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Woodside Petroleum To Acquire Stake in Leviathan Nat Gas Field

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Not Disclosed
AnnouncedDec 3, 2012
TypeProperty
Announced Date
December 03,2012
Close Date
December 03,2012
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
1250




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{"Levant Basin"}
Location
Region
Middle East

Country
Israel


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Woodside Petroleum has agreed a $US1.25 billion ($1.2 billion) deal to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Leviathan, a natural gas find off Israel’s Mediterranean shores, as Australia’s biggest oil and gas company expands its reach outside its home market.

Woodside said it will be the operator of any liquefied natural gas (LNG) development of the field, which is estimated to contain around 17 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas. Noble Energy will be the upstream operator.

The company has been building a bigger international presence to offset a jump in costs at domestic oil and gas…

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