as well as the Black-Scholes Model for Real Options. Questions to be addressed in the study are: 1. Evaluate Amoco’s and Apache’s corporate objectives and strategies. Is it reasonable to expect that the MW properties are more valuable to Apache than to Amoco? What sources of value most plausibly account for the difference between buyer and seller? 2. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low
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Overview: Amoco Corporation conducted an extensive review of its cost structure and profitability, leading to major restructurings to better focus on its core businesses. The result of this was a divestment of the middle section of its assets along the marginal curve. Thus, creating MW Petroleum Corporation – a new, free-standing exploration and production oil and gas company. MW was offered to a number of targeted international petroleum concerns, but the most attractive offer came from Apache Corporation
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consejeros financieros que trabajaban para la Corporación Amoco y para la Corporación Apache comenzaron una discusión seria sobre la venta a la Corporación Apache de MW Petroleum Corporation, una filial poseída en aquel entonces por la Empresa Amoco. Amoco había transferido a MW, algunos de sus propios activos que consideraba no eran estratégicos. El tamaño de Mw, la posición (ubicación), y operaciones eran todo muy atractivos para Apache, que había crecido casi el 30 % por año desde mediados
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MW corp By michael_manly | Studymode.com Draft MW Petroleum Corporation (A) Background: In late 1990, the group of Amoco Corporation and Apache Corporation had begun talking regarding the possible acquisition of MW Petroleum from Amoco to Apache. MW Petroleum Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amoco Corporation which has its own reserves, management team and with full ownership in geologic and engineering data. MW Petroleum, a free-standing exploration company that was even as large
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advisors working for Amoco Corporation and Apache Corporation began serious discussions about the sale to Apache of MW Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amoco Production Company. Amoco had transferred to MW certain of its own assets that it regarded as non-strategic. MW's size, location, and operations were all very attractive to Apache, which had grown nearly 30% per year since the mid-1980s, largely through acquisitions. The transaction being discussed with Amoco would be Apache's
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political crisis that jolted oil industry round the globe in 80s & 90s, Amoco Corp. opted for cost cutting and divesting relatively less strategically sound assets. Despite many efforts said strategies could pay off well, Amoco then established fully independent oil & gas company, MW petroleum Corp. aimed at selling it high. Apache Corp. appeared to be best in line, although it did had indigenous reasons to be pushed to buy MW. Apache was suffering from revenues variability, driven by low gas prices,
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there any reasons to anticipate that Apache Corporation’s acquisition of MW Petroleum might be a positive net present value activity for Apache, for Amoco? Explain. This looks like an attractive deal for both parties. Amoco does many things well, but managing smaller, marginally productive oil and gas fields apparently isn’t one of them. This is a chance to unload some properties that because of their high cost structure, Amoco can’t manage profitably. Apache, on the other hand, has low costs and
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advisors working for Amoco Corporation and Apache Corporation began serious discussions about the sale to Apache of MW Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amoco Production Company. Amoco had transferred to MW certain of its own assets that it regarded as non-strategic. MW's size, location, and operations were all very attractive to Apache, which had grown nearly 30% per year since the mid-1980s, largely through acquisitions. The transaction being discussed with Amoco would be Apache's
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Petroleum Amoco Corporation was the fifth largest oil company in United States with 28 billion in operating revenues and 1.9 billion in net income. The low oil prices in the 1980s depressed the profitability of many oil companies and most of which responded with downsizing and other cost cutting measures aimed at overhead expenses. Amoco had already sold more than 750 million worth of small properties, which it felt could be more economically operated by companies with low overhead costs. Amoco conducted
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de Amoco Corporation y Apache Corporation comenzaron a negociar la venta a Apache de MW Petroleum Corporation, filial que pertenecía en su totalidad a Amoco Production Company. Amoco había transferido a MW algunos de sus activos no considerados estratégicos. El tamaño, localización y operaciones de MW resultaban atractivos a Apache, que había tenido un crecimiento anual de casi un 30% desde mediados de los años ochenta, en gran medida a través de adquisiciones. Esta transacción con Amoco sería
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