The assets include three operated fields and onenon-operated field in the Eugene Island, Ship Shoal and South Timbalier areas,and will cut $30 million from the company’s $243 million in plug andabandonment obligations.

Black Elk did not disclose a sale price.

Net production is about 950 barrels of oil equivalent perday, with 90% oil.

Current production is at about 13,000 net boepd, with twosuccessful wells drilled so far in 2013 expected to add 1000 boepd by the firstpart of May.

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