'Upon closing, ConocoPhillips will become the largest Eagle Ford producer, a top three Bakken operator, and remain a top five Delaware Basin player based on gross operated production,' Woodmac said.
'The industry continues to admire operators who can not only open new frontiers, but also find large volumes of advantaged resources,' Wood Mackenzie said.
Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill said the loan reflected the ongoing confidence from Japanese investors in Woodside's Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.
Rigzone speaks to the CATO Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, and the Heritage Foundation.