Overview
- Grupo Carso agreed to buy 100% of Fieldwood México for $270 million and to assume $330 million in debt owed to Lukoil, with figures subject to closing adjustments.
- The deal is being executed through Carso subsidiary Zamajal, which will consolidate the other 50% of Área Contractual 4 after its 2024 purchase of Petrobal Upstream Delta 1.
- Completion requires approvals in Mexico from antitrust and energy authorities and an express authorization from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- Fieldwood México operates the Ichalkil and Pokoch shallow‑water fields in the Gulf of Mexico, a 58 km² block awarded under 2016 production‑sharing contract CNH‑R01‑L02‑A4/2015.
- The acquisition deepens Carlos Slim’s oil and gas push, following a stake in Talos-related assets and a $1.991 billion Pemex contract to finish wells at the Ixachi field, with no closing date disclosed.