By most standards, Norway's Statoil (NYSE:STO) is a quality name in the world of major energy companies. Unfortunately for its shareholders, the company's stock price has been bedeviled by worries regarding the company's production volumes, reserve growth and dependence on Norway's offshore energy fields. With Monday's announcement that the company is acquiring Bakken specialist Brigham Exploration (Nasdaq:BEXP), Statoil management is making a solid argument that the company is not sleeping on opportunities to leverage its balance sheet into solid reserve growth.
The Terms
Statoil and Brigham announced that the companies had reached an agreement whereby Statoil will acquire Brigham for $36.50 per share in cash, for a total enterprise deal value of $4.7 billion. That price translates into a roughly 20% premium to Friday's close.
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