Occidental Petroleum Corporation Thursday announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation a in a transaction valued at $55 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko’s debt. “With Anadarko’s world-class asset portfolio now officially part of Occidental, we begin our work to integrate our two companies and unlock the significant value of this combination for shareholders,” said Vicki Hollub, President …

NEW YORK (AP) — A bidding war is breaking out over Anadarko Petroleum, with Occidental making an offer that it says is about a 20% premium to Chevron’s deal announced earlier this month. Occidental Petroleum Corp. said in a letter to Anadarko’s board on Wednesday that its bid is worth $76 per share in cash and stock and would give …