Linn Energy (LINE) Sells Woodford Shale Acreage For $229M
Linn Energy, LLC (Nasdaq: LINE) entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell its deep rights in certain central Oklahoma acreage, which includes the Woodford Shale interval, for cash consideration of $229 million, subject to closing adjustments.
The sale includes no producing reserves and Linn Energy will retain the rights to the shallow portion of this acreage. Linn Energy anticipates closing during the fourth quarter 2008. Pro forma for the transaction, the Company expects to have available capacity of over $600 million, including cash on its balance sheet.
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