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Shell to buy stakes in BP Gulf of Mexico and Brazil prospects

Shell will acquire a 30% stake in BP’s Conifer exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico and a 50% interest in the Tupinamba block in Brazil’s Santos Basin, as shares traded at $92.96.

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Shell NYSE:SHEL, the integrated oil, gas and liquefied-natural-gas heavyweight, grabbed two new offshore bets while its shares traded at $92.96.

The company will acquire 30% of BP's Conifer exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico and 50% of the Tupinamba block in Brazil's Santos Basin.BP keeps t…