Roundup: $7.6B Chevron deal / LSU, Southern grads / LED initiative By Deanna B. Narveson - May 22, 2023 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Shale producer acquired: Chevron announced today it is increasing its U.S. oil and gas footprint by acquiring shale producer PDC Energy Inc. in a stock-and-debt transaction worth $7.6 billion. For… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.