Chevron to buy Noble Energy for US$5b | Malay Mail

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NEW YORK, July 20 — Chevron said today it had agreed to buy US exploration and production company Noble Energy for US$5 billion (RM21.3 billion), the biggest petroleum acquisition since the industry downturn due to the coronavirus. The deal will add about 18 per cent to Chevron’s total reserves...

The deal will add about 18 per cent to Chevron’s total reserves and bring it new acreage Colorado and Wyoming’s DJ Basin and the shale-rich Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, as well as in Israel and Equatorial Guinea. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America via AFP pic

The deal will add about 18 per cent to Chevron’s total reserves and bring it new acreage Colorado and Wyoming’s DJ Basin and the shale-rich Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, as well as in Israel and Equatorial Guinea. “This is a cost-effective opportunity for Chevron to acquire additional proved reserves and resources.”

Since then, oil prices have recovered somewhat, with US benchmark contract West Texas Intermediate now around US$40 a barrel.

 

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