Marubeni to grab GOM assets from BP

摘要

Marubeni Corp., Tokyo, (Tokyo: 8002) plans to acquire certain assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico from BP Plc, London, (London: BP) for $650 million in cash. The assets include a 25% interest in the ConocoPhillips-operated Magnolia oil and gas field in the Garden Banks area of the central Gulf; a 50% interest in the Anadarko Petroleum-operated Merganser gas field in the Atwater Valley area of the central Gulf; a 50% interest in the Anadarko-operated Nansen oil and gas field in the western Gulf; and a 65% operating interest in the Zia oil and gas field in the Mississippi Canyon area of the central Gulf.