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Oil and Gas Chain Reaction: E&P M&A Begets OFS Consolidation

Record-breaking E&P consolidation is rippling into oilfield services, with much more M&A on the way.

Exxon Mobil, Chevron See Profits Fall in 1Q Earnings

Chevron and Exxon Mobil are feeling the pinch of weak energy prices, particularly natural gas, and fuels margins that have cooled in the last year.

Apollo to Buy, Take Private U.S. Silica in $1.85B Deal

Apollo will purchase U.S. Silica Holdings at a time when service companies are responding to rampant E&P consolidation by conducting their own M&A.

Deep Well Services, CNX Launch JV AutoSep Technologies

AutoSep Technologies, a joint venture between Deep Well Services and CNX Resources, will provide automated conventional flowback operations to the oil and gas industry.

EQT Sees Clear Path to $5B in Potential Divestments

EQT Corp. executives said that an April deal with Equinor has been a catalyst for talks with potential buyers as the company looks to shed debt for its Equitrans Midstream acquisition.

Matador Hoards Dry Powder for Potential M&A, Adds Delaware Acreage

Delaware-focused E&P Matador Resources is growing oil production, expanding midstream capacity, keeping debt low and hunting for M&A opportunities.

Utah’s Ute Tribe Demands FTC Allow XCL-Altamont Deal

More than 90% of the Utah Ute tribe’s income is from energy development on its 4.5-million-acre reservation and the tribe says XCL Resources’ bid to buy Altamont Energy shouldn’t be blocked.

Halliburton’s Low-key M&A Strategy Remains Unchanged

Halliburton CEO Jeff Miller says expected organic growth generates more shareholder value than following consolidation trends, such as chief rival SLB’s plans to buy ChampionX.

Enverus: 1Q Upstream Deals Hit $51B, but Consolidation is Slowing

Oil and gas dealmaking continued at a high clip in the first quarter, especially in the Permian Basin. But a thinning list of potential takeout targets, and an invigorated Federal Trade Commission, are chilling the red-hot M&A market.

Ithaca Energy to Buy Eni's UK Assets in $938MM North Sea Deal

Eni, one of Italy's biggest energy companies, will transfer its U.K. business in exchange for 38.5% of Ithaca's share capital, while the existing Ithaca Energy shareholders will own the remaining 61.5% of the combined group.