ConocoPhillips will purchase Marathon Oil in an all-stock transaction worth $17.1 billion that would strengthen the company’s shale assets. “This…
ConocoPhillips will purchase Marathon Oil in an all-stock transaction worth $17.1 billion that would strengthen the company's shale assets.
"This acquisition of Marathon Oil further deepens our portfolio and fits within our financial framework, adding high-quality, low cost of supply inventory adjacent to our leading U.S. unconventional position," said ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance in a statement. The acquisition of Marathon Oil will add 2 billion barrels of resources to ConocoPhillips' portfolio, extending the company's reach across shale fields in Texas, New Mexico and North Dakota.Lance said the deal would immediately grow ConocoPhillips' earnings, cash flow and shareholder returns after the deal closes in the fourth quarter. ConocoPhillips expects share buybacks worth $7 billion in the first year after the deal is completed and $20 billion after the first three years.
ConocoPhillips' stock was down 3.3% in early trading following the announcement while Marathon Oil shares surged 7.3%. ConocoPhillips is the last major U.S. oil company to pull the trigger on a major acquisition as the industry undergoes significant consolidation.Exxon Mobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion recently received the greenlight from the Federal Trade Commission. Hess Corporation shareholders voted on Tuesday to advance the company's $53 billion merger with Chevron.
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