Noble shareholders will receive Chevron stock in this all-stock transaction. Chevron shares were flat in premarket trading.
America's shale oil and gas industry has been hit hard during the pandemic. Demand has tumbled as people stopped traveling and commuting. And energy prices fell as an ill-timed global oil standoff temporarily increased supply while people were using less oil.
Making matters worse, many energy producers had incurred piles of debt to fund their operations before the current recession hit.
US shale operators have been under assault from low energy prices. Last month, a study by Deloitte said some 30% of shale players would be technically insolvent at oil prices of $35 a barrel. Monday morning, US oil futures hovered around $40 a barrel, having rebounded from crashing below zero in April.
But to companies looking to snap up cheap assets, these are good conditions to go on a buying spree.
The Noble-Chevron tie up fits right in. Adding Noble's not-so-noble $8 billion debt pile brings the transaction value to $13 billion.
Although Noble is in serious debt, its assets -- including its proven but undeveloped reserves -- are an attractive and a relatively cheap buy for Chevron (CVX).
Once the companies are combined, their merger will generate some $300 million in annual cost synergies. The acquisition is expected to close in the final quarter of the year.
-- Matt Egan contributed to the story.
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