HOUSTON (AFX) - Oil and gas explorer Swift Energy Co. on Thursday said it closed a $20 million deal to acquire interest in the Lake Washington oil field in south Louisiana.
The location is next to the company's existing acreage in the field. The transaction had been previously announced.
Shares of Swift Energy fell 21 cents to $45.85 in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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