据World Oil网4月20日俄克拉荷马城报道,美国最大的独立油气公司德文能源公司(德文能源)日前签署了一项最终协议,以2亿美元的价格把其在俄克拉荷马州北部的非核心密西西比资产出售给White Star石油公司。
这笔交易预计在今年第二季度结束,协议的有效日期从今年1月1日开始。
德文能源总裁兼首席执行官戴夫?海格说:“这是在执行我们今年剥离我们投资组合中20亿至30亿美元非核心资产计划中的又一个重要步骤。收益将用于进一步加强我们投资级资产负债表。”
今年第一季度来自密西西比资产的净产量平均每天为1.28万桶油当量,其中大约30%为石油。到去年年底,与这些资产有关的探明储量总数达到1100万桶油当量。
德文能源剩余非核心资产的剥离过程时下正在进行中。德文能源将出售其在加拿大的Access管道的50%股份,该公司预计在今年上半年宣布招标。
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Devon Energy sells non-core Mississippian assets for $200 million
World Oil
4/20/2016
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Devon Energy Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its non-core Mississippian assets in northern Oklahoma to White Star Petroleum, LLC for $200 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016 with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2016.
“This is another important step in executing on our plan to divest $2 billion to $3 billion of non-core assets across our portfolio during 2016,” said Dave Hager, president and CEO. “Proceeds will be used to further strengthen our investment-grade balance sheet.”
Net production from the Mississippian assets averaged 12,800 boed in the first quarter of 2016, of which approximately 30% was oil. At Dec. 31, 2015, proved reserves associated with these properties amounted to 11 MMboe.
The divestiture process for the company’s remaining non-core assets is ongoing. Devon is marketing its 50% interest in the Access Pipeline in Canada and anticipates an announcement in the first half of 2016.