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Marathon Oil Expects ‘Mass Layoff’ After ConocoPhillips Deal Closes

Marathon Oil’s merger with ConocoPhillips, which is to close by year-end, will trigger a layoff of more than 500 Houston employees, according to a state regulatory filing.

Report: ConocoPhillips Shopping Delaware Basin Assets for $1B Sale

ConocoPhillips has laid out a $2 billion divestiture campaign to reduce debt from a blockbuster acquisition of Marathon Oil.

SLB Earnings Rise, But Weakened 4Q and 2025 Ahead Due to Oil Glut

SLB, like Liberty Energy, revised guidance lower for the coming months, analysts said, as oilfield service companies grapple with concerns over an oversupplied global oil market.

California Mergin’: CRC-Aera Combination Creates Golden State Scale

CRC President and CEO Francisco Leon believes the state needs to bolster its own oil and gas production—not all citizens and lawmakers agree.

Lime Rock CEO: Small, Mid Cap E&Ps Stuck in M&A ‘No Man’s Land’

Eric Mullins said that as large-scale M&A players begin to rationalize their purchases, as much as $18 billion in non-core divestments could find homes to asset-hungry acquirers.

As Permian Targets Grow Scarce, 3Q M&A Drops to $12B—Enverus

Upstream M&A activity fell sharply in the third quarter as public consolidation slowed and Permian Basin targets dwindled, according to Enverus Intelligence Research.

Flowserve Closes $305MM Acquisition of MOGAS Industries

Infrastructure service company Flowserve Corp. has completed its acquisition of MOGAS Industries for $305 million.

WhiteHawk Proposes 17% Premium Cash Takeout Offer for PHX Minerals

WhiteHawk Energy, in pursuit of a merger with PHX Minerals for at least 18 months, has proposed an offer representing a 17% premium to the mineral company’s 30-day average weighted price.

‘Worried’ E&Ps Keep Merging as Shale Ages, Costs Rise—Kimmeridge

With just half as many public E&Ps around today as there were in 2017, Kimmeridge and Managing Partner Ben Dell think the E&P space still has—and needs—plenty more M&A.

After M&A, Some ‘Stingy’ E&Ps Plan to Hold Operated Shale Inventory

After a whirlwind run of upstream consolidation, experts anticipated a wave of portfolio rationalization and divestitures. But with high-quality drilling locations already scarce, E&Ps may cling to operated inventory.