BP plc, still coming to terms with the devastating Macondo well blowout two years ago, said last week it would sell one Gulf of Mexico (GOM) field and stakes in four others. The five fields yielded a total of about 55,000 boe/d in production during 2011, said CFO Brian Gilvary, who spoke with financial analysts during an earnings conference call on Tuesday. Although Gilvary did not provide an estimate of how much BP hoped to make from the sales, the proceeds would be added to BP divestments that now total almost $23 billion since 2010, he said.
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