Upstream shale deals dominate 2023 M&A activity across industries

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources Co. was easily the largest merger or acquisition in the U.S. in 2023 as upstream shale deals dominated the year’s M&A activity across not only energy but other industries as well. Click through to the story to see the other top energy deals in the U.S. last year and their Houston ties.