切萨皮克-西南交易因美联储对勘探与生产并购的审查而推迟

联邦贸易委员会要求切萨皮克和西南航空提供有关其 74 亿美元合并的更多信息,随着该机构加强对勘探与生产交易的审查,自动触发 30 天的等待期。

切萨皮克能源公司 (Chesapeake Energy) 与西南能源公司 (Southwestern Energy) 价值 74 亿美元的合并被联邦贸易委员会 (FTC) 推迟,这使其成为最新接受更严格审查的大型上游石油和天然气交易。

根据切萨皮克和西南航空 4 月 5 日提交的监管文件,随着本周反垄断时钟的时间所剩无几,联邦贸易委员会于 4 月 4 日通知两家公司,该机构希望获得有关合并的更多信息。

这两家公司是阿巴拉契亚和海恩斯维尔地区最大的双盆地天然气生产商,并将分别控制更大的市场份额。

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Chesapeake-Southwestern Deal Delayed Amid Feds Scrutiny of E&P M&A

The Federal Trade Commission asked Chesapeake and Southwestern for more information about their $7.4 billion merger — triggering an automatic 30-day waiting period as the agency intensifies scrutiny of E&P deals.

Chesapeake Energy’s $7.4 billion merger with Southwestern Energy was delayed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), making it the latest large-scale upstream oil and gas deal to undergo more intensive review.

With time running out on the antitrust clock this week, the FTC notified the companies on April 4 that the agency wants more information about the merger, according to April 5 regulatory filings by Chesapeake and Southwestern.

The two companies are the top dual-basin natural gas producers in the Appalachia and Haynesville regions and would control much larger market shares in each.

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