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BP Goes Unconventional In US$1.75bn Acquisition Of Chesapeake's Shale Play

July 2008 | Industry News

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Chesapeake Energy has sold all of its interests in the Arkoma basin Woodford Shale play to British major BP's North American subsidiary BP America for US$1.75bn.

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