Murphy Oil to Buy Deepwater US Gulf Assets for up to $1,625 Billion

摘要

Murphy Oil has agreed to acquire deep-water US Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration for up to $1,625 billion.The deal will result in the El Dorado,Arkansas-based Murphy adding 32,000-35,000 BOE/D net to its 2019 US gulf production,of which 60% will be oil,bringing its total US gulf output to 85,000 BOE/D net.The gulf will represent 66% of the company's total daily production.”With this transaction,Murphy becomes the eighth-highest producer in the Gulf of Mexico.Only a year ago,they were No.20,”said Imran Khan,senior research manager,US Gulf of Mexico upstream oil and gas,at consultancy Wood Mackenzie,in comments on the deal.