Houston — April 2, 2025 — Law firm BakerHostetler advised the target company in the successful closing of a stock purchase agreement between INEOS Energy and CNOOC. The deal is valued at nearly $2 billion.
A US-based subsidiary of CNOOC International Ltd., has entered into the stock purchase agreement with a subsidiary of INEOS Energy for the sale of CNOOC’s subsidiary.
The SPA involves CNOOC Limited’s upstream oil and gas business located in the Gulf of Mexico, mainly consisting of non-operating interests in oil and gas projects including the Appomattox and Stampede fields.
The BakerHostetler team was led by the firm’s national Energy Industry team co-leader and Partner Gary Alletag and Associate Macy Munz and included Partners John Lehrer, Bill Pence, Ryan Pittman, Thomas Hogan and Stefan Smith, Counsel Kristina Ramsey and Associate Jeffrey Liskov.
For more information, see CNOOC’s press release announcing the transaction: CNOOC Limited Subsidiary Signed SPA with INEOS Energy.
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