2240 GMT - Mineral Resources's sale of natural-gas assets to Hancock Prospecting could impact Strike Energy's West Erregulla project, reckons Macquarie. Hancock will pay A$804 million upfront to Mineral Resources for its exploration permits. It will pay another A$327 million if certain resource thresholds are met. In a note, Macquarie says the deal creates a misalignment in the West Erregulla and Erregulla Deep joint venture. That's because Hancock is now more heavily invested in acreage that it operates to the north. "An optimal outcome for Stroke Energy shareholders could be to monetize EP469 discoveries (West Erregulla & Erregulla Deep) to Hancock, and recycle this capital to other opportunities," Macquarie says. This would eliminate what could be a lengthy period of uncertainty in Strike's main asset, it adds. (david.winning@wsj.com; @dwinningWSJ)
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