• Centrica Resources Ltd. plans to acquire 60% of the Southern North Sea Block 47/15b, containing the Rose gas discovery, from BG Group Plc. Centrica will assume operatorship. • Lukoil plans to sell its interest in the Azeri oil field in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli project to Japan's Inpex Corp. for $1.4 billion. -Crystal Cleveland