(Oil Price) – Texas Pacific Land, a large owner of acreage in the Permian basin, will replace Marathon Oil in the S&P 500 index on November 26, as Marathon Oil is being acquired by ConocoPhillips in a deal expected to close on November 22, S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Texas Pacific Land Corporation has a company-level market capitalization that is more representative
(Oil Price)– ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is raising its ordinary dividend and share buyback program as its third-quarter earnings beat market expectations on the back of higher total oil and gas production and record output in the U.S. shale patch. The U.S. oil and gas producer reported on Thursday adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 for the third quarter, down from $2.16 EPS a
Marathon Oil investor sues to block $17 billion ConocoPhillips deal amid U.S. oil and gas M&A spree
U.S. News HOUSTON – U.S. oil and gas patch deals continued to run hot in the second quarter, topping $30 billion with big dollar tie-ups pushing values higher, according to data released on Tuesday by energy researcher Enverus. Blockbuster mergers, such as ConocoPhillips’ $22.5 billion offer for Marathon Oil, remain a mainstay even as U.S. lawmakers call on regulators to
Yahoo Finance Top U.S. independent oil producer ConocoPhillips said on Friday it received a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for information on its proposed acquisition of rival Marathon Oil. ConocoPhillips said both companies received the requests on July 11 and are working with the FTC to review the merger. CONTEXT Conoco said in May it would pay
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Devon Energy Corp., an Oklahoma City-based oil and gas company, is studying major acquisition targets as it seeks to gain scale in U.S. shale, according to people familiar with the matter. Devon has held preliminary talks in recent months about a combination with Marathon Oil Corp., said the people, who asked to not be identified because
World Oil (Bloomberg) — Marathon Oil Corp. said oil and natural gas production won’t increase this year as it concentrates on pouring cash into dividends and share buybacks. The shale giant announced plans to spend $1.2 billion on capital projects this year, in line with analysts’ expectations for a 20% increase from the 2021 level, according to a statement on
Reuters Marathon Petroleum Corp signaled on Tuesday that a sustained rally in natural gas prices could take a toll on earnings, sending the largest U.S. refiner’s shares down 4%. The warning comes after U.S. natural gas prices soared more than 60% in the third quarter — translating into higher costs since natgas is used to power refining operations — as sky-rocketing global
Marathon Oil Provides Preliminary First Quarter 2021 Update PR Newswire …
Oil and Gas 360 HOUSTON , Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) today announced an update regarding its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, including significant changes to its executive compensation framework as well as new quantitative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction initiatives. The Company believes continuously improving all elements of its ESG performance is essential to successfully executing its
PR Newswire DENVER, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — John M. Fox, beneficial owner of 1,427,826 common units of MPLX LP and 62,583 shares of Marathon Petroleum Company, today released the following open letter to the board of directors of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) and MPLX LP (MPLX) outlining his support of management. Mr. Fox believes that recent decisions to appoint Michael Hennigan as CEO of MPC,
Houston Chronicle Houston exploration and production company Marathon Oil on Tuesday said it is cutting its 2020 drilling budget by 20 percent, a day after oil prices collapsed to almost $30 per barrel. In reducing planned capital spending to $1.9 billion from $2.4 billion, Marathon said it would spend $1.7 billion on drilling, hydraulic fracturing and other activities in the
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