12:33 PM EST, 02/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Diamondback Energy ( FANG ) is in talks to buy Double Eagle in a transaction potentially valuing the business at over $5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

A deal could be announced in the coming days unless negotiations fail or another suitor comes along, according to the report.

Double Eagle, a Permian Basin producer with more than 95,000 net acres in the Midland Basin, is backed by private equity firm EnCap Investments.

Diamondback Energy ( FANG ), Double Eagle, and EnCap Investments did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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