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Noble Energy Sells Marcellus Property For $1.25 Billion

HG Energy II LLC Noble Energy, Inc.
AnnouncedMay 2, 2017
TypeProperty
LocationMarcellus Shale
Announced Date
May 02,2017
Effective Date
January 01,2017
Close Date
June 28,2017
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
1225




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{Marcellus}
TargetZones:
{"Marcellus Shale"}
Net Acres
385,000 (, 100% Operated )
Proved Reserves
1,518 Bcfe

Source Documents:
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Location
Region
Northeast

Country
United States

State
Pennsylvania

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Production & Reserves
Production
415 Mmcfe/d

Production Mix
88 % Gas

Reserves
1,518 Bcfe (1P)


Calculated Metrics( EV/Category)
$/ Flowing
2,951,807

$/ Acre
3,182

Production ($/Mcfe/d)
2,952

Transaction Details: 

Noble Energy Inc annouced that it entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of its upstream assets in Northern West Virginia and Southern Pennsylvania to HG Energy, LLC a Quantum Energy portfolio company for $1.25 billion.   HG Energy will also pay an additional contingent amount of $100 million should the average price realization at Dominion South exceed $3.30/MMbtu from 2018 through 2020.

The transaction closed today, June 28, 2017.  The asset entails 385,000 net acres in the Marcellus with 100% Working Interest and 85% NRI.  Current production is 415 MMcfe/d (88% gas, 14% NGLs and 2% oil). 

Noble Energy Leasehold Map

 



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