Rockrose completes Idemitsu acquisition

UK independent RockRose Energy has completed its acquisition of Idemitsu Petroleum. 

RockRose agreed to acquire Idemitsu Petroleum from Japan's Idemitsu Kosan in October.

Idemitsu's UK assets comprise a substantial number of producing fields in the North Sea, which include: 30.8% stakes in Repsol's Ross and Blake fields, 50% in Repsol's Tain field, 7.5% in Shell's Nelson field, 20% in Shell's Howe field, 6.8% in Premier Oil's Balmoral field, 16% in the Stirling, also operated by Premier, 40% in Beauly operated by Repsol, 41.1% in Burghley, operated by Repsol, 17.4% in Galley, operated by Repsol. 

On closure of the deal, and previously announced transactions, RockRose previously said it will have a projected 6200-7000 boe/d of production in 2018 on an aggregated basis.

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