ExxonMobil adds to Permian portfolio with 80,000-acre buy

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ExxonMobil acquired 80,000+ net acres in the Permian Basin from China’s Sinochem, boosting its U.S. oil footprint.

ExxonMobil adds more than 80,000 net acres in the Permian basin from Chinese state-owned conglomerate Sinochem, the US supermajor revealed Friday in its quarterly earnings report.

The deal was struck sometime in the third quarter, according to them, which did not reveal specific financial terms for the agreement.

However, chief financial officer Kathy Mikells said ExxonMobil made “a couple of acquisitions” in the quarter that totalled $2.4 billion.

“The transaction provides control of drilling locations and opportunities to further deploy our technology to drive greater returns,” ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods said on Friday during the company’s third quarter earnings call.

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