Shell sells gas fields for $2.1bn and shale gas land

Oil giant Shell on Thursday announced the sale of two gas fields in the US in return for a total $2.1bn and shale gas land.

The company is selling its Pinedale gas field in Wyoming to Ultra Petroleum for $925m and will also receive shale gas land in Pennsylvania as part of the deal.

Its Haynesville gas field in Louisiana is being bought by Vine Oil & Gas and investment company Blackstone for $1.2bn.

The sales form part of the company’s plan to sell off assets to the value of $15bn this year and next.

 

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