據彭博新聞社8月2日星期一報道，《華爾街日報》的所有者和母公司美國新聞集團(News Corp.)已同意斥資11.5億美元收購石油數據公司油價信息服務公司（Oil Price Information Service/OPIS）。

　　新聞集團8月2日在一份聲明中說，標普全球公司和IHS Markit公司的這筆交易預計將在今年第四季度完成，條件是監管機構批準并完成兩家公司的合并。

　　標普全球公司和IHS Markit公司今年5月表示，它們將探討出售OPIS，為擬議中的合并鋪平道路。

　　OPIS提供全球商品交易商使用的每日價格信息，不僅是原油價格，還包括汽油和柴油等多種燃料市場的價格。

　　此次收購將成為新聞集團旗下道瓊斯專業信息業務(Dow Jones Professional Information Business)的一部分，該業務包括新聞通訊社、風險與合規服務以及道瓊斯路透商業咨詢（Factiva）探索題目。

　　彭博新聞的母公司彭博資訊與新聞集團在提供財經新聞和信息方面展開競爭。

　　李峻 編譯自 彭博新聞社

　　原文如下：

　　WSJ Owner to Buy Oil Data Firm for $1.15B

　　News Corp., the owner of the Wall Street Journal, agreed to acquire Oil Price Information Service for $1.15 billion.

　　The sale, by S&P Global Inc. and IHS Markit Ltd., is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approval and the completion of a merger between the sellers, News Corp. said in a statement Monday.

　　S&P Global and IHS Markit in May said they would explore a sale of OPIS to smooth the path to their planned merger.

　　OPIS provides daily price information used by commodity traders around the world, not just for crude oil but for a wide array of fuel markets including gasoline and diesel.

　　The purchase will become part of News Corp.’s Dow Jones Professional Information Business, which includes its news wire, a risk and compliance service and the Factiva research tool.

　　Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News, competes with News Corp. in delivering financial news and information.