ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil get second US FTC request over $22.5 bln deal July 12 (Reuters) - Top U.S. independent oil producer ConocoPhillips COP.N said on Friday it received a second request from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for information on its proposed acquisition of rival Marathon Oil MRO.N . ConocoPhillips said both companies received the requests on July 11 and are working with the FTC to review the merger.

Exxon signals a hit from refining margins in Q2 By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, July 8 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N on Monday signaled that lower refining margins across the industry will reduce its profits from fuels in the second quarter. A snapshot of operating factors affecting the quarter suggests earnings per share between $1.50 and $2.40, which is 17% below market consensus.

UPDATE 2-Exxon Mobil signals second-quarter earnings hit from refining margins, natural gas prices Adds details and background in paragraph 4-11 By Tanay Dhumal July 8 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil XOM.N said on Monday lower natural gas prices and refining margins are expected to hit the oil major's second-quarter earnings. The oil major would be reporting its first earnings after closing the acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion, with the combined operations making it the largest o

What to Watch in the Week Ahead and on Monday, July 8 The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at DAY/US . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT ON MONDAY Exxon Mobil is scheduled to issue a preview of its first quarterly earnings, including the results of its Pioneer Natural Resources acquisition.

UPDATE 2-Bryan Sheffield-backed Tamboran's shares fall 6% in lukewarm NYSE debut Adds detail on company's business in paragraphs 5 to 7 June 27 (Reuters) - Shares of Tamboran Resources TBN.N TBN.AX , a natural gas exploration and production company backed by billionaire Bryan Sheffield, opened 6.3% below the IPO price in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Bryan Sheffield-backed Tamboran raises $75 mln in US IPO Adds details from paragraph 2 June 26 (Reuters) - Tamboran Resources TBN.AX , a natural gas exploration and production company backed by billionaire Bryan Sheffield, said on Wednesday it had raised $75 million in its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. The IPO valued Tamboran at $ 421.3 million and the price at which the shares were sold was lower than the $24 to $27 range the Sydney-based company had marketed earl

ANALYSIS-A mountain of asset sales loom after oil megamerger era By Shariq Khan, Sabrina Valle and Arathy Somasekhar June 26 (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas companies could face an uphill struggle to sell about $27 billion of assets to fund investor payouts over the next few years as the biggest wave of energy megamergers in 25 years nears the end of regulatory reviews.

BUZZ-Truist Securities downgrades Exxon Mobil to 'hold', cuts PT by $22 ** Truist Securities forecasts Exxon Mobil XOM.N shares to potentially underperform peers nearer-term, downgrades rating to 'hold' from 'buy' ** Brokerage also expects XOM's free cash flow (FCF) yield to trail peers well into 2025 ** "We think upcoming OPEC+ oil pressure could

FOCUS-How Devon Energy missed out on the US oil and gas mega-deal wave By David French and Arathy Somasekhar June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy DVN.N has lost bids to acquire at least three of its peers in the last 12 months because its shares were spurned as acquisition currency, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

UPDATE 2-US House lawmakers seek antitrust probe of OPEC and oil companies Adds comment from Exxon paragraph 7 By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. House lawmakers asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to probe allegations of antitrust behavior among U.S. oil producers and OPEC and said the two largest U.S oil companies have been conspiring to keep fuel prices high.

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Exxon’s Darren Woods gets a Biden-era dividend The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Lauren Silva Laughlin NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Darren Woods has had a surprisingly good four years. On Wednesday, Exxon Mobil’s XOM.N chief executive scored a victory at the oil driller’s annual meeting, and clinched re-election.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Exxon’s Darren Woods gets a Biden-era dividend The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. By Lauren Silva Laughlin NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Darren Woods has had a surprisingly good four years. On Wednesday, Exxon Mobil’s XOM.N chief executive scored a victory at the oil driller’s annual meeting, and clinched re-election.

RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Conoco’s Marathon deal is cheap and cheerful The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - While rivals are going big and risky, ConocoPhillips COP.N is taking a cheerful boogie board ride on oil’s merger wave. The $139 billion oil driller said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy rival Marathon Oil MRO.N for $23 billion, including the target’s net debt.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Conoco’s Marathon deal is cheap and cheerful The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - While rivals are going big and risky, ConocoPhillips COP.N is taking a cheerful boogie board ride on oil’s merger wave. The $139 billion oil driller said on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy rival Marathon Oil MRO.N for $23 billion, including the target’s net debt.

UPDATE 9-ConocoPhillips to buy Marathon Oil in $22.5 bln deal in latest energy merger Rewrites throughout, adds CEO comments in paragraph 3, 12 and 13, share price in paragraph 5, analyst comment in paragraph 6 By Seher Dareen and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, May 29 (Reuters) - Top U.S. independent oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips COP.N on Wednesday agreed to buy Marathon Oil MRO.N for $22.5 billion, the latest in a series of mega-deals in the energy industry .

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 29 May 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - Merck MRK.N is close to a $1.3 billion deal to buy Eyebiotech in cash upfront and make an additional $1.7 billion in milestone payments for the company, which goes by the name EyeBio.

UPDATE 4-Hess shareholders sign off on $53 billion sale to Chevron Adds analysts comments on paragraphs 3, 4, 13, 16 By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, May 28 (Reuters) - Hess HES.N shareholders on Tuesday approved the proposed $53 billion merger with Chevron CVX.N that paves the way for the No. 2 U.S. oil company to gain a prize asset and a foothold in rival Exxon Mobil's XOM.N massive Guyana discoveries.

Hess-Chevron merger vote appears ripe for narrow approval By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Hess Corp CEO John Hess has until Tuesday to quell a rebellion by shareholders over his handling of what could turn out to be one of the largest mergers in oil industry history: a proposed $53 billion sale of the oil producer to Chevron Corp CVX.N .

UPDATE 6-Crescent Energy expands Texas shale ops with $2.1 billion SilverBow buy Adds negotiation details in paragraph 9, Kimmeridge statement in paragraph 10, updated share prices in paragraph 6 By Sourasis Bose and David French May 16 (Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Crescent Energy CRGY.N has agreed to buy rival SilverBow Resources SBOW.N for $2.1 billion, a deal which would create the second-largest operator in the Eagle Ford basin in south Texas.

BRIEF-ISS Recommends, With Caution, That Exxon Shareholders Vote For Election Of Joseph Hooley To Board May 15 (Reuters) - ISS: ISS RECOMMENDS EXXONMOBIL SHAREHOLDERS VOTE 'FOR' ON SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL ON REPORT ON REDUCED PLASTICS DEMAND IMPACT ON FINANCIAL ASSUMPTIONS PROXY ADVISOR ISS RECOMMENDS, WITH CAUTION, THAT EXXON SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR EL