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Big Oil’s Wave of Buyouts Sets Up Next Leg of Energy IPO Rebound

Large US producers have moved to purchase competitors Energy investors have ‘lost a ton of names’ in past 18 months After a burst of oil and gas M&A deals, demand for new investment targets and buoyant natural-gas prices are helping drive a rebound in IPO activity in the energy industry to start 2025. The largest …

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US Upstream Oil and Gas Dealmaking Hit $105 Billion in 2024, Enverus Says

Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry hit $105 billion in 2024, the third highest annual total ever, but activity slowed in the second half as buyers found fewer targets to acquire, consultancy Enverus said on Wednesday. Last year’s total deal value fell sharply behind the whopping $192 billion in mergers and acquisitions …

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Diversified Energy to Buy Maverick to Expand US Oil Asset Base

Diversified Energy Company Plc agreed to acquire Texas-based energy producer Maverick Natural Resources to expand its scale as US President Donald Trump makes higher oil production a key priority. Alabama-based Diversified signed a definitive agreement to acquire Maverick, which is in the portfolio of energy and infrastructure investor EIG, for about $1.28 billion, including the assumption of debt, with payment …

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Northern Oil and Gas in bid to acquire smaller rival Granite Ridge, sources say

Reuters – Northern Oil and Gas (NOG.N), opens new tab has made an acquisition offer for Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT.N), opens new tab, a smaller U.S. producer with operations in basins including the Permian and Eagle Ford, according to people familiar with the matter. Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Northern has submitted at least two offers for Granite …

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Crescent Energy to Buy Ridgemar Energy’s Eagle Ford Basin Assets for $905 mln

Dec 3 (Reuters) – Crescent Energy (CRGY.N) said on Tuesday it would acquire Carnelian Energy Capital-backed Ridgemar Energy’s assets in the Eagle Ford basin in Texas for a cash-and-stock deal of $905 million. The deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, also includes an additional payment of $170 million by …

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ConocoPhillips Completes Acquisition of Marathon Oil Corporation

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO). “This acquisition of Marathon Oil is a perfect fit for ConocoPhillips, adding to our deep, durable and diverse portfolio while meeting our strict financial framework,” said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer. “Marathon Oil adds high-quality, low cost of …

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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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