Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions and Divestitures

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Acquisitions and Divestitures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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6. Acquisitions and Divestitures

Mobile Bay Properties

In August 2019, we completed the purchase of Exxon Mobil Corporation's ('Exxon') interests in and operatorship of oil and gas producing properties in the eastern region of the Gulf of Mexico offshore Alabama and related onshore and offshore facilities and pipelines, (the 'Mobile Bay Properties'). After taking into account customary closing adjustments and an effective date of January 1, 2019, cash consideration paid by us was $169.8 million which includes expenses related to the acquisition. We also assumed the related ARO and certain other obligations associated with these assets. The acquisition was funded from cash on hand and borrowings of $150.0 million under the Credit Agreement, which were previously undrawn. We determined that the assets acquired did not meet the definition of a business; therefore, the transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The following table presents the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

    

2019

Oil and natural gas properties and other, net - at cost:

$

192,373

Other assets

 

4,838

Current liabilities

 

1,559

Asset retirement obligations

 

21,684

Other liabilities

 

4,132

During 2020, we completed the purchase of the remaining interest in two federal Mobile Bay fields from Chevron U.S.A. Inc. ('Chevron'). After taking into account customary closing adjustments and an effective date of January 1, 2020, cash consideration paid by us was $2.2 million which includes expenses related to the acquisition.

Magnolia Field

In December 2019, we completed the purchase of ConocoPhillips Company's ('Conoco') interests in and operatorship of oil and gas producing properties at Garden Banks blocks 783 and 784 (the 'Magnolia Field'). After taking into account customary closing adjustments and an effective date of October 1, 2019, cash consideration was $15.9 million which includes cash expenses related to the acquisition. We also assumed the related ARO. The acquisition was funded from cash on hand. We determined that the assets acquired did not meet the definition of a business; therefore, the transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The following table presents the purchase price allocation (in thousands):

    

2019

Oil and natural gas properties and other, net - at cost:

$

23,791

Asset retirement obligations

 

7,842

During 2020, we completed the purchase of the remaining interest in the Magnolia field from Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA) ('Marubeni'). After taking into account customary closing adjustments and an effective date of October 1, 2019, cash consideration paid by us was $1.5 million which includes expenses related to the acquisition.