Chevron mua lại Hess với giá 53 tỷ USD

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In the second energy megadeal this month, Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil giant (gã khổng lồ dầu mỏ), said Monday that it had agreed to acquire (mua lại) Hess, a medium-size rival, in an all-stock deal valued at $53 billion.

The deal marks a further consolidation (sự hợp nhất) of the energy industry, especially in the United States, where smaller companies appear to be taking advantage of (tận dụng) relatively high oil prices to join forces with bigger players. The transaction follows Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion purchase of the shale driller Pioneer Natural Resources this month, another sign of confidence among large industry players in the future of fossil fuels even as policymakers (nhà hoạch định chính sách) promote (thúc đẩy) cleaner energy sources.

Like Exxon’s acquisition of Pioneer, Chevron’s move shows that big oil companies want to invest closer to home amid rising political risks (rủi ro chính trị) in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In recent years, Chevron has increased its holdings in the Rocky Mountains and the Permian Basin straddling (trải dài) Texas and New Mexico.

... The jewel (viên ngọc quý) of the deal is the acquisition of Hess’s investment in offshore Guyana, which, in partnership with Exxon Mobil, is producing 400,000 barrels a day, up from nothing four years ago. Output is expected to triple by 2027, with Guyana representing more than 1 percent of total global output.

Exxon, Hess and CNOOC, a smaller Chinese partner, have made more than 30 discoveries in Guyana, with more than 11 billion barrels in the largest Stabroek block alone.

source: nytimes,