M&A Deal Summary

Encore Acquisition Acquires Williston Basin Acquisition

On January 25, 2007, Encore Acquisition acquired oil/gas exploration company Williston Basin Acquisition from Anadarko Petroleum for 410M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Encore Acquisition’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Encore Acquisition’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Encore Acquisition’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-01-25
Target Williston Basin Acquisition
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Encore Acquisition
Sellers(s) Anadarko Petroleum
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 410M USD

Target

Williston Basin Acquisition

United States
Williston Basin Acquisition LLC engages in oil and gas exploration and production.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Encore Acquisition

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees164
DESCRIPTION

Encore Acquisition Company is engaged in the development of onshore North American oil and natural gas reserves. Encore has acquired high-quality assets and grown through drilling, waterflood, and tertiary projects. Encore's properties are located in the Rockies, the Mid-Continent, and the Permian Basin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Anadarko Petroleum

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees5,800
Revenue 12.9B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION
Anadarko Petroleum's corporate headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.
Anadarko Petroleum's corporate headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Anadarko Petroleum was formed in 1959 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 3 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 9
Country (United States) 3 of 7
Year (2007) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-18 Anadarko 28 Permian Basin Oil Fields

United States

Anadarko 28 Permian Basin Oil Fields are anticipated to produce approximately 12,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (net) from approximately 3,950 wells within 143,000 net acres.

Sell $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-21 Anadarko Petroleum - Africa Assets

South Africa

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. - Africa Assets are Algeria: 24.5% participating interest and operatorship of blocks 404a and 208 (Hassi Berkine, Ourhoud, and El Merk fields) in the Berkine basin in which Total already owns 12.25%. These fields represented a gross production of 320 kboe/d in 2018. Ghana: 27% participating interest in the Jubilee field and 19% participating interest in the TEN fields. These fields represented a gross production of 143 kb/d in 2018. Mozambique: 26.5% participating interest and operatorship in Area 1 where a 12.8 million tonne per year LNG project is largely derisked and close to sanction. Area 1 contains more than 60 Tcf of gas resources, of which 18 Tcf will be developed with the first two train project which is expected to come into production by 2024. South Africa: exploration licences, close to Total’s recent Brulpadda discovery.

Sell $350M