11/03/2010 07:22:44

BP to pay Devon $7 bln for Brazil, Azeri fields

A British Petroleum sign is seen at a petrol station in south London

LONDON (Reuters) - London-based oil major BP has agreed to buy Brazilian, Azeri and Gulf of Mexico fields from Devon Energy (Devon Energy Corp) for $7 billion (4.7 billion pounds), the company said on Thursday.

BP has also agreed to sell Devon a 50 per cent stake in its Kirby oil sands interests in Alberta, Canada, for $500 million, it said. The parties will form a 50-50 joint venture, to develop Kirby, to be operated by Devon.

(Reporting by Tom Bergin; Editing by Greg Mahlich)

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