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• Anadarko acquires Kerr-McGee and Western Gas

  - 2006-11-01

  Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) recently announced it has agreed to acquire Kerr-McGee Corp. (NYSE: KMG) and Western Gas Resources Inc. (NYSE: WGR) in separate all-cash transactions totaling $21.1 billion, plus the assumption of debt estimated at $2.2 billion. "We are creating a combined company with industry-leading positions in...

  Tags: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., FINANCE, Investment, Kerr-McGee Corp., NYSE Euronext

• Anadarko buys Kerr-McGee Corp.

  - 2006-08-11

  OKLAHOMA CITY -- Anadarko Petroleum Corp. closed its $16.4 billion buyout of fellow oil and natural gas producer Kerr-McGee Corp. on Thursday after shareholders for Kerr-McGee agreed to the deal. Houston-based Anadarko announced in June that it would buy Oklahoma City-based Kerr-McGee and pay $4.7 billion to buy...

  Tags: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., FINANCE, Kerr-McGee Corp.

• Anadarko Completes Kerr-McGee Acquisition; Combination Creates Leading Positions in Two of North America's Most Prolific Producing Regions; Portfolio to Be Optimized Through Asset Sales

  - 2006-08-10

  HOUSTON -- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation (NYSE:KMG). Kerr-McGee stockholders of record as of the close of business today will receive $70.50 in cash for each share of Kerr-McGee common stock they own. Trading in Kerr-McGee common stock on the...

  Tags: acquisition, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., asset, FINANCE, Investment, Kerr-McGee Corp.

• INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  - 2006-07-01

  Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc. has announced a successful deep well and two successful Triassic wells in the Monkman area of northeast British Columbia. The deep well is the company's second major find in the Monkman Puleozoic.Since April, the d-93-D/93-P-5 has produced at rates up to 33 million cubic feet per...

  Tags: Kerr-McGee Corp., Talisman Energy Inc.

• Transition of Kerr-McGee's 3 historic buildings to Corporate

  - 2006-06-26

  Just seven months ago, Kerr-McGee Corp. Chief Executive Luke Corbett announced that three of the company's empty historic buildings downtown on Robinson and Robert S. Kerr avenues would be renovated and developed into condominiums. But as of Friday morning, after the disclosure that oil and natural gas producer...

  Tags: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., downtown, Kerr-McGee Corp.

• Oil deal to create giant

  - 2006-06-24

  HOUSTON -- Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Friday announced plans to acquire two smaller competitors in a $21.1 billion deal that will create the nation's largest independent exploration and production company. Anadarko's plan to buy Kerr-McGee Corp. and Western Gas Resources Inc. in separate all-cash transactions is just the...

  Tags: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Kerr-McGee Corp.

• Anadarko to Acquire Kerr-McGee Corporation & Western Gas Resources, Inc. in Separate Transactions Totaling $23.3 Billion

  - 2006-06-23

  HOUSTON -- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC): --Deals Create Leading Positions in Two of North America's Most Prolific Producing Regions --Portfolio to Be Optimized Through Asset Sales Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced it has agreed to acquire Kerr-McGee Corporation (NYSE: KMG) and Western Gas Resources,...

  Tags: acquisition, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., asset, FINANCE, Investment, Kerr-McGee Corp., reserve

• Fitch Ratings Places Kerr-McGee on Rating Watch Positive

  - 2006-06-23

  CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has placed the following ratings of Kerr-McGee Corporation (Kerr-McGee) on Rating Watch Positive following the company's announcement that it has agreed to be acquired by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Anadarko: -- Long-term Issuer Default Rating IDR 'BB'; -- Senior unsecured credit facility 'BB'; --...

  Tags: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Fitch, Kerr-McGee Corp.

• OKC-based Kerr-McGee reports discovery

  - 2006-05-09

  Kerr-McGee Corp. on Monday announced a natural gas discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico at the Claymore prospect in Atwater Valley block 140. The Claymore #1 well was drilled to 25,000 feet and encountered more than 150 feet of net pay in multiple zones. We...

  Tags: Kerr-McGee Corp., Plains Exploration & Production Co.

• Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments

  - 2006-03-22

  THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS, and is sponsored by Heidrick & Struggles. Please forward your directors' appointments to kmccarthy@directorsandboards.com. Submissions of new directors and appointments are welcome from...

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