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Cabot Oil & Gas merged with Cimarex Energy in an all-stock $17 billion deal, forming Coterra Energy. The combined company holds approximately 600,000 net acres across the Marcellus, Permian, and Anadarko basins. The deal created a diversified upstream operator with both natural gas (Marcellus) and oil (Permian) exposure. Coterra established a hybrid capital return framework […]
Crescent Point Energy acquired Hammerhead Resources for C$2.55 billion in cash and stock in December 2023. Crescent Point will become the largest owner of land in the volatile oil fairway in the Alberta Montney, in addition to already controlling the largest amount of land in the condensate-rich Kaybob Duvernay play.
Pioneer Natural Resources completed its $7.6 billion all-stock acquisition of Parsley Energy in January 2021, consolidating its position as the largest pure-play Permian Basin operator.
ARC Resources merged with Seven Generations Energy in an all-stock C$8.1 billion transaction in April 2021, creating Canada's largest condensate producer and third-largest natural gas producer with approximately 340,000 boe/d of pro forma production.
Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) acquired the leasehold interests and related assets of DoublePoint Energy for about $6.4 billion in May 2021. The deal added 97,000 net acres in the Midland Basin.
Canadian Natural Resources acquired Storm Resources for C$960 million in cash and stock in December 2021. Current production, before royalties, to be acquired by Canadian Natural, is approximately 136 million cubic feet per day of natural gas and 5,600 barrels per day of NGLs. The assets include properties in the high quality, liquids rich Montney […]
Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRD) completed its merger with Calgary-based Enerplus Corporation (TSX: ERF) (NYSE: ERF) in May 2024 in a stock-and-cash transaction with combined enterprise value of approximately $11 billion. The combined entity holds 1.3 million net acres in the Williston Basin. The deal created a leading Williston Basin operator with approximately 287,000 boe/d […]
APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA) closed its $4.5 billion all-stock acquisition of Callon Petroleum in April 2024, significantly expanding its Permian Basin footprint, particularly in the Delaware Basin where Callon held nearly 120,000 net acres. The deal boosted APA's pro forma total production to more than 500,000 boe/d and increased its enterprise value to over $21 […]
Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) closed its $1.8 billion cash acquisition of EnCap-backed Ameredev II in September 2024. The deal added approximately 33,500 net acres in Lea County, New Mexico, and Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas, in the Delaware Basin. The transaction added 25,000-26,000 boe/d of production and 371 net operated drilling locations, with about […]
Vital Energy and Northern Oil and Gas jointly acquired Point Energy Partners from Vortus Investments for $1.1 billion in cash in September 2024. Vital took 80% of the assets while Northern took the remaining 20%. The deal added approximately 16,300 boe/d of production and 68,000 net acres in the Delaware Basin's Ward and Reeves counties. […]