据CNBC11月3日报道 称，沙特阿拉伯周日正式为其国有石油公司沙特阿美进行了首次公开募股（IPO），并宣布将于12月在国内上市。
沙特市场监管机构已于周日早些时候批准了此次IPO，但有关IPO规模和范围的具体细节仍无从知晓。沙特阿美公司在一份声明中说：“最终售价、拟售股票数量和股份比例将在询价期结束时确定。”
沙特阿美公司总裁兼首席执行官阿敏·纳赛尔在一份声明中表示，该公司的愿景是“成为全球卓越的综合能源和化工公司。”
他表示：“我们的使命是，通过在油气价格周期中保持我们在油气生产中的领先地位，在整个碳氢化合物价值链中获取额外价值，并通过增加我们的投资组合，为我们的股东提供长期价值创造。”
在当天的后续新闻发布会上，纳赛尔表示，该公司的IPO招股说明书将在11月9日发布，并对CNBC表示，沙特阿美公司的上市是为了帮助实现经济多元化，并且是一种通过吸引国内外投资来加强塔达乌尔国内交易所的方式。
同样在新闻发布会上，阿美公司董事长Yasser al-Rumayyan表示，将决定“继续推进”国际上市。他还表示，他无法对公司的估值或上市百分比发表评论。
他对CNBC表示，尽管在9月份沙特阿美公司的设施遭到无人机和导弹袭击后，沙特石油基础设施的安全引发了一些担忧，但该公司对投资者来说仍是一个安全的选择。
此前有报道称，沙特将把沙特阿美公司1％至2％的股份在本国证券交易所上市，然后晚些时候在国际交易所上市，公开出售该公司约5％的股份。纽约、伦敦、香港和东京的交易所都在争取机会成为其国际上市交易地。
沙特阿美公司是全球最大的综合性石油和天然气公司。沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼对该公司的估值约为2万亿美元，但路透社援引银行家和公司内部人士的话报道称，该公司的估值接近1.5万亿美元。
沙特阿美公司的首次公开募股在过去几年一直备受期待，但由于油价波动，估值不确定性、股票上市地点以及9月份的无人机和导弹袭击等地缘政治事件而被推迟。此次IPO可能是全球规模最大的，如果其估值达到1.5万亿美元，沙特阿美的市值将远远超过苹果和微软等市场巨头。
此次公开募股被视为王储经济改革计划的一部分，即“ 2030年愿景”。
该公司表示，其首要任务之一是“通过原油价格周期提供可持续且不断增长的股息”。沙特阿美公司周日表示，“在考虑了多种因素后，董事会将酌情决定，除任何潜在的特殊股息外，2020年普通现金股息总额至少为750亿美元。”
上周，路透社报道称，该公司将于12月11日在Tadawul进行上市交易。阿拉伯电视台援引匿名消息人士的话报道称，定价将于11月17日开始，最终价格预计将于12月4日公布。
沙特阿美公司周日表示，2016年至2018年，其原油产量约占全球原油产量的八分之一。在2019年上半年，该公司每天生产1320万桶石油当量，其中包括每天1000万桶原油（包括混合凝析油）。
徐蕾 摘译自 CNBC
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Saudi Arabia formally announces Aramco IPO with a domestic listing set for December
Saudi Arabia officially launched its initial public offering (IPO) for its state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco on Sunday, announcing that a domestic listing will happen in December.
The kingdom’s market regulator approved the listing early Sunday but exact details surrounding the size and scope of the IPO remain unknown. In a statement from Saudi Aramco, the company said “the final offer price, number of shares to be sold and percentage of the shares to be sold will be determined at the end of the book-building period.”
Amin Nasser, president and chief executive of Saudi Aramco, said in a statement that the company’s vision “is to be the world’s pre-eminent integrated energy and chemicals company.”
“Our mission is to provide our shareholders with long-term value creation through crude oil price cycles by maintaining our pre-eminence in oil and gas production, capturing additional value across the hydrocarbon value chain and profitably growing our portfolio,” he said.
In a follow-up press conference on Sunday, Nasser said the company’s IPO prospectus would be released on November 9 and told CNBC that the listing of Aramco was to help diversify the economy, and was a way to strengthen the domestic Tadawul exchange by attracting both domestic and international investment.
Also at the press conference, Aramco’s Chairman Yasser al-Rumayyan said the international listing would be decided on “going forward.” He also said he could not comment on the valuation of the company, or the percentage to list.
He told CNBC that the company was a safe bet for investors despite some concerns over the security of Saudi oil infrastructure following a drone and missile attack on Aramco facilities in September.
Previous reports have suggested the kingdom will list 1% to 2% of Aramco on its local stock exchange, and then list another slice on an international exchange at a later date — with a total public sale of roughly 5% of the company. Exchanges in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo have all been vying for the international listing.
Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company. The company has been valued at around $2 trillion by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but Reuters cite bankers and company insiders as saying its value is closer to $1.5 trillion.
Saudi Aramco’s IPO has been closely-anticipated in the last few years but has been delayed amid oil price volatility, valuation uncertainty, the location of the share listing and geopolitical events such the drone and missile attack in September. The IPO could be the world’s largest, and if it achieves a valuation of $1.5 trillion Saudi Aramco would far exceed the market capitalization of market giants like Apple and Microsoft.
The public listing is seen as part of the crown prince’s economic reform plan, known as Vision 2030.
The company said one of its priorities was delivering “sustainable and growing dividends through crude oil price cycles”; Aramco said Sunday that “subject to the board’s discretion after consideration of a number of factors, the board intends to declare aggregate ordinary cash dividends of at least $75.0 billion with respect to calendar year 2020, in addition to any potential special dividends.”
Last week, Reuters reported that the company would begin trading on the Tadawul on December 11. Citing anonymous sources, Al Arabiya said pricing will start on November 17 with a final price for the float expected to be announced on December 4.
Aramco noted Sunday that its crude oil production accounted for approximately one in every eight barrels of crude oil produced globally from 2016 to 2018. In the first six months of 2019, the company produced 13.2 million barrels per day of oil equivalent, including 10.0 million barrels per day of crude oil (including blended condensate).
