Southwestern Energy's stock surges on report of acquisition talks with Chesapeake Energy
Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN) shares surged Tuesday following a report that Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) is looking to buy the natural-gas producer. Southwestern Energy shares rallied more than 7% to an intraday high of $7.33, following a Reuters report that Chesapeake and Southwestern are in preliminary talks, according to sources close to the matter. A combined company -- $7.9 billion Southwestern and $11.75 billion Chesapeake -- would overtake $18 billion EQT Corp. (EQT) as the largest U.S. natural-gas producer by market cap, according to FactSet. Chesapeake shares rose less than 1%, and EQT shares rose 2%.
-Wallace Witkowski
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