Chord Energy Announces Strategic Acquisition of Williston Basin Assets

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[{"type":"text","content":"HOUSTON, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHRD) (\"Chord\", \"Chord Energy\" or the \"Company\") today announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Chord has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire assets in the Williston Basin from XTO Energy Inc. and affiliates (collectively, \"XTO\"), subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation, for total cash consideration of $550 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The consideration is expected to be funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAcquiring core acreage in Williston Basin:\nAcquired Acreage: 48,000 net acres in the Williston core (86% operated working interest, 82% 8/8ths net revenue interest, 100% held by production);Inventory Depth: 90 net 10,000 foot equivalent locations (72 net operated) extend Chord's inventory life; includes interests in Chord-operated wells and new DSUs, plus royalty interests;Inventory Quality: Low average NYMEX WTI breakeven economics ($40s) compete at the front-end of Chord's program and lower the weighted-average breakeven of Chord's portfolio;Long-Lateral Development: The contiguous nature of the DSUs and proximity with Chord's exiting footprint will facilitate 3 and 4 mile lateral development when operated by Chord;Expected Near-Term Production: ~9 MBoepd (78% oil) with a projected low base decline rate of ~23%. Significant opportunity to enhance operating margins on PDP;Highly Accretive: Expected to be accretive to all key metrics including cash flow, free cash flow1 and NAV in both near and long-term;Balance Sheet Strength: Post-transaction adjusted net leverage1 expected to be approximately 0.5x to 0.6x2.\"We are excited to announce the acquisition of these high-quality assets,\" said Danny Brown, Chord Energy's President and Chief Executive Officer. \"The acquired assets are in one of the best areas of the Williston Basin and have significant overlap with Chord's existing footprint, setting the stage for long-lateral development. The assets have a low average NYMEX WTI breakeven and are immediately competitive for capital. We expect that the transaction will create significant accretion for shareholders across all key metrics, while maintaining pro forma leverage below the peer group and supporting sustainable FCF generation and return of capital....

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