M&A Deal Summary

Marathon Oil Acquires PayRock Energy

On June 20, 2016, Marathon Oil acquired oil/gas exploration company PayRock Energy from EnCap Investments for 888M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marathon Oil’s 10th transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Marathon Oil’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Marathon Oil’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Marathon Oil’s 1st transaction in Oklahoma.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-06-20
Target PayRock Energy
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Marathon Oil
Sellers(s) EnCap Investments
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 888M USD

Target

PayRock Energy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
PayRock Energy LLC is an oil and natural gas company. PayRock focused on the acquisition and development of resources in the Mississippian play of Oklahoma and Kansas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Marathon Oil

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees1,700
Revenue 6.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Marathon Oil's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Marathon Oil's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Marathon Oil is an international oil exploration and production company. Marathon has net proved reserves of more then 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent across North America, Europe and Africa. Marathon Oil was formed in 1887 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 10 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 6
State (Oklahoma) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 8
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-01 Marathon Oil - Williston Basin Properties

United States

Marathon Oil - Williston Basin Properties consisted of approximately 41,500 net acres in Williams County, ND, Sheridan County, MT and Roosevelt County, MT with an average production rate of 1,049 Boepd for the three months ended March 31, 2014

Sell $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-25 Marathon Oil - U.K. Business

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Marathon Oil Corp. - U.K. Business includes Marathon Oil U.K. LLC and Marathon Oil West of Shetland Limited. MOUK holds 37%-40% operated interests in fields in the Greater Brae Area and MOWOS holds a 28% interest in the BP plc operated Foinaven Field unit and a 47% interest in Foinaven East, respectively.

Sell $140M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EnCap Investments

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 38.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

EnCap Investments is a private equity firm focused on the US energy sector. EnCap specifically looks for upstream and midstream opportunities within the oil and gas industry. EnCap generally partners with seasoned management when pursuing investments. EnCap Investments has offices in Dallas and Houston.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 51
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 38 of 48
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 21 of 30
State (Oklahoma) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 39 of 50
Year (2016) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-12 Plains All American

Houston, Texas, United States

Plains All American is a provider of oil pipeline transportation, marketing, and storage business. The company engages in the transportation, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil, refined products, and liquefied petroleum gas and other natural gas-related petroleum products. Plains All American was founded in 1998 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-01 PetroLegacy Energy II

Austin, Texas, United States

PetroLegacy Energy II is an independent oil and gas company pursuing acquisition opportunities with an initial focus on the Permian Basin. PetroLegacy Energy II is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy -