Statoil completes sale of 15.5% share in Shah Deniz
Published by David Bizley,
Senior Editor
Oilfield Technology,
The sale involved the transfer of Statoil’s 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC), 15.5% share in the SCPC holding company, and 12.4% share in the Azerbaijan Gas Supply Company (AGSC).
The closure of the transaction follows the satisfaction of all conditions precedent, with an effective date of 1 January 2014.
Following this transaction the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, will assume operatorship of AGSC and commercial operatorship of SCPC as of 1 May 2015, which have both previously been held by Statoil.
Adapted from a press release by David Bizley
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/04052015/statoil-completes-sale-of-15pc-share-in-shah-deniz/
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