据能源世界网9月27日纽约报道，据知情人士周六称，美国页岩生产商德文能源公司(Devon Energy Corp)正就收购竞争对手WPX能源公司(WPX Energy Inc.)的全股交易进行谈判，合并后的公司价值约为60亿美元。
其中一名消息人士称，这笔交易将使总部位于俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的WPX的估值比当前股价高出一点。该交易可能最早于下周宣布。
由于会谈是私下进行的，消息人士要求匿名。德文和WPX均未立即回应置评请求。
郝芬 译自 能源世界网
原文如下：
U.S. shale producers Devon Energy , WPX Energy in merger talks
U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an all-stock transaction that would create a combined company worth around $6 billion, people familiar with the matter said The deal, which would value Tulsa, Oklahoma-based WPX at a small premium to its current share price, could be announced as soon as next week, according to The sources requested anonymity as the talks are private. Devon and WPX did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
