{"id":2524004,"date":"2025-12-22T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uks-harbour-acquires-gulf-of-america-oil-producer-llog\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:44:45","slug":"uks-harbour-acquires-gulf-of-america-oil-producer-llog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uks-harbour-acquires-gulf-of-america-oil-producer-llog\/","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s Harbour acquires Gulf of America oil producer LLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuks-harbour-acquires-gulf-of-america-oil-producer-llog%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524004&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Harbour Energy, a UK-based oil company, agreed to buy deepwater specialist LLOG Exploration for $3.2 billion, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-diplomat-agreement-to-restore-iran-nuclear-deal-expected-within-days\/\" title=\"European Diplomat: Agreement to Restore Iran Nuclear Deal ... Within Days\">deal expected<\/a> to close in Q1 2026 and giving Harbour a foothold in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.LLOG, founded in 1977 and based in Covington, Louisiana, produces about 34,000 barrels per day from assets including floating production systems (Who Dat, Buckskin, leon\u2011Castile) and more than 80 Gulf leases; Harbour expects to double that Gulf production by 2028. LLOG CEO Philip LeJeune and his management team will lead Harbour&#8217;s new Gulf business unit, and the LLOG name will be retained to leverage its reputation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/400-years-later-i-made-new-discoveries-about-the-first-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"400 Years Later, I Made New Discoveries About The First Thanksgiving\">acquisition<\/a>, which complements Harbour&#8217;s operations in Norway, the U.K.,Argentina and Mexico (where Harbour already sees supply\u2011chain synergies),boosts harbour&#8217;s overall scale-its current production is about 475,000 barrels per day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UK&rsquo;s Harbour acquires Gulf of America oil producer LLOG<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452765\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a>-based Harbour Energy on Monday announced it has agreed to acquire deepwater specialist LLOG Exploration Company for $3.2 billion, providing the company with a presence in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\">Gulf of America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The transaction, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, &ldquo;positions us as a leading player in a region with well-established infrastructure, a supportive fiscal and regulatory environment and opportunities for additional growth,&rdquo; Harbour CEO Linda Z Cook said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355766\/ohio-gas-prices-continue-to-fall-as-christmas-nears\/\">Ohio gas prices continue to fall as Christmas nears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355764\/new-york-to-require-warning-labels-for-social-media\/\">New York to require &#8216;warning labels&#8217; for social media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355765\/colorado-gas-prices-lower-than-last-christmas\/\">Colorado gas prices lower than last Christmas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>LLOG CEO Philip LeJeune and his management team will lead the new Gulf business unit, Cook said.&nbsp;It&nbsp;will retain the LLOG name in order to leverage its history and reputation, Harbour said.<\/p>\n<p>Harbour, which operates in waters off the coasts of Norway, the United Kingdom, Argentina and Mexico, currently produces about 475,000 barrels of oil a day. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >acquisition creates supply chain synergies<\/a> across the company, especially with projects in Mexican waters, the company said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355309\/washington-examiner-appoints-veteran-journalist-bob-cusack-executive-editor\/\">WASHINGTON EXAMINER APPOINTS VETERAN JOURNALIST BOB CUSACK AS EXECUTIVE EDITOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LLOG, a privately held company founded by Gerald Boelte in 1977 and based in Covington, Louisiana, currently produces about 34,000 barrels of oil per day, primarily off the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi. Harbour said it expects to double LLOG&rsquo;s Gulf production by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>LLOG&rsquo;s key assets include floating production systems used in waters as deep as 7,100 feet that include Who Dat in the Mississippi Canyon, and Buckskin and Leon-Castile in the Keathley Canyon, and &ldquo;subsea tie-backs&rdquo; to other platforms. The company now operates more than 80 leases in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harbour buys LLOG for $3.2B; closing Q1 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2524005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gulf-of-america-map-white-house.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36992,69243,69244,69245,61852],"class_list":["post-2524004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gulf-of-mexico","tag-harbour-energy","tag-llog-energy","tag-ma","tag-oil-and-gas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gulf-of-america-map-white-house.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524004"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524008,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524004\/revisions\/2524008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}