Quicksilver Resources Announces Sale of Sand Wash Basin Assets to Southwestern Energy Production Company
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE:KWK) announces its execution of a purchase and sale agreement along with SWEPI LP, to sell to Southwestern Energy Production Company all of their jointly owned holdings in the Sand Wash Basin for cash proceeds of $180 million to be allocated equally between Quicksilver and SWEPI LP, subject to customary due diligence and other closing conditions.
The transaction is expected to close on May 1, 2014 with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
"This sale enables us to focus our development efforts on the Barnett and Canadian projects as well as our previously announced joint ventures in West Texas, and provides the opportunity to enhance company liquidity," said Glenn Darden, Quicksilver's CEO.
About Quicksilver Resources
Fort Worth, Texas-based Quicksilver Resources is a publicly traded independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas, primarily from unconventional reservoirs including shales and coal beds in North America. Quicksilver's Canadian subsidiary, Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc., is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Quicksilver's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KWK." For more information about Quicksilver Resources, visit www.qrinc.com.
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