Occidental Petroleum to buy Permian producer CrownRock for $12 billion, raise dividend

Occidental PetroleumJay L. Clendenin | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesOccidental Petroleum has agreed to buy CrownRock, a major privately held energy producer that operates in the Permian Basin, for $12 billion.The deal is latest in a spate of consolidation in the U.S .energy sector, particularly in the Permian,...

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Spanish economist set to lead EU’s huge lending unit on her priorities

The incoming head of one of the world's largest development banks says it must become faster and more efficient in order to finance priorities such as the climate transition and Ukraine rebuild.Nadia Calviño, Spain's finance minister and deputy prime minister, was appointed head of the European Investment Bank Friday —...

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