Total oil & gas industry M&A deals in July 2019 worth $9.89 billion were announced in the U.S., according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The value marked an increase of 54.4 percent over the previous month and a drop of 58.8 percent when compared with the last 12-month average of $23.98 billion.
The U.S. held a 51.1 percent share of the global oil & gas industry M&A deal value that totaled $19.36 billion in July 2019.
In terms of deal activity, the U.S. recorded 44 deals during July 2019, marking a decrease of 6.4 percent over the previous month and a drop of 34.3 percent over the 12-month average.
The U.S. oil & gas industry M&A deals in July 2019: Top deals
The top five oil & gas industry M&A deals accounted for 84.2 percent of the overall value during July 2019.
The combined value of the top five oil & gas M&A deals stood at $8.33 billion, against the overall value of $9.89 billion recorded for the month.
The top five oil & gas industry deals of July 2019 tracked by GlobalData were:
- Callon Petroleum’s $4.92bn acquisition of Carrizo Oil & Gas
- The $1.28bn acquisition of Columbia Midstream Group by UGI
- Synthomer’s $824m acquisition of Omnova Solutions
- The $700m acquisition of Diamondback Energy by Viper Energy Partners
- Osaka Gas’ acquisition of Sabine Oil & Gas for $610m.
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