Marathon Oil shareholders vote in favor of $16 billion ConocoPhillips deal

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Marathon Oil well site is seen in Texas, U.S., May 18, 2020. Picture taken May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Hiller/File Photo

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Marathon Oil (NYSE:) shareholders on Thursday approved the U.S. oil producer’s nearly $16 billion acquisition by ConocoPhillips (NYSE:), the company said.

Marathon Oil and ConocoPhillips expect the purchase, which is undergoing a Federal Trade Commission review, to close late in the fourth quarter of 2024. Details of the vote were not immediately available.