Serica Energy plc report that it has been informed by BP Exploration Operating Company ("BPEOC"), as operator of Bruce, Keith and Rhum, that these fields have each resumed production, following the successful repair of the Forties Pipeline System. The fields were shut in on 11 December 2017, along with all the other fields using the system and have been brought back into production as part of a phased restart of the whole Forties Pipeline System. On 21 November 2017, Serica announced that it had signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire interests in the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields from BP, subject to certain regulatory, government and partner consents. The deal has an effective date of 1 January 2018 and Completion of the Acquisition is expected to take place in mid-2018.