Chevron Buys Anadarko in $33 Billion Bet on Shale Oil, LNG

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-12/chevron-to-acquire-anadarko-for-33b-in-stock-and-cash-judybl2u?srnd=premium-asia

First Strike - no doubt more will come. Now I am doing the happy dance...

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-shares-jump-chevron-buys-124727406.html

"You can imagine every banker in the world is calling these companies," said one banker. He noted that potential targets just got more expensive, and it's not clear that buyers will necessarily bite. Bankers have been expecting not only a wave of mergers among public names, but also among private shale plays.