Shell steals Majnoon from Total

The Majnoon field was awarded to a Shell-led consortium after a quick bidding war with Total, the presumed favorite.

Total was shocked by its better bidding competitor Shell, which offered to produce 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil from super-giant Majnoon for at least 10 years, and only asked to be paid $1.39 per barrel.

Total offered to produce 1.405 million bpd and wanted to earn $1.75 per barrel.

Shell partnered with Petronas, on a 60/40 split. Total had a 57/43 percent split with CNPC.

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