据路透社2月3日休斯敦报道,美国第3大油田服务提供商贝克休斯公司3日表示,欧盟委员会日前把审查其与美国第2大油田服务提供商哈里伯顿公司合并一事的时间延长了20个工作日。
哈里伯顿公司上个月曾表示,该公司迄今还没有与美国和欧洲监管机构就提议资产剥离的“妥善性”达成一项协议。
贝克休斯公司3日在一份声明中说,两家公司将在“不久的将来”向欧盟委员会提供一个“补救方案”。
贝克休斯公司说,哈里伯顿公司仍然专注于尽可能早地在2016年结束这笔交易。
去年12月份,两家公司把这笔旨在创建仅次于斯伦贝谢公司的第二大油田服务公司的交易的截止日期从11月底延长到今年4月30日。
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原文如下:
European Commission extends Halliburton-Baker Hughes deal review
Reuters
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Inc said the European Commission had extended the review of its merger with Halliburton Co by 20 working days.
Halliburton had said last month that it was yet to reach an agreement with U.S. and European regulators about the "adequacy" of proposed divestitures.
The companies will provide the commission a "remedies package" in the "near future" to address the regulator's concerns, Baker Hughes said in a filing on Wednesday.
"Halliburton remains focused on closing the transaction as early as possible in 2016," Baker Hughes said.
The companies extended in December the deadline for the deal, which will create the second-largest oilfield services company after Schlumberger Ltd, to April 30 from late November.