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Corporate week in brief: Encana and Chesapeake spend US$12 billion on tight oil acquisitions
Report summary
A fresh wave of US tight oil consolidation is underway with US$12 billion of deals unveiled last week. Encana is buying SCOOP/STACK-focused peer Newfield for US$7.7 billon and Chesapeake is buying WildHorse Resource for US$4 billion. Read more on this and the following stories: • The Majors wrap up a strong set of Q3 results • BHP returns US$10 billion asset sale cash windfall to shareholders • Repsol's downstream business weighs on results • Petrobras to sell Nigeria assets for US$1.4 billion
Table of contents
- Lead story: Encana and Chesapeake spend US$12 billion on tight oil acquisitions
- Companies: BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, BHP, Repsol
- M&A: Petrobras
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