Exxon Mobil buys Pioneer Natural for USD 64.5 billion
On Wednesday, US energy company Exxon Mobil announced its acquisition of shale oil company Pioneer Natural for a total of USD 64.5bn.
Exxon Mobil will thus dominate the shale oil market, Bloomberg News reports.
The acquisition is a pure stock transaction where Exxon Mobil buys all of Pioneer Natural’s shares at a price of USD 253 per share.
This is a premium of 18% compared to the closing price on Oct. 5 when the first rumors of the acquisition arose.
In Wednesday’s US forex trading, Exxon Mobil falls 0.6% and Pioneer Natural rises 2.2% to USD 242.25.
(Translated by DeepL with additional editing by Christian Radich Hoffman)