Woodside acquires AGC Profond block acreage
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
LNG Industry,
Woodside has announced that its subsidiary, Woodside Energy (Senegal) Pty Ltd, has entered into an agreement with Impact Oil & Gas AGC Ltd to acquire a 65% participating interest in a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and associated joint operating agreement in the AGC Profond block. The block is located in the joint development area between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
The AGC Profond PSC covers approximately 6700 km2. Its water depths range from 1400 m to 3700 m.
Impact will retain a 20% participating interest and Entreprise AGC SA (an entity owned by Senegal and Guinea-Bissau pursuant to the documents governing the Zone) has a 15% participating interest in the PSC. Woodside will be the operator of the PSC.
Woodside CEO, Peter Coleman, said the PSC represented an opportunity for Woodside to secure high quality acreage in a focus area of interest: “This builds on recent acquisitions in Cameroon, Gabon and Morocco and reflects our disciplined and strategic approach to studying regional petroleum systems.”
The completion of the farm-in, and Woodside’s acquisition of the interest, is subject to conditions precedent including regulatory approvals.
Edited from press release by Angharad Lock
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/18022016/woodside-acquires-exploration-acreage-536/
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