Murphy and partners Petronas + Wintershall Dea have been cleared by the CNH to take over Ophirâs 23.33% interest in the CNH-R01-L04-A5.CS/2016 contract block.Â  The resulting partnership has become Murphy (op) 40%, Petronas 30% + Wintershall Dea 30%. The 2,573-sq km deepwater Campeche Basin block is home to the Cholula o&g discovery.
Ophir has sold its 23.33% in CNH-R01-L04-A5.CS/2016 (block 5, is home to the Cholula discovery), to partners Murphy (op ->40%), Petronas (->30%), Wintershall Dea (->30%) for US$35 MM. 