Explore All 413 Divestiture Oil/Gas Exploration Deals - Search the Database Free
M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | February 22, 2011 |
| Target | Fayetteville Shale assets - BHP Billiton |
| Sector | Oil/Gas Exploration |
| Buyer(s) | BHP |
| Sellers(s) | Chesapeake Energy |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 4.8B USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1851 |
| Sector | Metals/Mining |
| Employees | 39,369 |
| Revenue | 51.3B USD (2025) |
BHP is a multinational mining and oil/gas exploration company. BHP was founded in 1851 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 8 |
| Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Divestiture | 2 of 2 |
| State: Oklahoma | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2011 | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-28 |
Athabasca Potash
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Athabasca Potash, Inc. provides potash to Saskatchewan basin. |
Buy | $341M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-26 |
Petrohawk Energy
Houston, Texas, United States Petrohawk Energy Corporation was a publicly-traded E&P company based in Houston. The Company was formed in May 2003 by Floyd Wilson, the former founder and CEO of 3TEC Energy. |
Buy | $15.1B |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Sector | Oil/Gas Exploration |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Revenue | 7.8B USD (2023) |
Chesapeake Energy produces natural gas and is a major producer of oil and natural gas liquids in the U.S., with an industry-leading portfolio of high-quality unconventional assets in top onshore plays. Chesapeake Energy was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Oklahoma City.
| Deal Context for Seller | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 9 |
| Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration | 1 of 6 |
| Type: Divestiture | 1 of 8 |
| State: Oklahoma | 1 of 4 |
| Country: United States | 1 of 9 |
| Year: 2011 | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-01 |
Empresa Energy II
Houston, Texas, United States Empresa Energy II is an independent oil and gas acquisition and development company focused on acquiring and exploiting properties in various unconventional resource plays. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-15 |
Bronco Drilling Co.
El Reno, Oklahoma, United States Bronco Drilling Company, Inc,is a provider of contract land drilling to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. |
Buy | $315M |
