Wednesday, January 8, 2025

E&P Merger in the STACK

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Chisholm Oil and Gas to combine with Gastar Exploration Chisholm Oil and Gas LCC, backed by Apollo Global Management (stock ticker: APO), has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Gastar Exploration LLC, owned by private equity firm Ares Management Corporation (stock ticker: ARES).   Source: Gastar The combined company will

Premier Oil Teams Up with Apollo To Bid for Chevron’s North Sea Assets

From Reuters Britain’s Premier Oil has teamed up with U.S. private equity fund Apollo Global Management to bid for oil and gas fields owned by Chevron in the British North Sea, according to industry sources. Premier has previously said it was looking to buy assets in the region, but it, and Apollo, had no immediate comment on Thursday. Other parties

Private Equity: Delivering Capital Upstream

In the context of the total business sector, the global private equity industry raised a record $453 billion from investors in 2017, leaving it with more than $1 trillion to pour into companies and new business ventures, Reuters reported at the beginning of the year. The capital raised in 2017 surpassed the previous landmark of $414 billion set in 2007.