Apache to divest certain Canadian conventional assets worth $1B as part of their debt reduction efforts in 2011 - Was the BP bite more than what it could chew?

Apache Corporation is currently planning to divest approximately $1.0 billion worth of legacy conventional properties in Canada to optimize and high-grade the company’s existing portfolio of assets.

Apache’s Canadian conventional operations:
-- Apache has 6.3 million net acres across the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, including approximately 1.3 million net mineral and leasehold acres in Western Alberta and British Columbia acquired from BP in 2010; These acreage includes both conventional and unconventional plays.
-- Conventional assets are focused on oil projects located primarily in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
-- Apache is utilizing horizontal well technology to develop waterflood and enhanced oil recovery projects in the Midale and Provost fields located in southeast Saskatchewan, and the Zama and House Mountain fields located in Alberta.
-- The company will also continue intermediate-depth gas development drilling in Kaybob and West 5 areas in Alberta.
-- During 2011, Apache will run 2-4 rigs in the company’s oil, EOR and liquid-rich areas.

Apache to sell assets as part of the debt reduction effort
During the Q42010 result announcement Apache CEO asserted company will be pursuing debt reduction efforts by pursuing $1 bn worth property sales



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