_On April 9 Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) announced three oil and gas asset monetization transactions for total proceeds of approximately $2.6 billion in cash.

Equal Energy Ltd. has agreed to sell 50% of its interest in approximately 14,500 net undeveloped acres prospective for Mississippian light oil to Atlas Resources Partners LP for total cash consideration of roughly US$18 million.

On March 5, American Standard Energy Corp. closed and funded its acquisition of roughly 72,300 net acres and approximately 250 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production from privately-held Geronimo Holding Corp.

Results of a petrophysical study conducted by Schlumberger Canada Ltd. show that the Anticosti Macasty in Quebec can be compared with the Utica Shale in Ohio, said Petrolia Inc. February 21.

Forest Oil Corp. announced its acreage position of 68,500 gross acres (63,000 net) prospective for the Wolfbone oil play in Pecos and Reeves Counties, Texas.

Venoco Inc., an independent energy company with substantial holdings in California’s oily Monterey Shale, filed its proxy for the take-private offer of $12.50 per share in cash.

Petrodyne Resources Ltd., a domestic onshore oil exploration company, has acquired additional PUD acreage in the core of the Horizontal Mississippi Lime Oil Play in Northwest Oklahoma. 

Apache Corp. has agreed to acquire Denver-based Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC, a privately held company with substantial operations that include approximately 254,000 net acres in the Granite Wash, Tonkawa, Cleveland and Marmaton plays in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, for $2.85 billion.  

Venoco Inc., an independent energy company with substantial holdings in California’s oily Monterey Shale, said Jan. 16 that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Timothy M. Marquez, Venoco’s chairman and CEO, who controls 50.3% of Venoco’s common stock, will acquire Venoco through a wholly owned entity, Denver Parent Corp.

Devon Energy Corp. has signed an agreement with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corp. whereby SIPC will invest $2.2 billion in exchange for one-third of Devon’s interest in five emerging plays.

On December 22, Spain’s Repsol announced an agreement signed with Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy to buy nearly 363,636 net acres in the Mississippi Lime play.

Frisco, Tex.-based Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE:CRK) said on Dec. 29 that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Delaware Basin in West Texas from Eagle Oil & Gas Co. and certain other parties for $331.9 million.