據世界石油2021年4月8日紐約報道，美國赫斯公司日前簽署了一項協議，根據這項協議，赫斯公司將其在北達科他州巴肯頁巖盆地的Little Knife和Murphy Creek探區權益以3.12億美元的總價出售給Enerplus公司，這項協議在2021年3月1日生效。

赫斯公司此次出售的探區面積約為7.87萬凈英畝，位于赫斯公司的巴肯位置的最南端，與赫斯公司的中游基礎設施不連接。今年第一季度，這個探區的凈產量平均為4500桶油當量/天。

赫斯公司首席執行官約翰·赫斯表示：“巴肯頁巖遠景區是我們公司投資組合的核心資產。出售Little Knife和Murphy Creek兩個探區——其中大部分探區面積我們在2026年之前就不打算鉆探——帶來了物質價值，并進一步加強了我們的現金和流動資金頭寸。”

據悉，這筆交易預計將于今年5月完成，但須符合慣例的完成條件。

李峻 編譯自 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.