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Contango Acquires MidCon Assets from Bankrupt White Star for $133MM

Contango Oil & Gas Co. White Star Petroleum LLC
AnnouncedSep 27, 2019
TypeProperty
LocationAnadarko Basin,Mid-Continent,STACK
Announced Date
September 27,2019
Effective Date
July 01,2019
Close Date
November 04,2019
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
133




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{"Anadarko Basin",STACK,Cherokee}
Net Acres
Proved Reserves

Location
Region
Mid-Continent - Anadarko Basin

Country
United States

State
Oklahoma

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Production & Reserves
Production

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Transaction Details:  Require Private Equity Subscription

Contango Oil & Gas Co. has agreed to acquire the assets of White Star Petroleum LLC and certain affiliates as a part of the White Star Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 363 sales process.

This is Contango's entrance into the MidCon Basin.  The company currently has assets in the Delaware Basin, Texas Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico.  See here for Asset map.

The purchase price is $132.5 million.

Asset Details: Production: 15 Mboe/d(63% oil) PDP Reserves: 20 Mmboe of PDP reserves as of the July 1 effective date Acreage: 315,000 net acres in Oklahoma split into the three operating districts noted below

Mid-Continent - Anadarko Basin Deal Activity In Last 12 Months



Other Mid-Continent - Anadarko Basin Region's Deals



Announced DateBuyerSellerDeal Value($mm)LocationCategory
Feb-17-2026 - - Click here Oklahoma  E&P
Sep-09-2025 - - Click here Oklahoma  E&P
Aug-07-2025 - - Click here Oklahoma  E&P
Mar-24-2025 - - Click here Oklahoma  E&P
Sep-06-2022 - - Click here   E&P

Price History



Date Deal Headline Price$/acre
Jan-27-2025 Diversified Acquires Maverick for $1.275 Billion to Expand Liquids Exposure and Anadarko/Permian Footprint - -
Sep-06-2022 Sitio Royalties, Brigham to Merge in All-Stock Deal Worth $4.8 Billion - -
Jul-28-2022 Diversified Picks Up MidCon Assets from Conoco for $240 Million - -