阿布扎比国家石油公司（ADNOC）钻井公司将以约1.12亿美元收购油田服务公司SLB（前身为斯伦贝谢）在阿曼和科威特的钻井业务70%的股份。双方将基于这些资产成立一家合资企业。
该交易预计将于2026 年第一季度完成，届时阿布扎比国家石油公司 (ADNOC) 的子公司ADNOC 钻井公司将可以使用八个陆上钻井平台：六个在阿曼，两个在科威特。
据路透社援引阿布扎比国家石油公司钻井公司首席财务官尤素夫·萨利姆的话报道，该公司计划至少将钻井平台的数量增加一倍。他还澄清说，公司将支付9100万美元购买其在该交易中的股份，剩余的2100万美元将根据合资企业的成功情况稍后支付给SLB 。
该交易的融资将由阿布扎比国家石油公司钻井公司从一组地区和国际银行获得的10 亿美元贷款支持。
此次交易将标志着阿布扎比国家石油公司钻井公司首次拓展阿联酋以外的钻井业务（约旦一座钻井平台除外）。萨利姆表示，公司将专注于通过新的收购和参与投标来扩大其在阿曼和科威特的业务，同时也将探索进入其他市场的机会。
ADNOC Drilling is acquiring a 70% stake in the drilling business of oilfield services company SLB (formerly Schlumberger) in Oman and Kuwait for approximately $112 million. A joint venture will be established based on these assets.
The deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, will give ADNOC Drilling (a subsidiary of the state oil company of Abu Dhabi, ADNOC) access to eight operational onshore drilling rigs: six in Oman and two in Kuwait.
The company has plans to at least double the number of these drilling rigs, Reuters reported, citing ADNOC Drilling’s CFO Yousef Salem. He also clarified that the company will pay $91 million for its stake in the deal, with the remaining $21 million to be paid to SLB later, depending on the joint venture’s success.
The financing of the deal will be supported by a $1 billion loan obtained by ADNOC Drilling from a group of regional and international banks.
This transaction will mark ADNOC Drilling’s first expansion into drilling operations outside the United Arab Emirates, except for one rig in Jordan. Salem stated that the company will focus on expanding its presence in Oman and Kuwait through new acquisitions and participation in tenders, and it will also explore opportunities to enter other markets.
