Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) has announced the signing of a $588 million purchase and sale agreement for its Granite Wash assets to Oklahoma City-based Templar Energy LLC (operating through Le Norman Operating LLC). The sale will have an effective date of July 1, 2014, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014.
Newfield's assets in the Granite Wash include approximately 42,000 net acres and current net daily production is nearly 65 MMcfe/d, of which approximately 60% is natural gas. Proved net reserves at year-end 2013 were approximately 38 MMBOE. Newfield intends to use the proceeds from this sale to call its 71/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due in 2018.
J.P. Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities acted as Newfield's financial advisors on this transaction.
Newfield is based in The Woodlands, Texas.
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