Vital Energy to buy Point Energy in $1.1B deal, Northern Oil to take 20% stake (NYSE:VTLE)

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Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) said Sunday it agreed to acquire private equity-owned Point Energy Partners in an all-cash deal valued at $1.1B, expanding its position in the Permian Basin.

Under the deal terms, Vital Energy (VTLE) will buy 80% of Point Energy’s assets, and Northern Oil and Gas (NOG) will acquire the remaining 20%.

Oklahoma-based Vital Energy (VTLE) operates 266K net acres in both the Delaware and Midland portions of the Permian Basin; Point Energy operates ~20K acres in the Delaware part of the Permian Basin and produces 40K boe/day.

Vital Energy (VTLE) said it expects to fund its $820M portion of the deal through the use of its credit facility, which was recently expanded to $1.5B.

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