中国石化新闻网讯 据世界石油网2月25日报道，据知情人士透露，先锋自然资源公司（Pioneer Natural Resources Co.）正考虑收购Range资源公司。
据不愿透露姓名的知情人士称，这家总部位于得克萨斯州的石油和天然气勘探商正在考虑收购这家规模较小的美国竞争对手，因为其寻求进一步整合页岩气行业。
该知情人士表示，谈判仍在进行中，不确定两家公司是否会达成协议。先锋自然资源公司的代表拒绝置评，记者无法立即联系到Range置评。
该消息传出后，先锋股价下跌了7%，而Range上涨了18%，市值达到了68亿美元。
截至周五，先锋在纽约的股价过去12个月累计下跌11%，市值约470亿美元。同期，Range的股价上涨了12%。
收购Range将使先锋公司业务进入阿巴拉契亚西南部的马塞勒斯盆地，那里的主要资源是天然气，而不是石油。先锋公司已经在二叠纪盆地生产天然气，但只是作为其油井的副产品。
先锋的首席执行官斯科特·谢菲尔德（Scott Sheffield）在并购交易方面享有盛名，自2020年以来，他收购了欧芹能源(Parsley Energy )和双点能源公司(DoublePoint Energy)。这两笔交易扩大了先锋米德兰盆地核心资产的面积。
根据麦肯锡(McKinsey & Co.)周五发布的一份报告显示，由于一些大型石油公司正在寻找配置现金的方法，美国页岩油行业今年有望大幅回归并购交易。
其他专注于阿巴拉契亚地区的天然气生产商的股价也有所攀升。EQT公司上涨5.6%，Coterra能源上涨2.8%，Antero资源公司上涨8.5%。
郝芬 译自 《世界石油》
原文如下:
Pioneer Natural Resources considers buying smaller shale rival in Marcellus basin
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. is considering an acquisition of Range Resources Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
The Texas-based oil and gas explorer is weighing a deal for the smaller U.S. rival as it seeks further consolidation in the shale industry, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.
Deliberations are>Pioneer shares fell as much as 7%>Up until Friday, shares in Pioneer have fallen 11% in New York over the last 12 months, valuing it at about $47 billion. Range’s stock is up 12% over the period.
Buying Range would bring Pioneer into the Marcellus Basin in southwest Appalachia, where the key resource is gas, not oil. Pioneer already produces gas in the Permian, but>Pioneer’s CEO Scott Sheffield has a reputation for dealmaking, with acquisitions of Parsley Energy and DoublePoint Energy since 2020. Both deals expanded Pioneer’s acreage in its core Midland Basin asset.
The U.S. shale sector is poised for a big return to dealmaking this year as some of the largest oil companies look for ways to deploy cash, according to a McKinsey & Co. report Friday.
Shares of other Appalachian-focused gas producers also climbed. EQT Corp. rose as much as 5.6% while Coterra Energy Inc. gained 2.8% and Antero Resources Corp. advanced 8.5%.
