BP to sell assets for $US7b to Apache
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Wednesday, 21 July, 2010 - 06:57
BP PLC says it is selling several major assets to Apache Corp for $US7 billion ($A8.06 billion) to help pay the costs from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The proceeds will go towards a $US20 billion ($A23.04 billion) fund to help pay cleanup costs and damages from the spill.
BP said in June that it planned to shed as much as $US10 billion ($A11.52 billion) in assets over the next 12 months.
The sale doesn't include BP's stake in Prudhoe Bay, countering published reports that said a deal for the Alaska field was in the works.
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