(P&GJ) — Occidental has agreed to sell Midland Basin gas gathering assets to an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners for $580 million, the company announced Aug. 6.
According to KHOU 11, the divested assets span approximately 200 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines across 73,000 acres in the Midland Basin, with access to over 1,000 potential drilling sites that support Occidental’s production operations.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and standard closing conditions, marks the most significant of four recent divestitures by Occidental. Proceeds will go toward continued debt reduction, a strategy the company has emphasized since its acquisition of CrownRock in late 2023.
The divested entity owns certain gas gathering assets in the Midland Basin, a core area of the Permian. The deal with Enterprise follows a series of non-core asset sales that have generated a combined $950 million in proceeds since April.
Since July 2024, Occidental has repaid $7.5 billion in debt, with an additional $580 million from the Enterprise transaction expected to be applied following its close.
“We are pleased with how we continue to strategically strengthen our portfolio, and it’s rewarding to see those efforts drive debt reduction and create value for shareholders,” said President and CEO Vicki Hollub. “We believe Occidental has the best assets in our history and we will continue to find opportunities to high-grade our portfolio and generate long-term value.”
In total, Occidental has divested approximately $4 billion in assets since announcing its CrownRock acquisition in December 2023.