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Shell plc

21 buyer-side · 50 seller-side · 7 chain hops

M&A chain

Lineage of Shell plc walked through the transactions ledger. Earliest predecessor at the top; most recent owner at the bottom. Each counterparty exposes deep links so you can pivot into their drilling activity, news, assets and people without leaving the chain.

  1. Predecessor (acquired by this company)

    ubitricity

    Shell has signed an agreement to buy 100% of ubitricity, a leading European provider of on-street charging for electric vehicles (EVs). The purchase price was not disclosed. The deal is expected to be completed later…

  2. This company

    Shell plc

  3. Acquirer

    ConocoPhillips

    Shell Enterprises LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its Permian business to ConocoPhillips for $8.6 billion in cash (adjusted from $9.5 billion prior to closing). The…

  4. Acquirer

    Flywheel Energy LLC

    Flywheel Energy LLC — backed by Stone Ridge Energy — acquired approximately 300,000 net acres in the Oklahoma Anadarko Basin from ConocoPhillips for $1.3 billion in cash. The assets produce approximately 39,000 Boe/d…

  5. Acquirer

    Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

    Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. has signed a deal to acquire the Williston Basin properties of VEN Bakken LLC, a subsidiary of Flywheel Bakken LLC (formerly Valorem Energy) for $180 million in cash/stock. Flywheel is a…

  6. Acquirer

    Brigham Exploration Co.

    Brigham Exploration Company announced the closing of a joint venture agreement with Northern Oil and Gas providing for Brigham's participation in approximately 30,300 gross and 24,350 net acres in the Williston Basin…

  7. Acquirer

    Equinor

    Statoil ASA and Brigham Exploration Company announced that they have entered into a merger agreement for Statoil to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Brigham for USD 36.5 per share through an all-cash tender…

  8. Acquirer

    Vista Energy

    Vista Energy and its subsidiary Vista Energy Argentina SAU entered into a series of agreements to acquire Equinor's entire onshore position in Argentina's Vaca Muerta basin for total consideration of approximately $1.1…

Acquisitions (Buyer)

Shell to Buy Car-Charging Company ubitricity Jan 25, 2021

Shell has signed an agreement to buy 100% of ubitricity, a leading European provider of on-street charging for electric vehicles (EVs). The purchase price was not disclosed. The…

Kosmos Farms Out Offshore Asset Package to Shell for $200MM Sep 9, 2020 · $200M

Kosmos Energy has agreed to farm-down interest in certain exploration assets to Royal Dutch Shell for $200 million (comprised of $100 million, plus future contingent payments of…

Shell, Equinor Acquire Stake in YPF-Operated Vaca Muerta Asset; $355MM Jan 31, 2020 · $355M

Equinor and its partner Shell have finalized a joint acquisition of the 49% interest held by Schlumberger in the Bandurria Sur onshore block in Argentina’s Neuquén province. Each…

Shell to Acquire Petromanas' Albanian Portfolio for $45 Million Feb 1, 2016 · $45M

Petromanas Energy Inc. has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Shell Upstream Albania B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, pursuant to which Shell…

Shell to Buy BG Group in ~$70 Billion Mega-Merger Deal Apr 8, 2015 · $70000M

The Boards of Shell and BG are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer to be made by Shell for the entire issued…

Repsol, Shell Ink LNG Asset Sale Worth $6.7B Feb 26, 2013 · $6700M

Repsol has reached an agreement with Shell for the sale of its LNG assets for $6.7 billion which includes the minority stakes in Atlantic LNG (Trinidad & Tobago,) Peru LNG and…

Shell Still Undecided on Pennsylvania Cracker Site Dec 26, 2013

Agreement Amendment - December 26, 2013 Horsehead Holding Corp. has reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Horsehead Corporation, has signed an Amended and Restated Option and…

Shell Buys Additional 25% in Albanian Blocks from Petromanas Jun 25, 2013 · $22M

Petromanas Energy Inc. (“Petromanas”, or the “Company”) (TSXV: PMI) today announced that it has entered into an amended definitive farm out agreement (the “Agreement”) with a…

Ithaca Farms-Out Interest in UK North Sea License to Shell Jun 17, 2013

Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the execution of further UK exploration farm-out transactions. The Company has executed a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of Edison International…

Shell Acquires Beryl Area Field Properties May 31, 2012 · $525M

Shell announced today the signing of an agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire its interests in the Beryl area fields and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (“SAGE”), for…

QuickSilver and Shell JV To Develop Niobrara Shale Sep 24, 2012

Quicksilver Resources Inc. announces the execution of an agreement with SWEPI LP, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to jointly develop their oil and gas interests in the Sand…

Ivanhoe Transfers China Zitong Interest to Shell Oct 15, 2012 · $105M

Initial Announcement - October 15, 2012 Ivanhoe Energy Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunwing Zitong Energy, has signed the definitive Sale and Purchase…

Nexus Uses Option in Browse Basin to Divest of 2% Interest at Fixed Price Dec 19, 2012 · $75M

Nexus Energy Limited (Nexus) advises it has provided to Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (Shell) an Option Notice that will result in the disposal of 2% of Nexus’ 17%…

Royal Dutch Shell to Acquire Beryl Assets from Hess Oct 24, 2012 · $525M

Hess Corporation has agreed to terms for the sale of its interest in the Beryl area fields and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (SAGE) to Royal Dutch Shell for $525…

Shell Acquires Permian Assets from Chesapeake Sep 12, 2012 · $1935M

Royal Dutch Shell plc, has acquired acreage in Texas from Chesapeake Energy in a further step to build a leading portfolio of shale assets rich in oil and natural gas liquids. The…

Hess Agrees to Sell UK Assets May 31, 2012

Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today announced it had reached agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to sell its 15.67 percent interest in the BP-operated Schiehallion field, its…

Chevron and Shell Development Exchange Browse Assets Aug 20, 2012

Chevron Corporation's Australian subsidiary has reached an agreement to exchange its holdings in the Browse development for Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd's interests in…

Shell Acquires Gasnor AS in Norway Jul 11, 2012 · $74M

Shell, the current owner of 4.1% of the shares in Gasnor AS, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of the remaining outstanding shares in the company for USD…

Shell To Acquire Marcellus Focused East Resources May 28, 2010 · $4700M

Shell has agreed to acquire subsidiaries which own substantially all of the business of East Resources, Inc (“East Resources”) for a cash consideration of $4.7 billion, from East…

Shell Acquires Eagle Ford Acreage May 28, 2010 · $1000M

Eagle Ford transactionsShell has acquired ~250,000 net acres (1,000 square kilometres) of highly contiguous acreage in the Eagle Ford shale, in a series of transactions with…

Shell Acquires Duvernay Oil Corp, Gets Montney Assets Jun 13, 2008 · $5900M

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy Canada's Duvernay Oil Corp for around C$5.9 billion ($5.9 billion) to boost the major's production from prolific unconventional gas holdings…

Divestitures (Seller)

Shell Sells Permian Portfolio to ConocoPhillips for $8.6 Billion in Cash Sep 20, 2021 · $8600M

Shell Enterprises LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has reached an agreement for the sale of its Permian business to ConocoPhillips for $8.6 billion in cash (adjusted…

Crescent Point Inks $900MM Deal for Shell's Duvernay Assets Feb 17, 2021 · $900M

Crescent Point Energy Corp. has signed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell plc to acquire Shell's Kaybob Duvernay assets in Alberta for $900 million. This deal closed on April 1, 2021…

Shell to Buy Car-Charging Company ubitricity Jan 25, 2021

Shell has signed an agreement to buy 100% of ubitricity, a leading European provider of on-street charging for electric vehicles (EVs). The purchase price was not disclosed. The…

Kosmos Farms Out Offshore Asset Package to Shell for $200MM Sep 9, 2020 · $200M

Kosmos Energy has agreed to farm-down interest in certain exploration assets to Royal Dutch Shell for $200 million (comprised of $100 million, plus future contingent payments of…

National Fuel/Seneca Resources To Acquire Shell's Appalachia Assets For $541 Million May 4, 2020 · $541M

National Fuel Gas Co. has signed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary SWEPI LP in which it will acquire Shell’s upstream and midstream gathering assets in Pennsylvania for…

Shell, Equinor Acquire Stake in YPF-Operated Vaca Muerta Asset; $355MM Jan 31, 2020 · $355M

Equinor and its partner Shell have finalized a joint acquisition of the 49% interest held by Schlumberger in the Bandurria Sur onshore block in Argentina’s Neuquén province. Each…

Shell Exits Haynesville, Sells To Castleton Resources Dec 30, 2019

Castleton Resources LLC has closed on the acquisition of the East Texas and North Louisiana Haynesville Shale assets of BG US Production Company LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch…

Pieridae Acquires Alberta Upstream, Midstream Assets from Shell Jul 26, 2019 · $190M

Pieridae Energy Limited has signed a deal with Shell Canada Energy to purchase all of Shell’s midstream and upstream assets in the southern Alberta Foothills for a purchase price…

Equinor Ups Ante in GOM Cesar Tonga Field in $965MM Deal May 13, 2019 · $965M

Equinor has agreed to acquire an additional 22.45% interest in the Caesar Tonga oil field from Royal Dutch Shell for $965 million in cash. This will increase Equinor’s interest…

Delek Picks Up Stake in GOM Caesar Tonga Field for $965MM Apr 11, 2019 · $965M

Delek Group has signed an agreement to acquire 22.45% of the Caesar Tonga oil field in the Gulf of Mexico from a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc for a purchase price of USD…

Pin Oak Bolts On 43,000 Acres in the Utica Shale Apr 3, 2019

Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC has acquired acreage in the Utica Shale from SWEPI LP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Asset Details: 43,000 net acres in NW Pennsylvania Pin Oak's…

Shell Sells Stake in Canadian Natural Resources for $3.3B May 8, 2018 · $3300M

Shell signed an underwriting agreement for the sale of its entire stake of 97.6 million shares in Canadian Natural, the company said in a statement. Last June, Shell had reported…

Stone Acquires Gulf of Mexico Property; 6,100 BOEPD Apr 30, 2018 · $234M

Stone Energy has inked a deal to acquire 100% WI in the Ram Powell Unit (and related assets) located in the Gulf of Mexico from Shell, Exxon and Anadarko for $234 million. This…

Shell Exits New Zealand in $578MM Deal with OMV Mar 16, 2018 · $578M

Shell has inked a deal to sell off its entire portfolio in New Zealand to OMV for $578 million. The agreement includes Māui, Pohokura and the Tank Farms. Shell has also entered…

Halcon Acquires Delaware Basin Property From Shell For $200 Million Feb 6, 2018 · $200M

Halcon has agreed to acquire Delaware Basin properties from an Shell for $200 million. This deal closed on April 4, 2018. The acquisition is comprised of 10,524 net acres in…

CPPIB, Vermilion Ink Partnership; Acquire Shell's Corrib Assets in Ireland Jul 12, 2017 · $960M

Private equity firm Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Vermilion Energy have inked a strategic partnership where CPPIB will acquire Shell's 45% stake in the Corrib…

Carlyle-backed Assala Energy acquires Shell Gabon Assets Mar 25, 2017 · $587M

Carlyle-backed Assala Energy today announced the acquisition of Shell’s onshore assets in Gabon, Africa, for $587 million. Assala Energy will also assume associated liabilities…

CNRL Acquires Oil Sands Property From Marathon and Shell For $12.7 Billion Mar 9, 2017 · $12700M

Canadian Natural Resources Limited announces that it entered into agreements, to acquire 70% of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project ("AOSP"), including 70% of the Scotford upgrader…

Chrysaor Acquires Large North Sea Position from Shell in $3.0B Deal Jan 31, 2017 · $3000M

Chrysaor Holdings is set to acquire a package of assets in the UK North Sea from Shell U.K Limited and its affiliates for a price of $3.0 billion. In addition, future payments may…

PE-backed Harbour Energy Acquires North Sea Assets For $3.0 Billion Jan 2, 2017 · $3000M

Harbour Energy Ltd said Nov. 1 that it closed its $3 billion buy of a package of oil and gas producing assets in the U.K. North Sea from Shell U.K. Ltd. The acquired asset package…

Tourmaline Acquires Shell's Deep Basin / Montney Assets for C$1.3 Billion Oct 21, 2016 · $1369M

Closing Announcement - November 30, 2016 Tourmaline has closed the previously announced acquisition from Shell Canada Energy. The Company has acquired strategic assets located in…

Shell Sells Gulf of Mexico Brutus / Glider Assets for $425 Million Aug 30, 2016 · $425M

Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its affiliate Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), has agreed to sell 100 percent of its record title interest in Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Blocks 114…

Shell to Acquire Petromanas' Albanian Portfolio for $45 Million Feb 1, 2016 · $45M

Petromanas Energy Inc. has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Shell Upstream Albania B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, pursuant to which Shell…

Vermilion to Enter German Farm-in with ExxonMobil, Shell Jul 28, 2015

Vermilion Energy Inc. has announced that we have entered into a farm-in agreement with Mobil Erdgas-Erdӧl GmbH (MEEG) and BEB Erdgas und Erdӧl GmbH & Co.KG (BEB). MEEG is 100%…

Kinder Morgan Eyes Shell's 100% Stake in the Elba Liquefaction Project Jul 15, 2015 · $630M

Kinder Morgan, Inc. and Shell have reached an agreement for Kinder Morgan to purchase 100 percent of Shell’s equity interest in Elba Liquefaction Company, LLC (ELC), the owner of…

Shell to Buy BG Group in ~$70 Billion Mega-Merger Deal Apr 8, 2015 · $70000M

The Boards of Shell and BG are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer to be made by Shell for the entire issued…

Shell Lets Go of Niger Delta OML 29 Lease in $1.7B Deal Mar 25, 2015 · $1700M

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), has completed the assignment of its interest in oil mining lease…

Blackstone Partnership Inks $1.2B Deal for Shell's Haynesville Assets Aug 14, 2014 · $1200M

Vine Oil & Gas LP, and Blackstone Energy Partners, agree to acquire the Haynesville assets from Royal Dutch Shell plc, for $1.2 billion. (See asset map below) The assets comprise…

Ultra Trades In Marcellus Assets for Shell's Pinedale Portfolio Aug 14, 2014 · $925M

Closing Announcement - September 25, 2014 Ultra Petroleum Corp. reported the closing of the Pinedale field acquisition from SWEPI, LP (an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc…

Rex Bolts On Massive Butler Acreage Plot in Deal with Shell Aug 13, 2014 · $120M

Closing Announcement - September 9, 2014 Rex Energy Corporation announced the closing of the previously announced Butler Operated Area acquisition from SWEPI, LP, an affiliate of…

Osum Oil Sands to Purchase Orion Project From Shell Jun 11, 2014 · $325M

Osum Oil Sands Corp., a private in-situ oil sands company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Orion Oil Sands Project from Shell Canada (a Royal…

Sanchez Picks Up Eagle Ford Property from Shell May 21, 2014 · $639M

Closing Announcement - June 30, 2014 Sanchez Energy Corporation has reported the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Eagle Ford Shale assets from wholly-owned…

Centrica, Qatar JV to Acquire Alberta Foothills Assets from Shell May 15, 2014 · $50M

A joint venture of Qatar Petroleum and Centrica (CQ Energy Canada Partnership) has agreed to buy Canadian natural gas assets from Shell for C$50MM. The assets are located in the…

Newly-Minted E&P Eyes Shell's Kansas MissLime Acreage Mar 26, 2014

Newly-minted E&P Tapstone Energy LLC has signed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell whereby Tapstone will purchase all of Shell’s Kansas Mississippi Lime holdings, according to multiple…

Southwestern Enters Niobrara Play; Sizable Acreage Package Mar 5, 2014 · $180M

Closing Announcement - May 1, 2014 Quicksilver Resources Inc. has announced it closed on the previously announced sale to Southwestern Energy Production Company of its jointly…

Shell to Sell Off Australian Downstream Business in Multi-Billion Dollar Deal Feb 21, 2014 · $2600M

Shell has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses (excluding Aviation) to Vitol for a total transaction value of approximately A$2.9 billion…

Shell to Drop Interest in Australian Wheatstone Projects to KUFPEC Jan 20, 2014 · $1135M

Royal Dutch Shell plc has agreed to sell its 8% equity interest in the Wheatstone-Iago Joint Venture and 6.4% interest in the 8.9 million tonnes per annum Wheatstone liquefied…

Shell Still Undecided on Pennsylvania Cracker Site Dec 26, 2013

Agreement Amendment - December 26, 2013 Horsehead Holding Corp. has reported that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Horsehead Corporation, has signed an Amended and Restated Option and…

Shell Sells Nigerian Interest to Elcrest Sep 5, 2013 · $102M

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, completed on August 31st 2012 the assignment of its 30% interest in Oil Mining Lease…

Shell Buys Additional 25% in Albanian Blocks from Petromanas Jun 25, 2013 · $22M

Petromanas Energy Inc. (“Petromanas”, or the “Company”) (TSXV: PMI) today announced that it has entered into an amended definitive farm out agreement (the “Agreement”) with a…

Ithaca Farms-Out Interest in UK North Sea License to Shell Jun 17, 2013

Ithaca Energy Inc. announces the execution of further UK exploration farm-out transactions. The Company has executed a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of Edison International…

Repsol, Shell Ink LNG Asset Sale Worth $6.7B Feb 26, 2013 · $6700M

Repsol has reached an agreement with Shell for the sale of its LNG assets for $6.7 billion which includes the minority stakes in Atlantic LNG (Trinidad & Tobago,) Peru LNG and…

Quicksilver Picks Up WI in Sand Wash Basin Acreage Jan 4, 2013

Quicksilver Resources Inc. has closed the previously-announced Acquisition and Exploration Agreement with SWEPI LP, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, on December 28, 2012…

Nexus Uses Option in Browse Basin to Divest of 2% Interest at Fixed Price Dec 19, 2012 · $75M

Nexus Energy Limited (Nexus) advises it has provided to Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (Shell) an Option Notice that will result in the disposal of 2% of Nexus’ 17%…

Murphy Oil Acquires Alberta Oil Properties Nov 13, 2012

Murphy Oil Corporation announced today that Murphy Oil Company Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with Shell Canada Energy to purchase, for an…

Shell Sells Interest in Nigerian Offshore Block Nov 9, 2012 · $567M

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), has completed the assignment of its 30% interest in Oil Mining…

Royal Dutch Shell to Acquire Beryl Assets from Hess Oct 24, 2012 · $525M

Hess Corporation has agreed to terms for the sale of its interest in the Beryl area fields and the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation System (SAGE) to Royal Dutch Shell for $525…

Ivanhoe Transfers China Zitong Interest to Shell Oct 15, 2012 · $105M

Initial Announcement - October 15, 2012 Ivanhoe Energy Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunwing Zitong Energy, has signed the definitive Sale and Purchase…

QuickSilver and Shell JV To Develop Niobrara Shale Sep 24, 2012

Quicksilver Resources Inc. announces the execution of an agreement with SWEPI LP, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to jointly develop their oil and gas interests in the Sand…

Shell Acquires Permian Assets from Chesapeake Sep 12, 2012 · $1935M

Royal Dutch Shell plc, has acquired acreage in Texas from Chesapeake Energy in a further step to build a leading portfolio of shale assets rich in oil and natural gas liquids. The…