ConocoPhillips has agreed to buy Marathon Oil for $22.5 billion, as consolidation in the U.S. energy sector shows little sign of slowing down.
Category: Pioneer Natural Resources Company
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F.T.C. Clears Exxon Mobil’s Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources
The Federal Trade Commission will bar Pioneer’s chief executive, Scott Sheffield, from joining Exxon’s board, saying he colluded with OPEC to reduce oil production.
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Two Big Texas Oil Producers Announce $26 Billion Merger
Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources are both major players in the booming Permian Basin.
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2024 M&A Outlook After a Rough Year for Deal Makers
Next year’s biggest headwinds for deal making will be “geopolitics, geopolitics and geopolitics,” says Viswas Raghavan, the co-head of global investment banking at JPMorgan Chase.
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In a Warming World, Clean Energy Stocks Fall While Oil Prospers
The market is focused on making money now and isn’t heeding urgent warnings about climate change, our columnist says.
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Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns
Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.
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Exxon Acquires Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 Billion
The acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon’s largest since its merger with Mobil in 1999, increases the company’s presence in the Permian basin in Texas and New Mexico.
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Exxon Mobil Reportedly Nears a Deal for Pioneer, a Shale Giant
Exxon Mobil is reportedly in talks to buy Pioneer Natural Resources, a major shale driller, in what would be the biggest takeover of the year.