ExxonMobil is considering moving forward with its sale of some North Sea assets after months of delays, industry and banking sources told Reuters on Thursday. The sale, with the potential to generate as much as $2 billion , was initially discussed in August last year. It represents a total exit from the UK North Sea for the oil major, who has operated in that area for more than fifty years. But low oil prices kept the deal on the backburner for months. Now that $2 billion potential is considerably less, with oil prices trading at a bit more than half what they were at the beginning of the year. Today, according to Reuters sources, the assets may be worth as little as $1 billion. The sources said Exxon is quietly gauging interest in the assets prior to making any decisions about the sale. The exodus from the North Sea […]