據(jù)美國彭博新聞社報道，知情人士2月17日透露，私募股權支持的二疊紀盆地能源勘探公司Colgate Energy公司也在考慮在獲得收購興趣以后進行出售。該公司一直在準備上市。

其中一位不愿透露姓名的知情人士說公司可能賣出大約50億美元。 知情人士說，Colgate Energy可能會出售給規(guī)模更大的競爭對手，或者與在附近作業(yè)的公司進行對等合并。 他們說，公司及其支持者珍珠能源投資公司和NGP能源資本公司正在與顧問們合作，對出售和首次公開募股(IPO)進行評估。

知情人士說，公司預計今年將產生超過10億美元的利息、稅項、折舊及攤銷扣除前收益。 目前還沒有最終決定，Colgate Energy可能選擇保持獨立。

Colgate Energy公司的一位代表拒絕置評。珍珠能源投資公司和NGP能源資本公司的代表沒有回復記者的置評請求。

公司的上市計劃正值美國石油和天然氣勘探公司在大宗商品價格暴漲之際加大交易力度之際。 位于西得克薩斯州和新墨西哥州的二疊紀盆地是美國最大、石油產量最高的盆地，由于其利潤豐厚且相當分散，長期以來一直是行業(yè)整合的焦點。 該公司是二疊紀盆地最活躍的私營鉆井公司之一。

Colgate Energy公司是近幾年來在二疊紀盆地成立的數(shù)十家由私人股本支持的石油勘探公司之一。于2015年在珍珠能源投資公司和NGP能源資本公司的支持下成立，并在二疊紀盆地快速增長的特拉華盆地建立了穩(wěn)固地位，據(jù)其網站稱，Colgate Energy能源公司在該地區(qū)的凈探區(qū)面積超過10萬英畝。

公司去年通過收購美國西方石油公司和Luxe能源公司的資產，實現(xiàn)了大舉擴張。路透社此前曾報道過Colgate Energy公司的IPO計劃。  

李峻 編譯自 美國彭博新聞社 

原文如下：Permian Driller Explores $5B Sale

Colgate Energy, a private equity-backed energy explorer in the Permian Basin that’s been preparing to go public, is also considering a sale after getting takeover interest, according to people familiar with the matter. 

 The company could fetch about $5 billion in a sale, said one of the people, who asked to not be identified because the matter isn’t public. It could sell to a larger rival or do a merger of equals with companies operating nearby, the people said. The company and its backers Pearl Energy Investments and NGP Energy Capital are working with advisers to evaluate a sale as well as an initial public offering, they said. 

 It expects to generate more than $1 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization this year, the people said. No final decision has been made and Colgate Energy could opt to remain independent.

 A representative for Colgate declined to comment. Representatives for Pearl Energy and NGP Energy didn’t respond to requests for comment. Colgate Energy comes to market as U.S. 

oil and gas explorers ramp up deal making amid a boom in commodity prices. The Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico -- the largest and most productive U.S. oilfield -- has long been a focus of consolidation because it is immensely lucrative and fairly fragmented. Colgate Energy is one of the most active private drillers in the basin. Colgate Energy is among dozens of private equity-backed explorers established in recent years in the Permian. 

It was started in 2015 with backing from Pearl Energy and NGP Energy and has built a large position in a fast-growing patch of the Permian known as the Delaware Basin, where it operates on more than 100,000 net acres, according to its website. It grew aggressively last year with its purchase of assets from Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Luxe Energy LLC. Reuters previously reported on Colgate Energy’s IPO plans.