BP exits Alaska in $5.6bn deal with privately held Hilcorp

Privately held exploration and production company Hilcorp has sealed a $5.6-billion deal to acquire British major BP’s entire upstream and midstream business in the US state of Alaska.

The sale will include BP Exploration (Alaska) that owns all of BP’s upstream oil and gas interests in the northern US state, and the BP Pipelines (Alaska) interest in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS).