M&A Analysis

US independent Energy XXI (Exxi) has snapped up nine shallow water Gulf of Mexico (GoM) fields in a US$1.01bn deal with ExxonMobil, Exxi announced on November 21. The acquisition will... 2010-11-23

US enhanced oil recovery (EOR) specialist Denbury Resources has agreed to sell its interest in Encore Energy Partners (ENP) to fellow US producer Vanguard Natural Resources.

US major Chevron has agreed to acquire gas specialist Atlas Energy in a deal that marks the company's first significant investment in US shale, confirming continued industry interest... 2010-11-12

Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell six deepwater US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) assets to GoM independent W&T Offshore for US$450mn. The deal is part of Shell's ongoing... 2010-11-09

Two solid sets of results from leading boutique M&A banks provided further proof that the deal-making rebound made steady progress over the summer of 2010.

BP has announced a deal to sell its stakes in four mature deepwater US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) fields to Japan's Marubeni Oil and Gas, the company said on October 25 2010. The asset sale... 2010-10-26

The US utilities sector has been a hive of M&A activity in 2010, with tens of billions of dollars worth of deals going through. CFW notes that the trend is being driven by low asset... 2010-10-21

The world's largest pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and Tennessee-based specialty drugmaker King Pharmaceuticals have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Pfizer is to pay approximately... 2010-10-14

Shares in soft drink and snack food company PepsiCo closed down 3% on October 8 2010 after the firm posted on Q3 results and revealed it was trimming the upper end of its earnings forecast... 2010-10-11

Permian Basin-focused producer Concho Resources is planning to nea"rly double its net output in 2011 on the back of the acquisition of like-minded independent Marbob Energy. Concho... 2010-10-11