Oil & Gas Player Devon Energy Seeks Enerplus Acquisition: Report
Oil & Gas Player Devon Energy Seeks Enerplus Acquisition: Report
Shale producer Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) has reportedly given an acquisition offer to Enerplus Corp (NYSE:ERF) for an undisclosed amount.
据报道，页岩油生产商德文能源公司（纽约证券交易所代码：DVN）已向Enerplus Corp（纽约证券交易所代码：ERF）提出了收购要约，金额未公开。
Enerplus, which has a market value of C$4 billion ($3 billion), operates mainly in the Bakken Basin in North Dakota, and the deal, if it materializes, would complement its existing presence in North Dakota and reduce its reliance on the Delaware Basin in Texas and New Mexico, reported Reuters.
路透社报道，市值为40亿加元（30亿美元）的Enerplus主要在北达科他州的巴肯盆地开展业务，该交易如果得以实现，将补充其在北达科他州的现有业务，减少其对德克萨斯州和新墨西哥州特拉华盆地的依赖。
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As per the report, Kimmeridge Energy Management, Enerplus' second-largest shareholder with a 3.8% stake (as per LSEG data), said Enerplus should make sure any deal price it agrees to values the company fairly.
根据该报告，持有3.8％股份的Enerplus第二大股东金默里奇能源管理公司表示，Enerplus应确保其同意的任何交易价格都能公平地对公司进行估值。
As per the report, TD Securities analysts commented on the news, "Devon could afford to pay $3.5 billion for Enerplus with cash on hand and cash flow it expects to generate this year."
根据该报告，道明证券分析师对这一消息发表了评论：“凭借手头现金和预计今年产生的现金流，德文有能力为Enerplus支付35亿美元。”
Devon will report fourth-quarter results on February 27 and Enerplus on February 22, 2024.
德文郡将于2月27日公布第四季度业绩，Enerplus将于2024年2月22日公布第四季度业绩。
As of September 30, Devon Energy had cash and cash equivalent of $761 million.
截至9月30日，德文能源的现金和现金等价物为7.61亿美元。
Last year, Devon Energy was exploring potential acquisition opportunities to bolster its presence in the U.S. shale sector, involving preliminary discussions regarding a possible merger with Marathon Oil Corp (NYSE:MRO).
去年，德文能源公司正在探索潜在的收购机会，以加强其在美国页岩油行业的影响力，包括就可能与马拉松石油公司（纽约证券交易所代码：MRO）合并进行初步讨论。
Price Action: DVN shares are trading higher by 0.02% at $42.42, and ERF, which closed higher by over 8% yesterday, is up 0.32% at $15.55 premarket on the last check Friday.
价格走势：DVN股价上涨0.02％，至42.42美元，而昨日收盘上涨超过8％的ERF在周五的最后一次盘前交易中上涨0.32％，至15.55美元。