Hess sells interest in Gulf of Mexico field to plug another US$500 million in Guyana

Wednesday, October 7 2020

Hess Corporation announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 28% working interest in the Shenzi Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to BHP Billiton, the field’s operator, for a total consideration of $505 million.

The transaction is subject to customary adjustments and will become effective on July 1, 2020.

Hess said the field produced an average of 11,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first eight months of 2020.

“Proceeds will be used to fund our world class investment opportunity in Guyana,” CEO John Hess said. “This sale is aligned with our strategy to preserve cash and preserve the long-term value of our assets in the current low oil price environment.”

The transaction is expected to close before year end 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions.