Canada’s IPC Looks to Sell Oil-Producing Assets in France

IPC, which also works in Canada and Malaysia, wants to divest from 17 fields in France yielding about 3,000 barrels a day, 12 of which it operates. Bids are expected next month, according to the documents.

The move adds to an uptick of offers from oil and gas producers that are quitting aging fields in Europe to expand elsewhere. BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. sold some North Sea assets earlier this year, and smaller players including Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. to ONE-Dyas BV are now looking to exit some European fields.

A spokesman for IPC declined to comment. Vermilion Energy Inc. is IPC’s partner in some of the French fields.

IPC, which separated from Lundin Energy AB in 2017, is also looking for potential acquisitions. “We still remain very opportunistic,” Chief Executive Officer Mike Nicholson said during an earnings call last month.