Two big deals in the oil patch may signify that the recent bump in oil prices is being taken seriously by both sellers and buyers. Pioneer Natural Resources announced a $3.25 billion sale of assets in the Delaware Basin to Continental Resources. Elsewhere Southwestern Energy agreed to buy GEP Haynesville from Blackstone for $1.85 billion. Claire Poole has the details and the names of the lawyers involved.
Crestwood Buys Oasis Midstream in $1.8B Deal
Baker Botts led the deal for Crestwood while V&E represented Oasis. Claire Poole has the nuts and bolts of the deal and names of the lawyers involved.
Rising Oil Prices and M&A: “It Looks Like a Very Busy Fourth Quarter”
West Texas Crude, which was barely over $60 per barrel as recently as August, is hovering over $80 this week. The rise has been steady enough and it’s certainly stirred the M&A market. But can it be trusted? We have no idea. So our Claire Poole asked a few of her trusted experts.