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.
據報道，頁岩油生產商德文能源公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：DVN）已向Enerplus Corp（紐約證券交易所代碼：ERF）提出了收購要約，金額未公開。
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.
路透社報道，市值爲40億加元（30億美元）的Enerplus主要在北達科他州的巴肯盆地開展業務，該交易如果得以實現，將補充其在北達科他州的現有業務，減少其對德克薩斯州和新墨西哥州特拉華盆地的依賴。
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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.
根據該報告，持有3.8％股份的Enerplus第二大股東金默裏奇能源管理公司表示，Enerplus應確保其同意的任何交易價格都能公平地對公司進行估值。
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."
根據該報告，道明證券分析師對這一消息發表了評論：“憑藉手頭現金和預計今年產生的現金流，德文有能力爲Enerplus支付35億美元。”
Devon will report fourth-quarter results on February 27 and Enerplus on February 22, 2024.
德文郡將於2月27日公佈第四季度業績，Enerplus將於2024年2月22日公佈第四季度業績。
As of September 30, Devon Energy had cash and cash equivalent of $761 million.
截至9月30日，德文能源的現金和現金等價物爲7.61億美元。
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潛在的收購機會，以加強其在美國頁岩油行業的影響力，包括就可能與馬拉松石油公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：MRO）合併進行初步討論。
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.
價格走勢：DVN股價上漲0.02％，至42.42美元，而昨日收盤上漲超過8％的ERF在週五的最後一次盤前交易中上漲0.32％，至15.55美元。