MARATHON OIL CORP | 2013 | FY | 3


Dispositions
2013 - North America E&P
In June 2013, we closed the sale of our interests in the DJ Basin for proceeds of $19 million. A pretax loss of $114 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2013.
In February 2013, we conveyed our interests in the Marcellus natural gas shale play to the operator. A $43 million pretax loss on this transaction was recorded in the first quarter of 2013.
In February 2013, we closed the sale of our interest in the Neptune gas plant, located onshore Louisiana, for proceeds of $166 million. A $98 million pretax gain was recorded in the first quarter of 2013.
In January 2013, we closed the sale of our remaining assets in Alaska, for proceeds of $195 million, subject to a six-month escrow of $50 million which was collected in July 2013. After closing adjustments were made in the second quarter of 2013, the pretax gain on this sale was $55 million.
Assets held for sale in the December 31, 2012 consolidated balance sheet were related to the Neptune gas plant and Alaska dispositions that were pending at that date and included:
(In millions)
December 31, 2012
Other current assets
$
50

Other noncurrent assets
248

Total assets
$
298

Deferred credits and other liabilities
$
83

Total liabilities
$
83


2013 - International E&P
In the fourth quarter of 2013, we transfered our 45 percent working interest and operatorship in the Safen block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq at a pretax loss of $17 million.
In June and December 2013, we entered into agreements, valued in total at $2.1 billion before closing adjustments, to sell our non-operated 10 percent working interests in the Production Sharing Contracts and Joint Operating Agreements for Angola Blocks 31 and 32. The sale of our interest in Block 31 closed in February 2014 and the sale of our interest in Block 32 is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014. Block 31 is presented as held for sale and Block 32 is reflected as unproved property in property, plant and equipment in the December 31, 2013 consolidated balance sheet (See Note 13 for discussion of the capitalized costs related to suspended wells). Our entire Angola operations are reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income and the consolidated statements of cash flows for all periods presented.
Assets held for sale in the December 31, 2013 consolidated balance sheet were related to the Angola Block 31 disposition that was pending at that date and included:
(In millions)
December 31, 2013
Other current assets
$
41

Other noncurrent assets
1,647

Total assets
$
1,688

Other current liabilities
$
25

Deferred credits and other liabilities
43

Total liabilities
$
68

Related amounts reported in discontinued operations for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
(In millions)
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues applicable to discontinued operations
$
361

 
$

 
$

Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations
$
247

 
$
(17
)
 
$
(17
)

2012 - North America E&P
In the third quarter of 2012, we sold approximately 5,800 net undeveloped acres in the Eagle Ford for proceeds of $9 million. A pretax loss of $18 million was recorded.
In January 2012, we closed on the sale of our interests in several Gulf of Mexico crude oil pipeline systems for proceeds of $206 million. This included our equity method interests in Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company, L.L.C. and Odyssey Pipeline L.L.C., as well as certain other oil pipeline interests, including the Eugene Island pipeline system. A pretax gain of $166 million was recorded.
2012 - International E&P
In May 2012, we executed agreements to relinquish our operatorship of and participating interests in the Bone Bay and Kumawa exploration licenses in Indonesia. As a result, we reported a $36 million pretax loss on disposal of assets. Government ratification of the agreements released us from our obligations and further commitments related to these licenses.
2011 - North America E&P
In December 2011, we sold our 50 percent interest in the Burns Point gas plant, a cryogenic processing plant located in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, for total consideration of $36 million and a pretax gain of $34 million.
In September 2011, we sold our equity interest in an LNG processing facility in Alaska and a pretax gain on the transaction of $8 million was recorded.
In April 2011, we assigned a 30 percent undivided working interest in approximately 180,000 acres in the Niobrara shale play located within the DJ Basin of southeast Wyoming and northern Colorado for total consideration of $270 million, recording a pretax gain of $37 million. See the discussion of our 2013 disposal of the remaining interest above.

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