ConocoPhillips agreed on Wednesday to acquire its smaller rival, Marathon Oil, the latest deal in a wave of consolidation sweeping the oil industry.
The all-stock deal values Marathon at $22.5 billion, including debt.
Marathon’s operations are in some of the most sought-after oil fields in New Mexico, North Dakota and Texas; it also drills offshore of Equatorial Guinea.
Major oil companies have pulled off some of the biggest acquisitions of the past year despite regulatory scrutiny from the Biden administration and volatility in the oil market.
The U.S. giants have been harnessing record profits, giving them the firepower to acquire smaller players with operations in oil-rich regions like the Permian Basin, Bakken Shale and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Persons:
” Ryan Lance, Biden
Organizations:
ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil
Locations:
New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Equatorial Guinea, U.S, Gulf of Mexico