ConocoPhillips Completes Purchase of Additional 10% Shareholding Interest in APLNG
2/18/2022
ConocoPhillips - Press release ConocoPhillips today announced through its Australian subsidiary that it has completed the purchase of an additional 10% shareholding interest in Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) from Origin Energy for $1.645 billion. After customary closing adjustments, cash paid for the additional interest is approximately $1.4 billion (AU$2.0 billion). The transaction resulted from the exercise of ConocoPhillips’ preemption right and is funded from cash on the company’s balance sheet. The ConocoPhillips subsidiary now owns a 47.5% interest in APLNG, with Origin Energy and Sinopec owning 27.5% and 25% interests, respectively. Based on the new 47.5% ownership interest and a ful