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☆ Exxon buying Pioneer will trigger $71 million in executive windfalls
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( David French | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Sheffield is one of the few Pioneer executives who will have a post-deal role - he is set to join Exxon's board. Changes to pay packages that make executive compensation more lucrative in proximity to a sale announcement can also raise eyebrows. The expected payouts do not count whatever Pioneer stock management owns and will be acquired as part of the Exxon deal. Exxon's acquisition of Pioneer will be paid for using new Exxon shares, meaning shares in Pioneer owned by management will be replaced by Exxon stock. It was unclear whether management would have any restrictions on when they could sell the Exxon stock they would ultimately own.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Eduardo Munoz, Richard Dealy, Bart Brookman, Chris Kendall, Denbury, David French, Gary McWilliams, Anna Driver Organizations: Natural Resources Company, REUTERS, Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil, Sheffield, Pioneer, Reuters, Exxon, Kimmeridge Energy Management, PDC Energy, Chevron, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, America, Houston

☆ Chesapeake to complete Eagle Ford basin exit with SilverBow deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoAug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy (CHK.O) said on Monday it would sell its remaining Eagle Ford assets to SilverBow Resources (SBOW.N) for $700 million, completing its exit from the south Texas basin. Chesapeake said last year it viewed the Eagle Ford acreage as no longer core to its strategy and would focus on the gas-rich Marcellus and Haynesville shale formations. The Oklahoma City-based energy producer also faced pressure from activist investment firm Kimmeridge Energy Management, which has urged a shift toward solely natural gas production. SilverBow said the deal, expected to close by the end of this year, would make it the largest public pure-play Eagle Ford operator and would immediately add to key financial and operating metrics. The deal consists of a $650 million upfront cash payment due at closing and an additional $50 million deferred cash payment 12 months after close.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chesapeake, Marcellus, boe, SilverBow, Arunima Kumar, Sriraj Organizations: Chesapeake Energy, REUTERS, Eagle Ford, SilverBow Resources, Energy, Oklahoma, Kimmeridge Energy Management, Chesapeake, Eagle, Thomson Locations: Texas, Eagle Ford, Dimmit, Webb, Chesapeake, Bengaluru

☆ Chemical maker INEOS makes U.S. shale bet with $1.4 bln Chesapeake deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A Chesapeake Energy Corp worker walks past stacks of drill pipe needed to tap oil and gas trapped deeply in rock like shale at a Chesapeake oil drilling site on the Eagle Ford shale near Crystal City, Texas, June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Anna Driver/File PhotoFeb 21 (Reuters) - Chemical maker INEOS is entering into U.S. oil and gas production for the first time, agreeing to purchase assets in South Texas from Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK.O) for $1.4 billion, the companies said on Tuesday. "Over the last two decades, U.S. onshore oil and gas production has provided security of supply for the global market and competitive advantage for U.S. industry," Brian Gilvary, chairman of INEOS Energy, said in a statement. The transaction, involving an area of around 172,000 net acres with average net daily production of about 36,000 barrels of oil equivalent, will also grant Chesapeake Energy a complete exit from the Eagle Ford shale basin. Proceeds from the deal will be used to repay debt and fund its share repurchase program.

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake has been trying to divest its entire South Texas operations to focus on natural gas-producing acreage in other parts of the United States. The deal it has clinched falls short of meeting the demands of activist investor Kimmeridge Energy Management, that is among the 15 largest Chesapeake shareholders, to exit South Texas entirely. Chesapeake is continuing with efforts to divest them, though it's unclear if it will do so until market conditions change, according to the sources. Chesapeake and WildFire did not respond to comment requests. Since then, it has built a position in the Eagle Ford producing upwards of 16,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day, according to its website.

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