Statoil Sells Angola Offshore Stake to Sonangol
Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil (STO) sold its 5-percent stake in the ENI-operated block 15/06 offshore Angola to state oil firm Sonangol for a consideration of $200 million, the firm said on Monday.
"The transaction will allow Statoil to unlock capital and contribute to improved financial flexibility going forward," Statoil sub-Saharan Africa senior vice-president Tove Stuhr Sjoeblom said in a statement.
Reporting by Balazs Koranyi