Pioneer Natural Resources Company has signed a purchase and sale agreement with an undisclosed buyer to sell all of its assets in the West Panhandle field in Texas for $201 million, before normal closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and receipt of specified regulatory approvals. 

Timothy L. Dove, president and CEO, stated, 
“Throughout Pioneer’s history, the West Panhandle field has been a core asset that has added significant value for our shareholders and consistently generated excess cash flow for reinvestment. I want to personally recognize and thank the West Panhandle field employees for their dedication and all of their efforts in making this field an important part of Pioneer’s success.” 

The assets being sold represent all of Pioneer’s interests in the field, including all of its producing wells and the associated infrastructure. The sale of Pioneer’s West Panhandle assets is expected to result in a pretax gain of $155 million to $170 million, which is expected to be recorded during the third quarter of 2018. Net production from West Panhandle field averaged approximately 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day during the first quarter of 2018.