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Exxon in talks to pay over $250 per share for Pioneer

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil (NYSE:) is in talks to pay more than $250 per share for Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:) Co, according to a person familiar with the matter.

An all-stock deal could be announced as soon as Wednesday, the person said.

Bloomberg News reported about the deal earlier. Pioneer and Exxon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Pioneer, which closed at $237.41 on Tuesday at a market valuation of about $55.35 billion, is the third-largest oil producer in the Permian basin after Chevron Corp (NYSE:) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:).

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