Noble Takes Out Debt-Laden Shale Player Rosetta

摘要

US independent producer Noble Energy believes low oil prices have granted it a compelling opportunity to enter the Eagle Ford and Permian Basin resource plays at a significant discount via a $3.9 billion takeover of debt-laden Rosetta Resources. "The Eagle Ford and the Permian are premier unconventional resource plays, two of the most economic in the US, which will expand our resource base and development inventory and further diversify our portfolio," said Chief Executive Dave Stover.