Shell to sell stake in Thailand鈥檚 Bongkot field for $750 million
THE HAGUE -- Shell Integrated Gas Thailand Pte Ltd. and Thai Energy Company Ltd., affiliates of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, have agreed to an asset sale of their 22.2222% interest in Bongkot field and adjoining acreage offshore Thailand to PTT Exploration & Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) and PTTEP International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PTTEP, for a transaction value of $750 million. The transaction is expected to complete during second-quarter 2018, subject to completion conditions as prescribed in the agreement.
The agreement is for Shell鈥檚 stake in Blocks 15, 16 and 17 and Block G12/48. Following the completion of this transaction, PTTEP鈥檚 stake in Bongkot will increase to 66.6667%, with the remaining 33.3333% owned by Total. PTTEP is the current operator of Bongkot.
Shell鈥檚 decision to divest remains driven by our strategy to sell non-core assets in order to re-shape Shell into a simpler, more resilient and focused company. This sale takes Shell a step closer to its divestment target of $30 billion.
This announcement has no impact on Shell鈥檚 other business interests in Thailand.