中国石化新闻网讯 据美国彭博新闻社6月11日伦敦报道,据知情人士透露,瑞士著名油田服务公司威德福国际公司(Weatherford International Plc)时下正在考虑出售其实验室业务。
这名因没有被授权公开发言而要求匿名的知情人士透露,主要提供石油和天然气设备、技术和各种服务的威德福国际公司已与潜在的私人股本和企业买家就此事进行了接触。
总部设在瑞士而大部分业务在休斯敦的威德福国际公司的一名代表拒绝对此事发表评论。
出售实验室业务的决定与该公司首席执行官马克· 麦科勒姆提出的削减债务和出售非核心业务的计划不谋而合。据悉,威德福国际公司时下正在出售其陆上钻机业务,两家潜在买家对此很感兴趣。
李峻 编译自 美国彭博新闻社
原文如下:
Weatherford Is Said to Plan Sale of Laboratories Business
The Swiss oilfield services company Weatherford International Plc is considering a sale of its laboratory business, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Weatherford, which provides equipment, technology and a variety of services for the drilling and production of oil and gas, has reached out to potential private equity and corporate buyers for the business,said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
A representative for Weatherford, which is based in Switzerland with much of its operations in Houston, declined to comment.
The decision to sell the lab unit coincides with Chief Executive Officer Mark A. McCollum’s plan to decrease debt and sell non-core businesses. Weatherford is in the process of selling its onshore rig business, with two potential buyers interested.