M&A Deal Summary

Flywheel Energy Acquires LINN Energy - Williston Basin

On December 6, 2017, Flywheel Energy acquired oil/gas exploration company LINN Energy - Williston Basin from LINN Energy

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Flywheel Energy’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Flywheel Energy’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-06
Target LINN Energy - Williston Basin
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Flywheel Energy
Sellers(s) LINN Energy
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

LINN Energy - Williston Basin

United States
LINN Energy LLC - Williston Basin assets consist of approximately 20,000 net acres in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana with estimated third quarter net production of 8,750 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Flywheel Energy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Category Company
Founded 2017
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

Flywheel Energy Bakken is a privately held oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Flywheel Bakken is focused on the acquisition and development of large producing oil and gas assets primarily in the Rockies and Mid-Continent regions. Flywheel Energy was founded in 2017 and is based in Oklahoma City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-22 Flywheel Bakken - Williston Basin Properties

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Flywheel Bakken LLC - Williston Basin Properties produce approximately 6,600 barrels of oil equivalent (“Boe”) per day (2-stream) during the second half of 2019 and consist of approximately 18,000 net acres containing 86.9 net producing wells, 2.7 net wells in process, and 47.5 net undrilled locations across the heart of the Williston Basin.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LINN Energy

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees1,800
Revenue 1.8B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
LINN Energy's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
LINN Energy's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

LINN Energy acquires, develops and maximizes cash flow from a portfolio of oil and natural gas assets. LINN Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company with properties located in the United States. LINN's portfolio includes assets in the Hugoton Basin, the Rockies, California, east Texas and north Louisiana, the Mid-Continent, Michigan/Illinois, the Permian Basin, and south Texas. LINN Energy was formed in 2003 and is based in Houston, Texas. On May 11, 2016, LINN Energy filed for bankruptcy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-02 LINN Energy - Jonah & Pinedale Fields

United States

LINN Energy - Jonah & Pinedale Fields assets averaged over 150 million cubic feet equivalent per day (Mmcfe/day) of net production in 2016. Pro forma for the transaction, Jonah Energy will produce over 450 Mmcfe/day net from over 2,100 producing wells across over 145,000 net acres within Wyoming’s Jonah and Pinedale fields and adjacent Normally Pressured Lance (“NPL”) area.

Sell $580M