據美國鉆井網站2021年5月3日休斯敦報道，美國著名石油企業赫斯公司宣布，赫斯公司日前以3.12億美元的總價格將其位于北達科他州巴肯頁巖遠景區的Little Knife和Murphy Creek區塊權益出售給了總部位于卡爾加里的加拿大Enerplus公司。

　　赫斯公司在一份書面聲明中指出，這項協議在今年3月1日生效。

　　赫斯公司首席執行官約翰·赫斯表示：“巴肯盆地是我們公司投資組合的核心資產。出售這兩個區塊權益——其中大部分地區我們在2026年之前沒有計劃鉆探——帶來了實質性的價值，并進一步加強了我們的現金和流動性狀況。”

　　加拿大Enerplus公司在今年4月8日宣布計劃收購位于北達科他州鄧恩縣的7.87萬凈英畝探區。Enerplus公司指出，該公司將增加110個凈一級未鉆井地點(77%已運營)。此外，Enerplus公司表示，基于一級條件，額外的、主要相鄰的威利斯頓盆地將使其開發鉆井庫存增加2至3年。

　　Enerplus公司總裁兼首席執行官Ian C. Dundas在4月8日的聲明中表示：“這些資產在戰略和運營上都非常適合Enerplus公司，進一步擴大了我們高回報的巴肯盆地鉆井庫存。把這一級資源加入我們的開發計劃中，預計將產生強勁的財務回報，并提高我們的自由現金流增長。關于此次收購，我們強調了未來五年的展望，預計2021年至2025年累計自由現金流為12億 - 18億美元（假設WTI每桶價格為50 - 55美元）。”

　　李峻 編譯自 美國鉆井網站

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　　Hess Divests Acreage in North Dakota

　　Hess Corp.has sold its Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage interests in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota to Enerplus Corp. (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) for a total consideration of $312 million, Hess reported Friday.

　　The deal is effective March 1, 2021, Hess noted in a written statement.

　　“The Bakken is a core asset in our company’s portfolio,” remarked Hess CEO John Hess. “Sale of the Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage – the majority of which we were not planning to drill before 2026 – brings material value forward and further strengthens our cash and liquidity position.”

　　When on April 8, 2021, it announced its plan to acquire the 78,700 net acres in Dunn County, N.D., Enerplus pointed out that it would add 110 net tier one undrilled locations (77% operated). Moreover, it stated the additional, largely contiguous Williston Basin acreage will extend its development drilling inventory by two to three years based on tier one conditions.

　　“These assets are a strong strategic and operational fit for Enerplus, further extending our high-return Bakken drilling inventory,” Enerplus President and CEO Ian C. Dundas remarked in the April 8 statement. “The addition of this tier one resource into our development plan is expected to generate strong financial returns and enhance our free cash flow growth. In connection with the acquisition, we have highlighted a five-year outlook with projected cumulative free cash flow of between $1.2 to $1.8 billion between 2021 and 2025, assuming US$50 to $55 per barrel WTI.”