-- Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas (EOG.V) 週一宣布，已簽署協議，將其在納米比亞近海三個石油勘探許可證中60%的權益轉讓給BP納米比亞能源公司。 根據協議，Eco的子公司將把2012A區塊（PEL97）、2111B和2211A區塊（PEL99）以及2211B和2311A區塊（PEL100）的60%權益和作業權轉讓給BP。 交易完成後，Eco將保留PEL97、PEL99和PEL100區塊25%的權益。交易完成需滿足慣例條件，並獲得納米比亞工業、礦業和能源部以及總統府上游石油部門的批准。 交易完成後，Eco將一次性支付270萬美元的現金對價。 如果BP及其合作夥伴選擇在2028年進入許可證期限的第二個續期，並承諾鑽探一口勘探井，Eco可以選擇行使認沽期權，將其額外10%的參與權益轉讓給BP，以換取BP全額承擔Eco剩餘15%參與權益的收益，但每口井在每個生命上限上保留的Eco淨成本上限為2100萬美元； BP就每項認沽選擇權支付的最高累計收益對價為6,300萬美元，每項認沽選擇權的上限為2,100萬美元。 Eco可以選擇保留其25%的收益權益，或將其轉讓給其他潛在合作夥伴。 Eco將把交易所得用於支持其在大西洋邊緣油田組合中正在進行的勘探和評估活動，以及用於一般營運資金用途。
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