据油气新闻1月24日消息称，切萨皮克能源公司同意以约 26 亿美元的现金和股票收购寡头控股的 Chief E&D Holdings LP 以及 Tug Hill Inc. 的关联公司持有的相关资产，这是该公司自去年摆脱破产保护以来的第二次数十亿美元的收购。
周二的一份声明称，这笔交易预计将在第一季度结束前完成，这将使切萨皮克公司从第二季度开始将年度基本股息提高14%。纽约股市上涨了3.7%。
该公司还同意将其位于怀俄明州的Powder River Basin资产以约4.5亿美元现金出售给Continental Resources Inc.。
此次收购使切萨皮克在美国最大的页岩气区块——宾夕法尼亚州的州马塞勒斯页岩获得了立足点。该国的天然气行业面临越来越大的来自投资者的压力，要求他们进行整合，以便在不钻新井的情况下扩大规模、降低成本和增加产量。但大型收购通常意味着承担巨额债务，如果石油和天然气价格暴跌，会给钻井商带来财务风险。
西南能源公司在 9 月同意以约 27 亿美元的价格收购 Indigo Natural Resources，而页岩巨头 EQT Corp. 以29亿美元的价格收购Alta Resources的资产，交易在第三季度完成。
切萨皮克也在进行并购，去年宣布以22亿美元收购竞争对手Vine Energy Inc.。Vine和Chief的交易共同帮助该公司提高了产量，这是自2021年2月退出美国破产法第11章保护以来，公司管理层推动的关键举措。
切萨皮克首席执行官Nick Dell 'Osso在声明中称:“在不到一年的时间里，我们已经实现了围绕核心资产重新调整投资组合并提高评级的目标，为股东创造了有意义的回报。”
该交易预计将立即增加公司的运营和自由现金流，同时将马塞勒斯天然气产能提高至每天 2 亿立方英尺。出售怀俄明州产油资产将为Chief的收购提供资金。该公司表示，这笔交易将改善该公司的温室气体排放指标。
朱佳妮 摘译自 油气新闻
原文如下：
Chesapeake to buy Chief for $2.6 billion as gas deals surge
Chesapeake Energy Corp. agreed to buy closely held Chief E&D Holdings LP and associated assets held by affiliates of Tug Hill Inc. for about $2.6 billion in cash and stock, marking its second multi-billion-dollar acquisition since emerging from bankruptcy last year.
The deal, which is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, will allow Chesapeake to increase its annual base dividend by 14% starting in the second quarter, according to a statement Tuesday. Shares rose as much as 3.7% in New York.
The company also agreed to sell its Powder River Basin assets in Wyoming to Continental Resources Inc. for approximately $450 million in cash.
The Chief purchase grows Chesapeake’s foothold in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania, the largest gas play in the U.S. The country’s gas sector faces increasing pressure from investors to consolidate in a bid to scale up, cut costs and grow production without drilling new wells. But large acquisitions usually mean taking on significant debt, creating financial risks for drillers if oil and gas prices tumble.
Southwestern Energy Co. agreed to buy Indigo Natural Resources for about $2.7 billion in September, while shale giant EQT Corp. bought assets from Alta Resources in a $2.9 billion deal that closed during the third quarter.
Chesapeake has made M&A plays, too, announcing last year a $2.2 billion deal to buy rival gas driller Vine Energy Inc. The Vine and Chief deals together help the company grow output, a key management push since exiting Chapter 11 protection in February 2021.
“In less than a year, we have achieved our goal of refocusing and high-grading our portfolio around our core assets, positioning us to generate meaningful returns for shareholders,” Chesapeake Chief Executive Officer Nick Dell’Osso said in the statement.
The deal is expected to immediately increase the company’s operating and free cash flow, while growing its Marcellus gas production capacity by up to 200 million cubic feet a day. The sale of the oil-producing Wyoming assets will help fund the Chief purchase. The transaction will improve the company’s greenhouse gas emissions metrics, it said.
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