CVX's subsidiary plans to sell the company's non-operated interests in Alberta oil assets to Canadian Natural, advancing its strategic divestment goals.
Chevron is cashing in on its Canadian assets.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ, Financial) has announced its agreement to acquire Chevron Canada's 20% stake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project situated in Alberta, raising its ownership to 90%. This acquisition based on Oil sand mines and a carbon capture facility, will add 62,500 barrels per day of Synthetic Crude Oil to CNQ's production.
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Chevron (CVX, Financial) is selling its stakes in two Canadian shale assets to Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ, Financial) for $6.5 billion in cash. The deal includes a 20% interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands project and a 70% interest in the Duvernay Shale, which together produced 84,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2023.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (TSX:CNQ) is acquiring a 20% interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) in Alberta, Canada from Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX, ETR:CHV)'s indirect subsidiary Chevron Canada bringing its stake in the project to 90%. Canadian Natural is also acquiring Chevron's 70% operated working interest in Duvernay shale, also located in Alberta.
Chevron (CVX, Financial) has agreed to sell its stakes in Canadian oil sands and shale assets to Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) for $6.5 billion. This transaction includes a 20% interest in the Athabasca oil sands project and a 70% share in the Duvernay shale project in Alberta.
The company is expected to divest $10 billion to $15 billion of assets by 2028.
Shares of major oil companies experienced notable increases. Chevron (CVX) and ExxonMobil (XOM, Financial) both saw their stock prices rise by 1.2%.
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
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Chevron said on Monday that it would sell its non-operated interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and its operated interest in Duvernay shale, all located in Alberta, Canada, to Canadian Natural Resources for $6.5 billion.