in a statement, bhp ceo mike henry said their proposal was the most effective structure to deliver value for anglo american shareholders. anglo had rejected bhp s previous offers, saying they undervalued the company and its prospects. speaking of deals, it s been a big week for consolidation in the energy sector. the latest development? conocophillips s acquisition of marathon 0il in a $22.5 billion deal. erin delmore has all the details and more on this rising trend. think about the early days of the pandemic. think about the early days of the pandemic people were stuck at home, not going out and not driving their cars. oil prices crashed, but since then, prices have come back up. take conocophillips. the share price has nearly tripled and now it s acquiring marathon 0il worth $25 billion, including debt. that ll help conoco expand its drilling operations in mexico, north dakota and texas and offshore of equatorial guinea. large and midsize oil companies have been competin
was the most effective structure to deliver value for anglo american shareholders. anglo had rejected bhp s previous offers, saying they undervalued the company and its prospects. speaking of deals, it s been a big week for consolidation in the energy sector. the latest development? conocophillips s acquisition of marathon 0il in a $22.5 billion deal. erin delmore has all the details and more on this rising trend. speaking of deals, it s been a big week for consolidation in the energy sector. the latest development? conocophillips s acquisition of marathon 0il in a $22.5 billion deal. erin delmore has all the details and more on this rising trend. think about the early days of the pandemic people were stuck at home, not going out and not driving their cars. oil prices crashed, but since then, oil prices have come back up. 0il oil producers are back to making bank and using cash on hand to strike some deals. take conocophillips. its share price has nearly tripled and now it
joining us on sportsday. we re going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest between defending champion and world number one, iga swiatek, and quadruple grand slam winner naomi osaka. in a tense first set, the in form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, taking it on a tie break. osaka, though, dominating the second, overpowering her opponent to take it 6 1. the third set was an absolute nail biter. swiatek 4 1 down and seemingly out, somehow surviving break points, and even a match point to take the set 7 5. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open is alive and well. but for osaka, who only returned to the sport four months ago after having daughter shai, a valiant end to her tournament. honestly, it s not the worst. like, i ve felt worse for sure. i. i cried when i got off the court, but then. you know, for me, i kind of realised i was watching iga win this tournament last year and i was pr
than 40,000 south african miners employed by anglo american. in a statement, bhp ceo mike henry said. anglo had rejected bhp s previous offers, saying they undervalued the company and its prospects. speaking of deals, it s been a big week for consolidation in the energy sector. the latest development? conocophillips s acquisition of marathon oil in a $22.5 billion deal. erin delmore has all the details and more on this rising trend. think about the early days of the pandemic. people are stuck at home, not going out and not driving their cars. 0il at home, not going out and not driving their cars. oil prices crashed, but sent them, prices have come back then. back up. take conocophillips. the share price has nearly tripled and now it s acquiring marathon 0il worth $25 billion including debt. that will help conoco expand drilling in mexico, north dakota and texas and are to equatorial guinea. large and midsize oil companies have been competing to buy up the smaller rivals. a