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☆ Inflation seems to be cooling again. Americans aren’t buying it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A slew of big-box retailers have lowered prices on items in recent weeks, citing moderating inflation and frugal customers. Recent economic data has also suggested that inflation is cooling, after data earlier this year spurred fears that progress had stalled. Yet Americans don’t seem convinced that inflation is moderating or that the economy is as healthy as indicators suggest. Mortgage rates have declined in recent weeks but remain near 7%. Target announced plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics as inflation cuts into household budgets.

Persons: aren’t, Charles Schwab’s, ”, James Kostulias, Charles Schwab, Joe Raedle, Jerome Powell, Powell, Neel Kashkari, “ I’m, Schumer, Chuck Schumer, General Merrick Garland, “, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Scott Sheffield, Read, Matt Egan, Mat Ishbia, homebuyers, refinances Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Walmart, Target, Ikea, Aldi, CPI, “ Traders, Minneapolis Federal, CNBC, Democrats, Justice Department, Oil, Big Oil, DOJ, Big, Federal Trade Commission, United Wholesale Mortgage, Phoenix Suns NBA Locations: New York, Miami , Florida, Minneapolis, Texas, Sens

☆ Schumer and Senate Democrats call for Justice Department to probe Big Oil for alleged collusion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and nearly two dozen Democrats pressed the Justice Department on Thursday to launch an industry-wide investigation into Big Oil for alleged collusion and price fixing. The lawmakers urged the DOJ to investigate the oil industry, “hold accountable any liable actors” and halt illegal activity. Last week, congressional Democrats launched an investigation into whether other US oil companies colluded with each other and OPEC. Regulators cited hundreds of text messages Sheffield exchanged with OPEC officials discussing pricing, production and oil market dynamics. “The strategy appears to have worked,” Schumer and his colleagues wrote to the DOJ.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, General Merrick Garland, Schumer, “, ”, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Dick Durbin, Scott Sheffield, Sheffield “, ” Schumer, Sherman, Sheffield, ” Sheffield Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Big Oil, Democrats, DOJ, Big, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Sheffield, Pioneer Natural Resources, OPEC, Pioneer Locations: Texas, Sens

☆ House Democrats investigate if Big Oil colluded with OPEC to inflate gas prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Congressional Democrats are investigating whether leading US oil companies have illegally colluded with one another and with OPEC to inflate prices at the pump, CNN has learned. The Federal Trade Commission earlier this month accused Sheffield, the founder of Pioneer Natural Resources, of conspiring with OPEC and its allies to boost prices. Pallone argued that public data suggests US oil producers did not ramp up drilling during the period that Sheffield was trying to influence his rivals. Pallone sent Exxon additional document demands, including communications between Pioneer employees who were involved in developing production plans and representatives of OPEC and OPEC+. Sheffield was among the oil CEOs who testified before Pallone’s committee during an April 2022 hearing on Big Oil and gas prices.

Persons: Frank Pallone Jr, ”, Scott Sheffield, “, ” Pallone, Sheffield, Hess, Pallone Organizations: New, New York CNN, Congressional, OPEC, CNN, Committee, Energy, Commerce, ExxonMobil, BP, New Jersey Democrat, Federal Trade Commission, Sheffield, Pioneer Natural Resources, FTC, Oil, Exxon, Chevron, Shell USA, Devon Energy, Big, ” Locations: New York, Chevron, Hess, BP America, New Jersey, Texas, OPEC, Russia, colluding, United States, ”, Occidental

☆ Restaurants are competing for frugal diners’ dollars
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For some restaurants, it feels like a battle to get them to spend. Olive Garden-parent Darden Restaurants saw same-restaurant sales dip during its most recent quarter. Darden saw sales from households with incomes above $150,000 climb from the prior year. What to expect in Friday’s jobs reportThe US job market has been on a roll for the past three years. That’s about 25,000 more jobs per month than last year and 111,000 more per month than in 2019.

Persons: ”, Laxman Narasimhan, “, we’ve, Ian Borden, Ricardo Cardenas, Scott Sheffield, “ Mr, —, Matt Egan, Read, Alicia Wallace, ” Julia Pollak, ZipRecruiter Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Starbucks, Darden, OPEC, Federal Trade Commission, Sheffield, Organization of, Petroleum, Saudi Arabia, Regulators, Pioneer Natural Resources, CNN, of Labor Statistics Locations: New York, China, Olive, American, Saudi, Sheffield, Texas, OPEC, Russia

☆ F.T.C. Clears Exxon Mobil’s Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Clifford Krauss | More About Clifford Krauss | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved Exxon Mobil’s acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources as long as Exxon excludes Pioneer’s chief executive from its board. Exxon’s purchase of Pioneer is one of several large mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry in recent years. accused Pioneer’s chief executive, Scott Sheffield, of colluding with officers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to control global oil production and prices. Sheffield’s past conduct makes it crystal clear that he should be nowhere near Exxon’s boardroom,” Kyle Mach, deputy director of the commission’s Bureau of Competition, said in a statement. “American consumers shouldn’t pay unfair prices at the pump simply to pad a corporate executive’s pocketbook.”

Persons: Pioneer’s, Scott Sheffield, Mr, Kyle Mach, ” Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Exxon, Natural Resources, Pioneer’s, Organization of Petroleum, Competition Locations: Texas, New Mexico, commission’s

☆ FTC accuses ex-Pioneer CEO of colluding with OPEC, blocks him from Exxon board seat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The FTC filed a complaint alleging that Scott Sheffield attempted to collude with representatives of OPEC to reduce oil and gas output to increase prices at the pump and inflate Pioneer's profits. "The FTC has a responsibility to refer potentially criminal behavior and takes that obligation very seriously," spokesman Doug Farrar told CNBC. In response, Exxon agreed to keep Sheffield off its board, the oil major said in a statement Thursday. The FTC alleged that Sheffield repeatedly held private conversations with high-ranking OPEC representatives to assure them that Pioneer and its competitors in the Permian Basin were working to keep oil output artificially low. "Notwithstanding, Pioneer and Mr. Sheffield are not taking any steps to prevent the merger from closing," the company said in the statement.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Doug Farrar, Exxon, Sheffield, Sheffield's, Lina Khan, — CNBC's Pippa Stevens, Mary Catherine Wellons, Lina Khan's Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Natural Resources, OPEC, Exxon Mobil, Pioneer, FTC, Justice Department, Wall Street, CNBC, Exxon, Sheffield

ImageHERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENINGExxon Mobil strikes an agreement to win regulatory approval of its $60 billion megadeal. Elsewhere, shares in Shell were up after the producer reported $7.7 billion in adjusted quarterly earnings, beating analyst expectations. The U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies over military support for Russia’s war effort. The Biden administration announced on Wednesday nearly 300 sanctions, including on more than a dozen Chinese businesses, aimed at disrupting Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The culprit: pressure on prices, amid growing competition from Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, supply constraints and scrutiny from lawmakers.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Biden, Janet Yellen, Antony Blinken, Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, James Comer, Comer Organizations: Labor Department, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Wall Street, Novo Nordisk, Republican, European Commission Locations: Shell, U.S, Ukraine, Danish, Kentucky, iRobot

☆ Scott Sheffield, former Pioneer CEO, accused of trying to conspire with OPEC to inflate prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Scott Sheffield, the founder and longtime CEO of a leading American oil producer, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate prices, federal regulators alleged on Thursday. Regulators say Sheffield, then the CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, used WhatsApp conversations, in-person meetings and public statements to try to “align oil production” in the Permian Basin in Texas with that of OPEC and OPEC+, the wider group that includes Russia. Unlike with OPEC nations, US oil production is supposed to be decided by the free market, not by coordination among the major players. The FTC said that while Sheffield was discussing efforts to coordinate output with other Texas producers, the Pioneer CEO said: “If Texas leads the way, maybe we can get OPEC to cut production. Exxon said that in response to the FTC’s concerns, it will not add Sheffield to its board.

Persons: New York CNN — Scott Sheffield, “ Mr, —, Kyle Mach, Sheffield “, Douglas Farrar, Sheffield, ”, Exxon Organizations: New, New York CNN, OPEC, Federal Trade Commission, Sheffield, Organization of, Petroleum, Saudi Arabia, Regulators, Pioneer Natural Resources, FTC, ExxonMobil, Competition, CNN, Railroad Commission, Texas, Exxon Locations: New York, American, Saudi, Sheffield, Texas, OPEC, Russia, FTC’s, Saudi Arabia

☆ Exxon Mobil reaches agreement with FTC, poised to close $60 billion Pioneer deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Federal Trade Commission will wave through Exxon Mobil 's roughly $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources after reaching an agreement with the energy giant, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. The FTC will not block the deal now that the regulator and Exxon have reached a consent agreement, the source said. The agreement will bar Pioneer's former CEO Scott Sheffield from joining the Exxon board. Exxon first announced the deal for Pioneer in October, in an all-stock transaction valued at $59.5 billion. Shares of Exxon and Pioneer were both little changed in extended trading Wednesday.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Darren Woods, — CNBC's Pippa Stevens, Mary Catherine Wellons Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, CNBC, FTC, Exxon, Sheffield, Bloomberg News, Pioneer

☆ The Rainmakers: These 20 bankers rode a choppy deals market to top the M&A charts in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Alex Morrell | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 2023, the overall value of M&A transactions dipped globally to $2.9 trillion across 53,529 deals, down from $3.4 trillion across 57,830 transactions in 2022. Business Insider partnered with MergerLinks , a financial-data service that tracks deals, to present the fifth edition of "The Rainmakers," the 20 M&A bankers who orchestrated the largest deals in North America. MergerLinks tracks publicly announced deals and calculates deal values on a net basis, including both equity and debt pieces. This year’s list has a mix of returnees and first-timers and was dominated by energy bankers, including Goldman’s Sikhtian and Morgan Stanley’s Hoover. Nearly half of the bankers on this year's list worked on energy deals.

Persons: —, Scott Sheffield, Goldman Sachs, Suhail Sikhtian, Morgan Stanley, Greg Weinberger, Aaron Hoover —, Patrick Ramsey, Claudio Sauer, Hess, Goldman’s Sikhtian, Morgan Stanley’s Hoover Organizations: Service, Pioneer Natural Resources, ExxonMobil, Sheffield, Pioneer, Exxon, Business, Centerview Partners, LSEG, MergerLinks, Chevron, Centerview, Health Partners, Pfizer, & $ Locations: Sheffield, Texas, North America

☆ Chevron’s $53 billion deal is risky Exxon copycat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Robert Cyran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The $318 billion oil giant said Monday it would buy New York-based Hess (HES.N) for $53 billion in an all-stock deal. The main appeal for Chevron is Hess’s 30% stake in a consortium producing oil offshore in Guyana. Importantly, Chevron is catching up to Exxon, which runs and owns 45% of the same Guyana consortium. Higher production in Guyana after 2024 will increase Chevron’s returns, assuming the price of oil remains favorable. Hess owns a 30% share in a consortium in Guyana alongside Exxon, which owns a 45% interest, and Chinese oil company CNOOC, which owns the remaining 25%.

Persons: Hess, It’s, Mike Wirth, Scott Sheffield, John Hess, Hess’s, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Aditya Sriwatsav Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, New York Stock Exchange, Natural Resources, drillers, Brent, Exxon, Pioneer, Exxon Mobil’s, Thomson Locations: New York, Texas, Guyana, Gulf of Mexico

☆ Fracking Pioneer Cashes in as Twilight Sets in the Shale Patch
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Benoît Morenne | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Scott Sheffield transformed Pioneer Natural Resources from a fledgling outfit into one of the largest oil producers in West Texas and, until recently, put no limits on his ambition to grow. But after two weeks of negotiations, he agreed to sell his company for $60 billion to Exxon Mobil last week, the oil giant he had lapped for years in the Permian Basin.

Persons: Scott Sheffield Organizations: Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil Locations: West Texas

After college, Sheffield worked for Amoco Corp and later joined his father-in-law's oil company and became CEO five years later. That company would become Pioneer Natural Resources. On his return, he made Permian oil its sole focus: putting natural gas processing, oilfield services and South Texas shale assets on the block. He also embraced an emerging philosophy that emphasized shareholder returns over rapid production gains, rejecting a plan to more than quadruple Pioneer's oil production by 2026. Two of Sheffield's most significant insights were the major role technology would play in reshaping U.S. oil production and the recognition that big oil companies would eventually control the Permian, he said.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Eduardo Munoz, Texas oilman Scott Sheffield, Dan Pickering, Sheffield's, Bryan Sheffield, Scott, Boone, Daniel Yergin, Sheffield, Darren Woods, he's, Doug Sheridan, He's, Bruce Vincent, Bryan, Arathy Somasekhar, Gary McWilliams, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Natural Resources Company, REUTERS, Rights, Natural Resources, Sheffield, Exxon Mobil, Pickering Energy Partners, SCHOOL Oil, Atlantic Richfield Co, Tehran school's American, Formentera Partners, Amoco Corp, Energy, Exxon, DoublePoint Energy, EnergyPoint Research, Swift Energy, Thomson Locations: New York, Texas, U.S, TEHRAN, Atlantic Richfield, Iran, Tehran, West Texas, Boone Pickens, South Texas, Sheffield, Houston

ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 6, 2023. After brief informal conversations earlier this year, Exxon approached Pioneer about a deal last month, the sources said. Exxon's shares were hovering near record highs, and it had a cash pile of about $30 billion. Woods had already capitalized on elevated energy prices to streamline Exxon's operations and focus on highly profitable oil and gas production. This allowed Exxon to enter the deal negotiations with its stock coveted by investors as a valuable currency.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Darren Woods, Scott Sheffield, Woods, Darren, Sheffield, Scott, Sabrina Valle, David French, Anirban Sen, Sonali Paul Organizations: ExxonMobil, Pioneer, REUTERS, HOUSTON, Exxon Mobil Corp's, Natural Resources, Exxon, Sheffield, Thomson Locations: Guyana, Sheffield, Houston, New York

The deal, valued at $253 a share, would be Exxon's biggest since its $81 billion purchase of Mobil Oil in 1998, years before the shale boom began. It combines the largest U.S. oil company with one of the most successful names to emerge from the shale revolution that turned the country into the world's largest oil producer in little more than a decade. Pioneer is the Permian's largest operator accounting for 9% of gross production, while Exxon occupies the No. "The combination of ExxonMobil and Pioneer creates a diversified energy company with the largest footprint of high-return wells in the Permian Basin," said Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield. Under Sheffield, Pioneer grew through rapid-fire purchases, including multi-billion dollar deals in 2021 for DoublePoint Energy and Parsley Energy.

Persons: Darren Woods, ” Woods, Scott Sheffield, Shubhendu, Anirban Sen, Sabrina Valle, Gary McWilliams, Rashmi Aich, Jamie Freed, Sriraj Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Mobil Oil, Exxon, Reuters, Pioneer, RBC Capital Markets, ExxonMobil, DoublePoint Energy, Parsley Energy, BG Group, Denbury, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Thomson Locations: HOUSTON, Ukraine, U.S, Sheffield, Bengaluru, New York, Houston

ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. Pioneer shares closed at $237.41 on Tuesday, having risen 11% since the first reports of a deal surfaced last Thursday. Exxon declined to comment on "market speculation," while Pioneer did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It is the third-largest oil producer in the Permian basin, after Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and ConocoPhillips (COP.N), with rock-bottom production costs averaging about $10.50 per barrel of oil and gas. Under CEO Scott Sheffield, the oil producer grew through rapid-fire purchases, including multi-billion dollar deals in 2021 for DoublePoint Energy and Parsley Energy.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Darren Woods, Scott Sheffield, Exxon's, Shubhendu, Anirban Sen, Sabrina Valle, Gary McWilliams, Rashmi Aich, Jamie Freed Organizations: ExxonMobil, Pioneer, REUTERS, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Exxon, Mobil Oil, Antitrust, Reuters, Exxon socked, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, DoublePoint Energy, Parsley Energy, BG Group, Bloomberg News, Denbury Inc, Denbury, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Thomson Locations: HOUSTON, Ukraine, U.S, Bengaluru, New York, Houston

☆ Exxon Mobil agrees to buy Pioneer Natural Resources for nearly $60 billion in all-stock merger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pioneer shares were up nearly 2% in premarket trading, while Exxon was down more 2%. As part of the agreement, Pioneer stockholders will receive 2.3234 shares of Exxon for every Pioneer share they own. Exxon Mobil said Wednesday it agreed to buy shale rival Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion in an all-stock deal, or $253 per share. Since then, Pioneer shares are up more than 10%. Exxon shares have also struggled in 2023, climbing modestly.

Persons: Darren Woods, Woods, Scott Sheffield Organizations: Exxon, Exxon's, Mobil, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Pioneer, Street

Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, its largest buyout since acquiring Mobil two decades ago, creating a colossal fracking operator in West Texas. In the late 1990s, the merger between Exxon and Mobil was valued around $80 billion. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been using some of that cash on acquisitions. In July the company announced that it was buying pipeline operator Denbury in an all-stock deal valued at $4.9 billion. In 2020 the company said it was buying Parsley Energy in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $4.5 billion.

Persons: Darren Woods, Scott Sheffield, Citi's Alastair Syme, Syme Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Mobil, Exxon, XTO Energy, U.S . Energy Information Administration, Midland Basin, ExxonMobil, Pioneer, “, Exxon Mobil Corp, Parsley Energy, DoublePoint Energy Locations: West Texas, Texas, New Mexico, Delaware, Midland, U.S

☆ 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

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield and Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield and Exxon Mobil CEO Darren WoodsPioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield and Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods join 'Squawk Box' to discuss Exxon Mobil's deal to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, an all-stock merger valued at $59.5 billion or $253 a share, how the deal came about, potential regulatory hurdles, and more.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Darren Woods Organizations: Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil, Exxon

☆ Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Pioneer deal: Brings higher recovery at lower costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Pioneer deal: Brings higher recovery at lower costsPioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield and Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods join 'Squawk Box' to discuss Exxon Mobil's deal to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, an all-stock merger valued at $59.5 billion or $253 a share, how the deal came about, potential regulatory hurdles, and more.

Persons: Darren Woods, Scott Sheffield Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Exxon

☆ Exxon Mobil agrees to buy Pioneer Natural Resources for nearly $60 billion. Here's what the pros have to say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Market Movers rounded up the latest reactions on Exxon Mobil from investors and analysts. The pros, including Jim Cramer , discussed the massive U.S. oil and gas producer after the company agreed to buy its shale rival Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal for $59.5 billion. Scott Sheffield, CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, and Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods both joined CNBC on Wednesday morning to talk about the merger and what to expect next year after its completion. Exxon Mobil stock dipped 3.6% Wednesday. Pioneer is held in Cramer's Charitable Trust portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Scott Sheffield, Darren Woods Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Pioneer Natural Resources, CNBC, Trust

☆ Jim Cramer says it's time to move on from Pioneer after $60 billion Exxon deal announcement
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust owns 300 shares of Pioneer, at an average price of $230.14 apiece. Club rules prevent the Trust from trading any stock Jim mentions on CNBC television for the three subsequent trading sessions. Pioneer shares climbed 1%, to just roughly $240 each, shortly after the opening bell Wednesday. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told CNBC on Wednesday he doesn't foresee "any regulatory issues" complicating its acquisition of Pioneer. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Brent, Darren Woods, Woods, Scott Sheffield —, —, Scott Sheffield, Daniel Kramer Organizations: Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil, Street Journal, Exxon, Club, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Brent, Hamas, Texas, CNBC Wednesday, Sheffield, Pioneer Resources, IHS Locations: Israel, Houston , Texas

☆ Oil prices could surge if Iran enters the war, Pioneer Natural Resources CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield said oil prices could move a lot higher if Iran gets involved in the war between Hamas and Israel. "If Iran enters the war, we're going to see much higher oil prices, obviously," Sheffield said Wednesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Iran is a major oil producer and key backer of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. Brent crude traded slightly lower to $86.93 a barrel Wednesday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell by 78 cents, or 0.91%, to $85.19. Brent and WTI had surged more than $3.50 on Monday on concern that the clash between Israel and Hamas could escalate into a broader conflict.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Sheffield, Brent, WTI Organizations: Natural Resources, U.S, West Texas Locations: Iran, Israel, Palestinian, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ What Wall St, policymakers have to say on potential Exxon-Pioneer deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. A deal would be Exxon's biggest acquisition since its $81 billion deal for Mobil in 1998 and could deepen the oil major's position in the country's most lucrative oil patch. Following are the comments on the likely deal. BILL SMEAD, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER OF SMEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT"I can't imagine any deal is going to go for less than $65 billion, considering Pioneer is currently trading around $50 billion . I mean there's no question the position of that magnitude or size would give them considerable leverage in negotiating or contracts with the service providers."

Persons: Lucas Jackson, BILL SMEAD, PETER MCNALLY, Scott Sheffield, SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, BEN COOK, HENNESSY, NEAL DINGMANN, Arunima Kumar, Sourasis Bose, Sabrina Valle, Raphael Satter, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Exxon Mobil Corporation, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Mobil, RBC, RHODE, Exxon, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, Bengaluru, Houston

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