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Devon and WPX in US$12 billion tie-up
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Report summary
On 28 September 2020, Devon Energy and WPX Energy announced an all-stock merger. As part of the tie-up, WPX equity holders will receive 0.5165 shares of Devon for each share of WPX. The deal prices WPX at around US$5.6 billion, and the pro-forma entity will have an enterprise value of approximately US$12 billion. Devon and WPX shareholders will respectively own 57% and 43% of the new firm. This is the largest merger-of-equals type deal we have seen in the tight oil sector.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Transaction details
- Upstream assets
- Deal analysis
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Upsides and risks
- Upsides
- Risks
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Strategic rationale
- Devon drivers
- WPX drivers
- Pro-forma outlook
- Oil & gas pricing and assumptions
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Executive summary: Table 1
- Cumulative well performance in the Delaware Basin
- Upstream assets: Table 1
- Deal analysis: Table 1
- Deal analysis: Table 2
- Deal analysis: Table 3
- Oil & gas pricing and assumptions: Table 1
- Oil & gas pricing and assumptions: Table 2
What's included
This report contains:
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