Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell a 50 per cent working interest in the Holstein Field, a mature deepwater asset which covers Green Canyon Blocks 644, 645 and 688 in the Gulf of Mexico, to Plains Exploration and Production (PXP).
The sale, which follows an unsolicited offer from PXP, will be made for around $560m.
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