mergers and acquisitions
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                    The acquisition of Advance Energy Partners shows that private equity groups are successfully maintaining premium valuations for core assets.
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                    M&A market activity in the fourth quarter fell from the third-quarter high to $13 billion.
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                    The Oklahoma City-based operator struck the first big US shale deal of 2023 as it pivots toward natural gas developments.
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                    Offshore rig owner expands deepwater fleet in a transaction valued at just under $1 billion.
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                    NewMed’s planned merger with Capricorn Energy may benefit the Israeli company’s Moroccan offshore activities considering that Capricorn had explored the same area in its previous business incarnation.
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                    The UK-based supermajor is taking over Nature Energy, a company that specializes in turning manure and food waste into “CO2-neutral” natural gas.
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                    The deal upon closing at year-end would expand Marathon’s position in the south Texas shale play by 130,000 net acres.
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                    The acquisition plan supplants earlier merger agreement with new terms and a potential faster timeline for the combination.
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                    M&A market activity in the third quarter delivered the best showing of 2022 despite price volatility and a dearth of deals in the prolific Permian Basin.
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                    The Permian Basin operator said the purchase translates to more than a decade of additional inventory.