據油氣新聞3月12日消息稱，根據GlobalData的交易數據庫，2020年第四季度，隨著Energean以4.05億美元收購Energean以色列公司，中東和非洲油氣行業的跨境交易活動比過去四季度平均水平增加了6.45%。

2020年第四季度，該地區共宣布33筆跨境交易，價值16.9億美元，而過去四季度平均為31筆。

在所有交易類型中，2020年第四季度并購活動最多，為32宗，占該地區并購交易的96.9%。

第二名是私募股權，其中一筆交易占了本季度整體跨境交易活動的3.03%。

就跨境交易的價值而言，并購交易是以色列油氣行業的領先類別，總額為14.4億美元，其次是私募股權交易，總額為3000萬美元。

2020年第四季度，五大跨境油氣交易占總交易額的78.2%。

前五大跨境交易的總價值為13.2億美元，而當季度總交易額為16.9億美元。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油氣新聞

原文如下：

Middle East and Africa’s oil & gas industry saw a rise of 6.45% in cross border deal activity in Q4 2020

Led by Energean’s $405 million acquisition of Energean Israel, Middle East and Africa’s oil & gas industry saw a rise of 6.45% in cross border deal activity during Q4 2020, when compared to the last four-quarter average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

A total of 33 cross border deals worth $1.69 billion were announced for the region during Q4 2020, against the last four-quarter average of 31 deals.

Of all the deal types, M&A saw most activity in Q4 2020 with 32, representing a 96.9% share for the region.

In second place was private equity with one deal capturing a 3.03% of the overall cross border deal activity for the quarter.

In terms of value of cross border deals, M&A was the leading category in Israel’s oil & gas industry with $1.44bn, followed by private equity deals totalled $30 million.

The top five oil & gas cross border deals accounted for a 78.2% share of the overall value during Q4 2020.

The combined value of the top five cross border deals stood at $1.32 billion, against the overall value of $1.69 billion recorded for the quarter.