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Weatherford Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire NCS Multistage, Expanding Completions Portfolio and Unconventional Resource Exposure

HOUSTON, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) and NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCSM) (“NCS Multistage”) today announced that Weatherford has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NCS Multistage. Under the terms of the agreement, NCS Multistage stockholders have an election to receive either Weatherford …

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Devon Energy Gets $8 Billion Offer for Marcellus Position, Sources Say

By David French and Shariq Khan Stone Ridge offers around $8 billion for Devon’s Marcellus shale position, sources say The Stone Ridge offer would be supported by largest ever ABS financing in US oil and gas, sources say Devon reviewing its business post-Coterra merger, prioritizing shareholder value and capital allocation Unclear whether Stone Ridge offer …

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EU Regulators to Decide on Baker Hughes’ $13.6 billion Chart Deal by June 26

(Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators will decide by June 26 ​whether to clear oilfield services ‌firm Baker Hughes’ $13.6 billion acquisition of Chart Industries, according to a ​European Commission filing. Baker Hughes announced the ​deal in July last year ⁠to boost its presence in ​industrial technology servicing liquefied natural ​gas and data centres and also leverage its industrial …

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INSIGHT: Giant US Power Merger Bets on AI Build-Out, but May Hinge on Power Bills

Summary Regulators to assess merger on consumer impact amid AI-driven demand Deal aims to accelerate data center power projects using combined scale, expertise Consumer advocates criticize merger as benefiting shareholders over ratepayers (Reuters) – NextEra and Dominion Energy’s massive merger may depend on ​whether the combined company can keep power bills in check even as …

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Oil & Gas Dealmaking Heats Up With $20 Billion of Assets in Play

By David Carnevali Buyout shops are finding a rare exit opportunity in the US oil patch. US private equity firms are shopping more than half-dozen closely held oil and gas companies in Texas, Colorado and elsewhere that together are worth about $20 billion, after the Iran War pushed crude above $100 a barrel. That’s spurred …

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US Upstream Oil and Gas Dealmaking Hit Two-Year High in Q1 2026

By Georgina Mccartney HOUSTON, May 13 (Reuters) – Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector jumped to $38 billion in the first quarter of this year, ​marking the highest quarterly total in two years, analytics firm ‌Enverus said on Wednesday. Shale producer Devon (DVN.N) and smaller rival Coterra closed on their merger last …

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Shell Subtly Flags its Unsated M&A Appetite

By Yawen Chen LONDON, May 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Shell is reaping the benefits of high fossil fuel prices. The $240 billion oil and gas major on Thursday reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of $7 billion, up nearly 25% year on year, as oil prices surged past $100 a barrel. Yet when it comes to shareholder …

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Owners of WildFire Energy Explore $4 Billion-Plus Sale of US Shale Operator, Sources Say

(Reuters) – Investment firms Warburg Pincus and Kayne Anderson are exploring a potential sale of WildFire Energy, with any deal expected to value the U.S. shale operator at more than $4 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said. The move comes at a time when crude prices have surged, with U.S. benchmark oil …

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Ares to Acquire Rover Natgas Pipeline Stake from Blackstone

(Reuters) – Ares Management said it has acquired a stake in the Rover natural gas pipeline from a unit of fellow investment firm Blackstone for an undisclosed sum, as interest in U.S. energy infrastructure assets grows. In a statement sent to Reuters, Ares said funds led by its Infrastructure Opportunities strategy would buy 32.4% of …

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Shell’s ARC Deal Seen as Win for Mark Carney’s Pro-Oil Pivot

The plan for Shell to purchase ARC for US$13.6 billion is the biggest deal in the Canadian oilpatch in over a decade By Robert Tuttle and Mitchell Ferman Shell PLC.’s acquisition of Canada’s ARC Resources Ltd. marks a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push to expand the nation’s hydrocarbon exports beyond the …

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