M&A Deal Summary

Murphy Oil Company Acquires Shell Canada Energy

On November 13, 2012, Murphy Oil Company acquired oil/gas exploration company Shell Canada Energy from Shell

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Murphy Oil Company’s 2nd transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Murphy Oil Company’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Murphy Oil Company’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-11-13
Target Shell Canada Energy
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Murphy Oil Company
Sellers(s) Shell
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Shell Canada Energy

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Shell Canada Energy Ltd. is engages in the exploration and development of oil sands processes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Murphy Oil Company

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

Murphy Oil Company Ltd. is a provider of oil and gas exploration services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Alberta M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-11 Bear Ridge Resources

Tupper, Canada

Bear Ridge Resources Ltd. is a provider of oil and gas exploration services.

Buy CA$155M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Shell

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1907
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees96,000
Revenue 284.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Shell is an Anglo–Dutch multinational oil and gas company. Shell was founded in 1907 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 19
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 3 of 13
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 19
State: Alberta M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-14 Shell Gas Hungary Zrt.

Budaörs, Hungary

Shell Gas Hungary Zrt. delivered approximately 300 million gallons of LPG.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-01 Royal Dutch - SME Fuel Card Customer Portfolio

Germany

Royal Dutch - SME Fuel Card Customer Portfolio comprises SME fuel card customer portfolio in order to provide more focused services to this segment of customers.

Sell -