ExxonMobil puts Bass Strait assets up for sale

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Sydney-US major ExxonMobil has hung a “for sale” sign on oil assets which are currently producing 19,000 b/d in the Bass Strait off southeastern Australia, a company spokesman said. The Bass Strait operations are owned and operated by ExxonMobil through the Gippsland Basin joint venture, which was Australia’s first offshore oil and gas production project. The joint venture, held 50% each by ExxonMobil and Anglo-Australian resources giant BHP Billiton, has produced more than 4 billion barrels of crude and 8 Tcf of gas since operations began in 1965.