One-Page Deal Sheet
Chesapeake Farms Out to CNOOC Ltd. in Powder River and Denver Julesberg Basins
Transaction Details: Require Private Equity Subscription
Chesapeake Energy Corporation and CNOOC Limited today announced the closing of a project cooperation agreement whereby CNOOC International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, purchased a 33.3% undivided interest in Chesapeake’s 800,000 net oil and natural gas leasehold acres in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and Powder River Basins in northeast Colorado and southeast Wyoming. The consideration for the transaction was $570 million in cash. In addition, CNOOC Limited has agreed to fund 66.7% of Chesapeake’s share of drilling and completion costs up to $697 million, which Chesapeake…
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