Total signs agreement to sell 15% interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway

Total has signed an agreement to sell a 15% interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway to Tellus Petroleum, a subsidiary of Sequa Petroleum NV.

The completion payment will total NOK1.4 billion (US$171.7 million). The transaction is subject to the approval of the Norwegian authorities.

Sanctioned in 2013, the Gina Krog project is currently under development in the Norwegian North Sea and is expected to start-up in 2017.

Upon completion of the sale, Total will retain a 15% interest in Gina Krog alongside Statoil (58.7%, operator), Tellus Petroleum (15%), PGNiG Upstream International (8%) and Det norske oljeselskap ASA (3.3%).

Arnaud Breuillac, President Exploration & Production, stated:

"As a result of a full comparative review of our global asset portfolio and in particular of our vast portfolio of opportunities in Norway, we have decided to further divest our participation in this project after the initial sale of an 8% interest in 2014. This sale is in line with our willingness to optimize the Group’s allocation of capital.”

Total has been present in Norway for fifty years and has played a major role in the development of a number of large fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Total holds interests in 97 production licences, 31 of which it operates. The affiliate Total E&P Norge AS is one of the largest contributors to the Group’s equity production with 242,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2014.