墨菲石油公司结束了其加拿大西部地区非核心运营资产的出售。

总部位于休斯顿的Murphy Oil Corp. 的子公司完成了 Kaybob Duvernay 油田的非核心资产及其整个非经营性 Placid Montney 资产的剥离。

墨菲在 9 月 15 日的新闻稿中宣布，此次出售产生的现金收益约为 1.04 亿美元（1.41 亿加元）。

此次剥离于 8 月份首次宣布，最初预计将带来约 1.12 亿美元的现金收益。部分收益将用于投资西非和亚洲。

“我们很高兴释放 Kaybob Duvernay 和 Placid Montney 资产的非核心部分的价值，”Murphy 总裁兼首席执行官 Roger W. Jenkins 在新闻稿中表示。“我们期待推进我们的资本配置框架，并将收益分配给我们在科特迪瓦的新业务和越南的发展。”

剥离的资产包括 Kaybob Duvernay 的 Saxon 和 Simonette 地区，墨菲作为运营商持有该地区 70% 的工作权益。

此次出售包括墨菲在阿萨巴斯卡石油公司运营的普莱西德蒙特尼资产中 30% 的工作权益，以及管道、电池和相关加工和营销合同。

该交易还包括 Kaybob Duvernay 净面积 42,000 英亩和 Placid Montney 净面积 26,000 英亩的 138 个净钻探地点。

合并后的资产目前净产量约为 1,700 桶油当量/天，其中 39% 为石油。截至 2022 年 12 月 31 日，净探明储量为 5.3 MMboe。

同样在 9 月 15 日，Murphy 宣布计划赎回其 2025 年到期的已发行 5.750% 优先票据。票据的赎回日期为 10 月 15 日；墨菲在一份监管​​文件中表示，赎回价格（包括应计利息和未付利息）将于 10 月 16 日支付。

Murphy Oil closed sales of non-core operated assets across its western Canadian footprint.

A subsidiary of Houston-based Murphy Oil Corp. completed a divestiture of non-core assets in the Kaybob Duvernay play and its entire non-operated Placid Montney position.

The sales generated cash proceeds of approximately US$104 million (CA$141 million), Murphy announced in a Sept. 15 news release.

The divestiture, first announced in August, was originally expected to bring in cash proceeds of approximately US$112 million. A portion of the proceeds will be directed to investment in West Africa and Asia.

“We are pleased to unlock the value of this non-core portion of our Kaybob Duvernay and Placid Montney assets,” said Murphy President and CEO Roger W. Jenkins in the release. “We look forward to progressing our capital allocation framework, as well as allocating proceeds towards our new business in Côte d'Ivoire and development in Vietnam.”

The divested assets included the Saxon and Simonette areas of the Kaybob Duvernay, where Murphy holds a 70% working interest as operator.

The sale included Murphy’s 30% working interest in the Placid Montney assets operated by Athabasca Oil Corp., as well as pipelines, batteries and related processing and marketing contracts.

The deal also included 138 net drilling locations across 42,000 net acres in Kaybob Duvernay and 26,000 net acres in Placid Montney.

The combined assets currently produce approximately 1,700 boe/d net, 39% oil. Net proved reserves were 5.3 MMboe as of Dec. 31, 2022.

Also on Sept. 15, Murphy announced plans to redeem its outstanding 5.750% senior notes due 2025. The redemption date for the notes will be Oct. 15; Payment of the redemption price, including accrued and unpaid interest, will be made on Oct. 16, Murphy said in a regulatory filing.