据路透社4月8日休斯敦报道，美国最大的页岩油生产公司之一的阿帕奇公司8日表示，该公司将通过以21亿美元现金的价格向一个由私募股权基金组成的财团出售其在澳大利亚分公司的方式退出其在澳大利亚的海上油气勘探和生产业务。

　　阿帕奇公司说，阿帕奇能源有限公司向一个由Macquarie Capital集团公司和Brookfield资产管理公司管理的私募股权基金财团出售澳大利亚资产的有效期将从2014年10月1日算起。

　　阿帕奇公司曾表示，该公司将探索出售其在澳大利亚的海上石油资产来更加关注美国国内的页岩钻井以及其在埃及和英国北海的作业。

　　阿帕奇公司首席执行官约翰·克里斯特曼8日表示，在出售了澳大利亚的资产以后，阿帕奇公司大约70%的产量将来自北美洲陆上。

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　　Apache Exits Australia E&P Business With $2.1B Sale

　　April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas company Apache Corp said it would exit its exploration and production business in Australia by selling its unit in the country to a consortium of private equity funds for $2.1 billion in cash.

　　The sale of Apache Energy Ltd to a consortium of funds managed by Macquarie Capital Group Ltd and Brookfield Asset Management Inc has an effective date of Oct. 1, 2014, Apache said.

　　Apache, one of the top U.S. shale oil producers, had said it was exploring a sale of its offshore oil assets in Australia to focus more on domestic shale drilling as well its operations in Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea.

　　"Following the sale of our Australian assets, about 70 percent of Apache's production will come from North America onshore," Chief Executive John Christmann said on Wednesday.