Statoil Offers to Pay $4.7 Billion for US Tight Oil Specialist

摘要

Statoil is set to purchase US independentBrigham Exploration for around $4.7 billion incash, in a move that will significantly increasethe Norwegian oil and gas major’s exposure tounconventional resource plays in the US.The deal will give Statoil access to an areacovering 375,000 acres — or just over 1,500square kilometers — in the Williston basin,which contains the key Bakken and ThreeForks tight oil plays, centered on the Mid-western state of North Dakota. Brigham alsoholds interests in areas covering 160 sq km inTexas and Oklahoma.