知情人士 11 月 12 日表示，专注于能源的美国投资公司 Aethon Energy Management 正在探索其天然气生产和中游资产的选项，包括出售或以约 100 亿美元的估值进行首次公开​​募股（包括债务）。

此次交易的审议正值人工智能和数据中心的蓬勃发展推动了对电力的需求，这反过来又提升了天然气生产商的前景。根据美国能源信息署的数据，到 2023 年，美国约 42% 的电力供应来自天然气燃烧。

消息人士称，Aethon 正在与高盛和花旗集团的投资银行家合作评估其选择，并补充称任何交易都可能在 2025 年发生。

U.S. energy-focused investment firm Aethon Energy Management is exploring options for its natural gas production and midstream assets that include a sale or an initial public offering at a valuation of about $10 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Nov. 12.

The deal deliberations come as the boom in artificial intelligence and data centers is driving up demand for power, which in turn is boosting the prospects of gas producers. Roughly 42% of the U.S. power supply in 2023 was generated by burning gas, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Aethon is working with investment bankers at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to evaluate its options, the sources said, adding any transaction would likely happen in 2025.