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Coterra Energy to Buy Oil and Gas Assets for $3.95 billion

U.S. oil and gas producer Coterra Energy said on Wednesday it would acquire certain assets of Avant Natural Resources and its affiliates and Franklin Mountain Energy in New Mexico for an aggregate consideration of $3.95 billion in cash and stock deals. The transactions are expected to close during the first quarter of 2025. The company …

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Elliott Amasses $5 Billion-Plus Stake in Honeywell

Investment is the largest ever in a single stock for Elliott Honeywell urged to consider breaking up like industrial peers Elliott Investment Management has built a $5 billion-plus position in Honeywell International Inc. and is pushing the industrial giant to pursue a break up. The activist investment firm wants Honeywell to separate into two standalone companies, one focused …

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Chevron CEO Under Pressure to Halt Share Slide as Hess Deal Stalls

  Chevron earnings fail to cover dividends, buybacks Delayed Hess deal a drag on the company’s share price Guyana volumes crucial for long-term oil output gains (Reuters) – Five years ago, Chevron CEO Michael Wirth won Wall Street acclaim as the No. 2 U.S. oil company briefly achieved a market value larger than Exxon Mobil’s after he …

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ConocoPhillips Explores Sale of Permian Shale Assets Worth Over $1 Billion, Sources Say

ConocoPhillips is exploring a sale of some of its shale operations in the Permian Basin worth more than $1 billion, two years after an unsuccessful attempt to find a buyer for the same assets, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Houston, Texas-based oil and gas producer is looking to shed some non-core …

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Transocean in Merger Talks with Rival Seadrill, Bloomberg News reports

Offshore drilling provider Transocean is in talks to merge with rival Seadrill Ltd, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies are discussing the potential structure of the combination, it said. However, a final decision has not been made and the companies could choose to remain independent, Bloomberg reported. Seadrill …

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Schneider Electric to Buy Data Centre Cooling Firm Motivair for $850 million

Oct 17 (Reuters) – Schneider Electric  will pay about $850 million for a controlling stake in Motivair Corp, a specialist in liquid cooling for high-performance computing, the French firm said on Thursday, beefing up offerings for rapidly-growing data centres. The all-cash deal, expected to close in the coming quarters, will give Schneider a stake of …

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Woodside Completes $1.2 Bln Tellurian Acquisition

(Reuters) – Woodside Energy said on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Telluria, including its U.S. Gulf Coast LNG export project, for $1.2 billion including debt. Last week, Tellurian shareholders had voted in favour of its proposed acquisition by the Australian energy producer. Woodside said it has renamed the Driftwood LNG …

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Tellurian Shareholders Back Proposed $1.2 bln Woodside Deal

(Reuters) – Tellurian shareholders have voted in favor of the U.S. LNG developer’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition by Australian energy producer Woodside Energy Group, the company said on Friday. Shares rose 1.4% to 98 cents in premarket trade. Woodside in July agreed to buy Tellurian, including its U.S. Gulf Coast Driftwood LNG export project. The …

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FTC Allows Chevron-Hess Deal, Bars John Hess From Board

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission allowed Chevron’s $53 billion purchase of Hess Corp on Monday, in an order that barred Hess CEO John Hess from Chevron’s board. The FTC’s order leaves Exxon Mobil’s challenge to the deal, which is expected to stretch deep into next year, as its final hurdle. The proposed merger included a Chevron …

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M&A Seen Slowing Ahead of U.S. Elections After Uneven Third Quarter

Dealmakers are bracing for a slowdown in global mergers and acquisitions in the fourth quarter as companies postpone pursuing big targets ahead of the U.S. elections, hoping this will only be a temporary setback before a rebound next year. Deals announced worldwide in 2024 totaled $846.8 billion as of Sept. 25, up 14% from the …

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