意大利油服公司OFS考虑出售其钻井平台

据彭博社4月1日伦敦报道，据知情人士透露，意大利油田服务公司Saipem SpA正在讨论分拆出售其海上和陆上钻井业务，这将削减该公司约十分之一的年销售额。

知情人士说，境况不佳的海外子公司可能会被竞争对手收购。去年，该公司收入下降了24%。他们表示，目前尚未做出最终决定，Saipem可能仍决定保留这些资产。

这两个部门是Saipem资产负债表的核心，约占公司总收入的11%。该公司表示，海上钻井平台的问题主要是由于其Scarabeo 5和8台钻井平台不活跃，以及原油价格疲软。首席执行官斯特凡诺曹上个月表示，他预计2019年不会有太大改善。

尽管陆上钻井业务是该公司财务业绩的稳定组成部分，但油田服务行业一直难以从2014年的原油暴跌中复苏。从那时起，石油行业的主要客户（石油公司）纷纷削减预算，并通过谈判达成了更廉价的合同。

尹 路    编译自    彭博社

原文如下：

Italian OFS in discussions to sell its drilling rigs

Italian oil field services firm Saipem SpA is in discussions to sell both its offshore and onshore drilling units in separate transactions that would slice off about a 10th of the company’s annual sales, according to people familiar with the matter.

The ailing offshore division, which suffered a 24% decline in revenue last year, could go to a competitor, the people said, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak about the talks. No final decisions have been made and Saipem may still decide to keep the assets, they said.

The two units are core to Saipem’s balance sheet, accounting for about 11% of the company’s total revenue. The problems at the offshore drilling unit are mainly due to the inactivity of its Scarabeo 5 and eight rigs and weak crude prices, the company has said. CEO Stefano Cao said last month he didn’t expect much improvement in 2019.

While the onshore drilling division is a steady element of the company’s financial performance, the oil field servicing sector has struggled to recover from crude’s crash in 2014. Since then, the industry’s primary customers, which are oil companies, have slashed budgets and negotiated cheaper contracts.