The logo for Occidental Petroleum is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 30, 2019.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) is in talks to buy CrownRock in a deal that could value the company well above $10 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Occidental did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment on Wednesday, while CrownRock could not be immediately reached.
CrownRock owns approximately 86,000 net acres in the northern part of the Midland basin, which is part of the Permian in Texas.
Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Brendan McDermid, Timothy Dunn, CrownRock, Shivani Tanna, Sherry Jacob, Phillips
Organizations:
Occidental Petroleum, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Wall Street, Reuters, Occidental, CrownRock, Thomson
Locations:
New York, U.S, Texas, Midland, Bengaluru