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ExxonMobil buys 33% stake in BM-S-8 Brazil from Statoil
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Report summary
ExxonMobil is buying a 33% stake from Statoil in the BM-S-8 block offshore Brazil for a nominal consideration of US$1.3 billion. The transaction includes the pre-salt Carcará oil discovery, which extends to the north into the Norte de Carcará block, and the Guanxuma exploration prospect. On the same day, the Norte de Carcará area had been awarded to Statoil (40% and operator), ExxonMobil (40%) and Petrogal (20%) in Brazil's 2nd PSC Round. The deal aims to align equity interests on the two blocks as much as possible before unitisation talks begin. The US$1.3 billion consideration will be paid in two instalments. The first will be an upfront cash payment of US$800 million and a contingent payment of US$500 million.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Transaction details
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Upstream assets
- Carcará
- Carcará extension awarded in Brazil's 2nd PSC Round
- Guanxuma
- Deal analysis
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Upsides and risks
- Reserves upside
- Local content
- Unitisation risks
- High pressure
- Gas monetisation
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Strategic rationale
- ExxonMobil
- Statoil
- Oil & gas pricing and assumptions
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Executive summary: Table 1Deal analysis: Table 1Deal analysis: Table 2
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Deal analysis: Table 3Oil & gas pricing and assumptions: Table 1Oil & gas pricing and assumptions: Table 2Upstream assets: Table 1
What's included
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