Source: HartEnergy.com

A&D DEAL SHEET

Sector  Date
Announced
 Buyer  Seller  Value
(US$MM)
 Comments
E&P 12/21/20 Diamondback Energy Inc. Guidon Operating LLC; Blackstone $862

To purchase Guidon Operating, a Midland Basin operator backed by Blackstone, in exchange for about 10.4 MM FANG stock and $375 MM cash; includes 32,500 net acres in the Northern Midland Basin with 3Q 2020 average production of 17,900 boe/d. (Expected to close February)

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E&P 12/21/20 Diamondback Energy Inc. QEP Resources Inc. $2,200

To acquire QEP in an all-stock transaction that includes QEP’s net debt of $1.6 billion; assets comprise about 49,000 net acres in the Midland Basin plus a position in the Williston Basin with 3Q 2020 average production of 76,700 boe/d. (Expected to close 1Q or 2Q 2021)

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E&P 12/28/20 Rosneft Taimyrneftegaz N/A

Bought Taymyrneftegaz which owns the huge Payakha oil field in the Taymyr peninsula in the Arctic.

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E&P 12/29/20 Denbury Inc. Devon Energy Corp. $20

To buy a nearly 100% working interest (approximately 83% net revenue interest) in the Big Sand Draw and Beaver Creek oil fields located in Freemont County, WY, with net production of about 2,800 boe/d (85% oil); includes two cash payments of $4 million each contingent on the price of WTI. (Expected to close 1Q 2021)

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Mid 12/29/20 Howard Energy Partners MPLX LP N/A

To purchase the Javelina Facility, which provides refinery services, located in Corpus Christi, TX. (Expected to close early 2021)

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E&P 12/30/20 Energean Plc Kerogen Capital $405

To acquire the remaining 30% stake in its Israeli offshore fields in the eastern Mediterranean for a $175 MM upfront payment plus a deferred payment of $125 MM to $150 MM upon completion of the Karish project. (Expected to close 1Q 2021)

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E&P 12/30/20 Sval Energi AS Edison SpA $300

To buy Edison's E&P business in Norway; includes assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. (Expected to close 1H 2021)

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S&S 1/4/21 Anvil and Smith-Cooper International Forum Energy Technologies Inc. $105

Purchased the assets associated with the ABZ and Quadrant valve brands with operations located in KS and LA.

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E&P 1/4/21 Cenovus Energy Inc. Husky Energy Inc. CA$3,800

Acquired Calgary, Alberta-based Husky Energy in an all-stock merger. (Completed; PSA announced October 2020)

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S&S 1/4/21 Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. Schlumberger Ltd.; OneStim N/A

Purchased OneStim, Schlumberger’s North America fracking business that includes pressure pumping, pumpdown perforating, and Permian frac sand assets; in exchange, Schlumberger will receive a 37% equity interest in the combined company. (Completed; PSA announced September 2020)

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E&P 1/4/21 Undisclosed Samson Resources II LLC $215

To buy Powder River Basin assets in WY consisting of about 132,000 net acres and 8,500 boe/d (75% oil) of production. (Expected to close March)

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E&P 1/5/21 Freehold Royalties Ltd. Undisclosed $58

Purchased a US multibasin royalty package comprising 400,000 gross acres of mineral title and ORRI across 12 basins in eight states predominantly weighted toward areas of the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale; production of 1,150 boe/d (62% liquids) is forecast for 2021. (Completed; PSA announced November 2020)

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Down 1/5/21 NRG Energy Inc. Centrica Plc; Direct Energy LP $3,630

Acquired the Houston-based Direct Energy, a retail provider of electricity, natural gas and home and business energy-related services in North America. (Completed; PSA announced July 2020)

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E&P 1/7/21 Devon Energy Corp. WPX Energy Inc.; EnCap Investments LP $5,750

Acquired in an all-stock combination transaction creating a multibasin company with positions across the Permian/Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford, Anadarko Basin/STACK, Powder River Basin and Williston Basin/Bakken including 400,000 net acres in the Delaware Basin accounting for nearly 60% of its total oil production; includes assumption of $3.2 billion net debt. (Completed; PSA announced September 2020)

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E&P 1/7/21 Earthstone Energy Inc. Independence Resources Managemen LLC; Warburg Pincus LLC $189.5

Bought the Midland Basin operator with 43,400 net acres in two contiguous blocks and average production of 8,780 boe/d (66% oil); includes 4,900 core net acres in Midland and Ector counties, TX, and 70 undeveloped horizontal locations targeting the Middle Spraberry, Lower Spraberry and Wolfcamp A zones. (Expected to close 1Q 2021)

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E&P 1/12/21 Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Parsley Energy Inc. $7,600

Acquired Permian pure-play Parsley Energy in an all-stock deal with a fixed exchange ratio of 0.1252 shares of Pioneer common stock for each share of Parsley stock owned and the assumption of $3.1 B of debt; includes 248,000 net leasehold acres in the Midland and Delaware sub-basins. (Completed; PSA announced October 2020)

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