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Private Equity Targets Clean Energy After Steep Drop-Off in 2025

Investment firms, including KKR & Co. and Energy Impact Partners, are scouting for possible acquisitions. By Coco Liu and Brian Kahn qw(g}0ld37k}ipd0dgh0fd5m_media_dl_1.png BloombergNEF Clean-energy dealmaking is showing signs of a comeback in the United States after last year’s sharp contraction. One of the first notable transactions that may occur is BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners …

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Canadian Oilpatch Expected to Keep Bulking Up Through Mergers and Acquisitions

CALGARY – Oilpatch advisers are expecting the wave of consolidation to continue after last year’s string of blockbuster Canadian deals, but whether foreign buyers are ready to jump into the fray remains an open question. Companies have seen the merit in bulking up through mergers and acquisitions as oil prices hover around the lacklustre US$60 …

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Ovintiv Announces Closing of NuVista Energy Acquisition

DENVER, Feb. 3, 2026 /CNW/ – Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE: OVV) (TSX: OVV) (“Ovintiv” or the “Company”) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all of the common shares (“NuVista Shares”) of NuVista Energy Ltd. (TSX: NVA) (“NuVista”) in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2.7 billion. The acquisition is expected to add approximately 930 net 10,000-foot equivalent …

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Kimmeridge Comments on Proposed Merger of Coterra and Devon

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC, a private investment firm focused on the energy sector, today issued the following statement in response to an announced definitive agreement for Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA) and Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) to merge in an all-stock transaction. Mark Viviano, Managing Partner at Kimmeridge, …

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Coterra Energy and Devon Energy in Advanced Talks to Merge, Source Says

(Reuters) – Coterra Energy and Devon Energy could announce an agreement to merge as soon as next week, in what would be the largest oil and gas deal in the U.S. shale industry in almost two years, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The Financial Times was the first to report …

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US Upstream M&A Market Rebounds in Q4, Hits $23.5 Billion, Enverus Says

(Reuters) – The U.S. upstream mergers and acquisitions market regained momentum after a mid-year slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2025 reaching $23.5 ​billion in announced deals and pushing full-year activity to $65 billion, ‌analytics firm Enverus said on Wednesday. The rebound was driven by motivated buyers including refunded private equity teams, increased use of …

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Chevron Seeks Better Terms From Iraq Before Taking Over Lukoil Oilfield, Sources Say

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Aref Mohammed Chevron seeks improved terms for West Qurna 2 oilfield, sources say Iraq nationalized operatorship of oilfield after U.S. sanctions on Lukoil Iraq has improved oil contract terms in deals with majors in past two years (Reuters – BASRA/LONDON, Jan 27) – U.S. oil major Chevron is pushing Iraq to …

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Blackstone Weighs $5 Billion Sale of Beacon Offshore, Bloomberg News Reports

(Reuters) – Blackstone is in talks to sell its Beacon Offshore Energy, which operates oil and gas assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for more than $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The asset manager has begun early talks with investment banks about a possible listing of …

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US Shale Producers Devon Energy and Coterra Energy in Merger Talks, Sources Say

Devon Energy and Coterra Energy are exploring a potential merger, in a deal that could create one of the largest independent U.S. shale producers, people familiar with the matter said. A possible combination, which would rank among the largest between U.S. energy producers in recent years, comes as U.S. crude prices remain pressured by a …

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Carlyle, Chevron-Quantum Partnership Among Frontrunners for Lukoil Assets, Sources Say

(Reuters) – Private equity giant Carlyle, a group comprising oil major Chevron and Quantum Capital Group as well as UAE-based investor International Holding Company are competing for the global assets of Russia’s Lukoil as a U.S. deadline to sell them expires this week, sources said. The United States imposed sanctions on Lukoil and its peer …

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