Eversheds Sutherland Advises Xtellus Capital Partners on Purchase of Oil and Gas Assets from Enap Sipetrol in Argentina

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Eversheds Sutherland Advises Xtellus Capital Partners on Purchase of Oil and Gas Assets from Enap Sipetrol in Argentina

June 24, 2025

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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to have advised Xtellus Capital Partners on its majority acquisition of key oil and gas assets from Enap Sipetrol in Argentina. 
The cross-border energy transaction, which closed on June 13, 2025, includes the offshore Magallanes field in the Austral Basin and a 50% stake in the onshore Campamento Central field in Chubut. The transaction marks a strategic entry into Argentina’s energy sector for Xtellus and Oblitus International, a UK-based entity formed for this acquisition.

The Eversheds Sutherland team, which was led by Corporate Partners Ted Cominos and Cristina Audran-Proca, with support from Senior Associate Evan Johnson, provided comprehensive legal counsel on the structuring, regulatory, and cross-jurisdictional aspects of the deal. 
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