Another big M&A announcement in the oil patch is making news after ConocoPhillips (COP) said it will buy Marathon Oil (MRO) for $17.1 billion in stock. The deal includes $5.4 billion in debt ...

ConocoPhillips has agreed to acquire Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at $17.1 billion in a bid to catch up with rivals as drillers race to secure new oil and gas wells. Under the terms of ...

Big Oil keeps doing big deals. ConocoPhillips said Wednesday it had agreed to buy Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal worth $22.5 billion, including about $5.4 billion of debt. Marathon Oil ...