團有限公司(BHP Group Ltd.)説,將以最高13.5億美元的價格將其在兩座冶金煤礦的控股權出售給Stanmore Resources Ltd.,從而將重點轉向高質量煤炭,隨着全球鋼鐵行業的脱碳,該公司預計高質量煤炭將會受到需求。

BHP said Stanmore will buy its 80% stake in BHP Mitsui Coal, or BMC, which operates the South Walker Creek and the Poitrel coal mines in Queensland, a coal-rich Australian state located in the northeastern part of the country. Japan's Mitsui and Co. owns the remaining stake. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that a deal for BHP to sell the interest to Stanmore was close.

必和必拓説,Stanmore將收購其在必和必拓三井煤業(BHP Mitsui Coal,簡稱BMC)的80%股份。BMC在澳大利亞東北部的昆士蘭州經營着南沃克溪(South Walker Creek)和普瓦特雷爾(Poitrel)煤礦。昆士蘭州是澳大利亞東北部煤炭資源豐富的州。日本三井物產株式會社(Mitsui and Co.)擁有剩餘股份。《華爾街日報》(Wall Street Journal)最近報道稱,必和必拓將股權出售給斯坦莫爾的交易即將達成。

BHP will receive $1.1 billion in cash when the deal is completed and another $100 million in cash six months later. The world's biggest mining company by market value could receive up to $150 million more in 2024 depending on movements in the price of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in the manufacturing of steel.

交易完成後,必和必拓將獲得11億美元現金,六個月後再獲得1億美元現金。這家全球市值最大的礦業公司可能會在2024年再獲得高達1.5億美元的收入,這取決於冶金煤的價格走勢。冶金煤是鋼鐵製造的關鍵成分。

BHP said profits from the deal could be used for future dividends, buybacks, or both. It expects the deal to be completed in the middle of next year.

必和必拓表示,這筆交易的利潤可能用於未來的股息、回購,或者兩者兼而有之。該公司預計這筆交易將於明年年中完成。

"As the world decarbonizes, BHP is sharpening its focus on producing higher-quality metallurgical coal sought after by global steelmakers to help increase efficiency and lower emissions," said Edgar Basto, president of BHP's minerals business in Australia. The miner began to seek a buyer for the mines last year.

必和必拓澳大利亞礦產業務總裁埃德加·巴斯托(Edgar Basto)表示:“隨着全球脱碳,必和必拓正將重點放在生產全球鋼鐵製造商追捧的更高質量的冶金煤上,以幫助提高效率和降低排放。”這家礦商去年開始為這些礦山尋找買家。

BHP remains Australia's largest producer and exporter of metallurgical coal as an equal partner in a separate alliance with Mitsubishi Corp. That joint venture operates seven mines and owns and operates the Hay Point Coal Terminal in Australia, one of the world's largest coal-export ports.

必和必拓仍是澳大利亞最大的焦煤生產商和出口商,作為與三菱公司(Mitsubishi Corp.)單獨結盟的平等合作伙伴,該合資企業經營着七座煤礦,並擁有和運營澳大利亞的海角煤炭碼頭(Hay Point Coal Terminal)。澳大利亞是世界上最大的煤炭出口港口之一。

Negotiations to sell the BMC operations have occurred against a backdrop of surging coal prices. The price paid for Australian hard coking coal exports rose to a record high in September, according to S&P Global Platts, which has been assessing prices for that type of coal since 2013.

出售BMC業務的談判是在煤炭價格飆升的背景下進行的。標普全球普氏(S&P Global Platts)的數據顯示,9月為澳大利亞硬焦煤出口支付的價格升至紀錄高位。自2013年以來,標普全球普氏一直在評估這類煤炭的價格。

The commodity's price, which has plateaued in record territory, has more than tripled this year because of a global supply shortage.

由於全球供應短缺,這種大宗商品的價格已經穩定在創紀錄的區域,今年已經上漲了兩倍多。

Stanmore, which is majority owned by Singapore-listed Golden Energy and Resources Ltd., has been active in deals for coal mines in recent months. In July, one of its joint ventures bought two coal-mining operations from Peabody Energy Corp.

新加坡上市公司Golden Energy and Resources Ltd.持有斯坦莫爾的多數股權,該公司近幾個月來一直活躍在煤礦交易中。今年7月,該公司的一家合資企業從皮博迪能源公司(Peabody Energy Corp.)收購了兩家煤礦業務。

Stanmore, in a separate statement, said the BMC operations were near some of its existing assets and that it could benefit from sharing infrastructure and blending coal from different mines.

Stanmore在另一份聲明中表示,BMC的業務接近其一些現有資產,它可以受益於共享基礎設施和混合來自不同煤礦的煤炭。

BHP said a review of its New South Wales Energy Coal business, which supplies thermal coal to power plants, is ongoing and that all options for that unit were being considered.

必和必拓表示,對其向發電廠供應動力煤的新南威爾士州能源煤炭業務的評估正在進行中,正在考慮該部門的所有選擇。

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

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