ExxonMobil Merges With Pioneer Natural Resources in a $59.5 Billion Deal

Pioneer Natural Resources Acquires Parsley Energy

October 19, 2020

Oil & Gas

Pioneer Natural Resources will acquire all outstanding shares of Parsley Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion (approximately $7.6 billion including assumed debt). The deal, which offers Parsley shareholders 0.1252 shares of Pioneer per Parsley share, is expected to deliver about $325 million of annual synergies and expand Pioneer's scale and asset base in the Permian Basin; closing is subject to customary approvals.

ExxonMobil Acquires Denbury Inc.

November 2, 2023

Energy

Exxon Mobil Corporation completed its all‑stock acquisition of Denbury Inc. in a transaction valued at $4.9 billion, with Denbury shareholders receiving 0.84 shares of ExxonMobil per Denbury share. The deal adds Denbury's ~1,300 miles of CO2 pipelines, onshore sequestration sites and Gulf Coast/Rockies oil and gas operations (over 200 million boe of proved reserves and roughly 46,000–47,000 boe/d of production), strengthening ExxonMobil's Low Carbon Solutions and CCS capabilities.

Pioneer Natural Resources Acquires DoublePoint Energy Assets in Midland Basin

May 4, 2021

Oil & Gas

Pioneer Natural Resources completed the acquisition of the leasehold interests and related assets of DoublePoint Energy (structured as the purchase of Double Eagle III Midco 1 LLC) in the Midland Basin for approximately $6.2–$6.4 billion in stock, cash and assumed debt. The transaction adds ~97,000 contiguous net acres to Pioneer's Midland Basin footprint and was approved by the boards of the companies; DoublePoint was backed by equity commitments from Apollo, Quantum Energy Partners, Magnetar Capital and Blackstone Credit.

Whiting Petroleum and Oasis Petroleum Announce Merger of Equals in $6 Billion Deal

March 7, 2022

Oil & Gas

Whiting Petroleum Corporation and Oasis Petroleum Inc. entered into an agreement to merge in a merger-of-equals transaction valued at about $6 billion. The combined company will be headquartered in Houston and will hold a premier Williston Basin position, with an expected annual synergy run-rate of $65 million by 2H 2023.

Phillips 66 Acquires Pinnacle Midstream from Energy Spectrum Capital

May 20, 2024

Energy

Phillips 66 has agreed to acquire Pinnacle Midland Parent LLC (Pinnacle Midstream II) from private equity firm Energy Spectrum Capital for $550 million to expand its natural gas gathering and processing footprint in the Midland Basin. The assets include the Dos Picos 220 MMcf/d processing plant, ~80 miles of gathering pipeline and 50,000 dedicated acres; the deal is expected to close mid‑2024 subject to customary conditions, including HSR clearance.

ConocoPhillips to Acquire Concho Resources

October 19, 2020

Oil & Gas

ConocoPhillips agreed to acquire Concho Resources in an all-stock transaction valued at $9.7 billion, exchanging each Concho share for 1.46 shares of ConocoPhillips. The combination creates a larger independent oil and gas company with expanded Permian Basin scale, expected cost and capital synergies of $500 million annually and an enhanced low-cost resource base.