(WO) “根据其专注于 Pikka 开发的阿拉斯加战略，桑托斯将在阿拉斯加北坡 148 个勘探租约（超过 27 万英亩的阿拉斯加州土地）中转让其一半的工作权益，与 APA Alaska LLC1 和 Lagniappe Alaska LLC2 签订协议。
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这些矿区位于北坡东部，在白垩纪晚期的 Brookian 和 Schrader Bluff 地层中拥有多个勘探区。根据农场协议的条款，勘探阶段的初步活动将在桑托斯不承担任何费用的情况下进行。
Santos 在 2021 年与 Oil Search 合并时收购了该土地。
Santos 董事总经理兼首席执行官 Kevin Gallagher 表示，他很高兴 Santos 能够根据专注于 Pikka 项目开发的战略，优化其在阿拉斯加地区的工作权益。
“我很高兴我们达成了这项协议，以转让我们在阿拉斯加的勘探资产。这项交易表明了人们对该地区勘探和开发项目的持续兴趣，该地区是一个拥有支持性利益相关者和潜在未开发面积的一级管辖区，”加拉格尔说。
农场协议执行后，Santos 的工作权益将为 25%。
(WO) – Consistent with its Alaska strategy to focus on the Pikka development, Santos will farm-down half of its working interest in 148 exploration leases (more than 270 thousand acres of State of Alaska lands) on the Alaska North Slope, in an agreement with APA Alaska LLC1 and Lagniappe Alaska LLC2.
Source: Reuters
The leases are located on the eastern North Slope, with multiple prospects in the late Cretaceous Brookian and Schrader Bluff formations. Under the terms of the farm-down agreement, initial activities during the exploration phase will be undertaken without cost to Santos.
Santos acquired the acreage as part of its merger with Oil Search in 2021.
Santos Managing Director and CEO Kevin Gallagher said he was delighted that Santos has been able to optimize its working interest in its Alaskan acreage in line with the strategy to focus on development of the Pikka project.
“I am pleased we’ve reached this agreement to farm down our exploration assets in Alaska. This transaction demonstrates the continued level of interest in exploration and development projects in the region, a tier one jurisdiction with supportive stakeholders and prospective undeveloped acreage,” Gallagher said.
Following the execution of the farm down agreement, Santos’ working interest will be 25%.
