Gold Reserve/Dalinar Energy Bids for PDV Holding (Parent of CITGO) in Delaware Court Sale Process (Red Tree Stalking Horse; Amber/Elliott Ultimately Selected)

Amber Energy Approved to Acquire CITGO (via PDV Holding) Pending 2026 Closing

November 25, 2025

Energy

Amber Energy Inc. has been approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to acquire PDV Holding, Inc., the parent of CITGO Petroleum Corporation. The transaction is expected to close in 2026 (mid-2025 per another source), subject to regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Chevron Acquires PDC Energy in $6.3 Billion All-Stock Transaction

August 7, 2023

Oil & Gas

Chevron Corporation agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of PDC Energy, Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $6.3 billion. The deal adds PDC’s oil and gas assets—275,000 net acres in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin and 25,000 net acres in the Permian Basin—to strengthen Chevron’s position in key U.S. production basins. Chevron later announced the acquisition was completed after PDC shareholder approval.

Targa Resources Acquires Lucid Energy for $3.55B

July 29, 2022

Energy

Targa Resources Corp. completed the $3.55 billion acquisition of Lucid Energy Delaware, LLC, adding approximately 1,050 miles of gas gathering pipelines and ~1.4 Bcf/d of cryogenic gas processing capacity concentrated in the Delaware Basin. The deal, purchased from a group of private-equity and infrastructure investors led by Riverstone and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (and related funds), expands Targa's Permian Basin footprint and anchored volumes under long-term contracts.

Matador Resources Acquires Ameredev Subsidiary in Delaware Basin

June 12, 2024

Energy

Matador Resources Company agreed to acquire a subsidiary of Ameredev II Parent, LLC (Ameredev) — including producing oil and gas properties and ~33,500 net contiguous acres in the Delaware Basin — for approximately $1.83–1.905 billion in cash (subject to adjustments). The transaction adds material production (~25,000–26,500 BOE/d), ~118 million BOE of proved reserves and an approximate 19% stake in Piñon Midstream, expanding Matador's Delaware Basin footprint and midstream exposure.

Renewable Energy Group Acquires Amber Resources (dba Sawyer Petroleum) and Affiliates

January 4, 2022

Oil & Gas

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) has acquired Amber Resources, LLC (dba Sawyer Petroleum) and affiliated entities M.O. Dion & Sons and Amber Petroleum Products, expanding REG's downstream footprint in Southern California. The acquisition adds over 60 million gallons/year of diesel sales, a significant lubricants business (Shell Prestige distributor), eight locations including three cardlock sites, and is expected to be immediately accretive.

PDC Energy Acquires Great Western Petroleum, LLC

May 6, 2022

Energy

PDC Energy, Inc. completed the acquisition of privately held Great Western Petroleum, LLC, a Denver-based oil and gas producer. The deal included $543 million in cash consideration (less $50 million previously escrowed), approximately 4 million shares of PDC common stock, and PDC paid off Great Western’s secured credit facility and senior secured notes; PDC said the acquisition is accretive to its operating, ESG and financial metrics.