With its subsidiary NRG on the financial ropes and near bankruptcy, Xcel Energy on Friday announced plans to sell the Viking Gas Transmission pipeline and a one-third interest in the Guardian Pipeline project to Northern Border Partners LP for $152 million including associated debt. Northern Border Partners is expected to purchase all of the common stock of Viking by the end of December, subject to regulatory approvals.
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Xcel Sells Viking, Guardian Stake to Northern Border; NRG Denies Bankruptcy Rumor
With its subsidiary NRG on the financial ropes and near bankruptcy, Xcel Energy on Friday announced plans to sell the Viking Gas Transmission pipeline and a one-third interest in the Guardian Pipeline project to Northern Border Partners LP for $152 million including associated debt. Northern Border Partners is expected to purchase all of the common stock of Viking by the end of December, subject to regulatory approvals.
Newfield Ropes In Gas-Rich Lariat for $333 Million
Houston-based Newfield Exploration Co. entered the new Milleniumwith a bang, agreeing to buy rival Lariat Petroleum Inc. for nearly$333 million in cash, stock and assumed debt, and boosting itsreserves by about 40%. The properties, 90% in the Anadarko Basin ofOklahoma, produce 60 MMcf/d, and include 256 Bcf of reserves.