赫斯公司3.12亿美元出售部分巴肯页岩探区

据世界石油2021年4月8日纽约报道，美国赫斯公司日前签署了一项协议，根据这项协议，赫斯公司将其在北达科他州巴肯页岩盆地的Little Knife和Murphy Creek探区权益以3.12亿美元的总价出售给Enerplus公司，这项协议在2021年3月1日生效。

赫斯公司此次出售的探区面积约为7.87万净英亩，位于赫斯公司的巴肯位置的最南端，与赫斯公司的中游基础设施不连接。今年第一季度，这个探区的净产量平均为4500桶油当量/天。

赫斯公司首席执行官约翰·赫斯表示：“巴肯页岩远景区是我们公司投资组合的核心资产。出售Little Knife和Murphy Creek两个探区——其中大部分探区面积我们在2026年之前就不打算钻探——带来了物质价值，并进一步加强了我们的现金和流动资金头寸。”

据悉，这笔交易预计将于今年5月完成，但须符合惯例的完成条件。

李峻 编译自 世界石油

原文如下：

Hess to reduce Bakken acreage in $312 million Enerplus deal

Hess Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage interests in the Bakken in North Dakota to Enerplus Corporation for a total consideration of $312 million, effective March 1, 2021.

The sale consists of approximately 78,700 net acres, which are located in the southernmost portion of Hess’ Bakken position and not connected to Hess Midstream infrastructure. Net production from this acreage averaged 4,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day net to Hess in the first quarter of 2021.

“The Bakken is a core asset in our company’s portfolio,” CEO John Hess said. “Sale of the Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage – the majority of which we were not planning to drill before 2026 – brings material value forward and further strengthens our cash and liquidity position.”

The sale is expected to close in May 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.