Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has committed to invest US$10 billion in equity in Occidental Petroleum if Occidental completes its proposed acquisition of Anadarko, Occidental said on Tuesday, a day after Anadarko said that it would resume talks with Occidental despite having agreed to a deal with Chevron. Contingent upon Occidental completing the acquisition of Anadarko, Berkshire Hathaway will receive 100,000 shares of Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock with a liquidation value of US$100,000 per share, together with a warrant to purchase up to 80.0 million shares of Occidental common stock at an exercise price of US$62.50 per share, Occidental said. “We have long believed that Occidental is uniquely positioned to generate compelling value from Anadarko’s highly complementary asset portfolio. We are thrilled to have Berkshire Hathaway’s financial support of this exciting opportunity,” Occidental’s president and CEO Vicki Hollub said. On Monday, Anadarko said that it plans to resume negotiations with […]