Callon Petroleum收購Howard County區塊

Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain undeveloped acreage and producing oil and gas properties for total consideration of $327 million in cash. The Company intends to fund substantially all of the cash purchase price with the net proceeds of an equity offering announced concurrently with this announcement of the pending acquisition and any remaining amount with availability under its revolving credit facility.

On a pro forma basis, assuming the closing of the pending acquisition, the Company’s Midland Basin position will include approximately 40,000 net surface acres, including approximately 20,000 net surface acres in northwest and central Howard County and immediately adjacent areas comprising Callon’s WildHorse operating region.

Callon is acquiring the assets from Plymouth Petroleum, operated by affiliates of Element Petroleum, based in Midland, Texas. Both entities are indirectly owned by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC and management. The pending acquisition is expected to close on or before October 20, 2016, subject to the completion of customary due diligence and closing conditions.