One-Page Deal Sheet
Japex Dips Toes in Oily Eagle Ford Shale
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. Marathon Oil Corp
Announced Date
August 10,2012
Transaction Type
Property
Asset/Basin:
{"Eagle Ford Shale"}
TargetZones:
{"Eagle Ford"}
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Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (Japex) has, through its subsidiary, Japex (U.S.) Corp., acquired a 5% non-operated working interest from an US oil company in approximately 26,500 acres (gross) in an ongoing shale oil development project in the State of Texas, USA.
JAPEX has been actively seeking shale oil assets in the USA. This is the first shale oil project for JAPEX as the most appropriate method to acquire the relevant knowledge.
This Project is located in the volatile oil window and a highly productive area of the Eagle Ford and is operated by Marathon Oil Corporation. Marathon is…
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