
Callon Petroleum slashes Carrizo bid, hoping to save shale merger
Reuters U.S. shale producer Callon Petroleum (CPE.N) on Thursday sharply cut its offer for rival Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO.O) postponed a shareholder vote in a last ditch effort to win support for the deal. The new terms value Carrizo at about $723 million down from $1.2 billion in July, when Callon first made the offer. Callon shares tumbled after