Bonanza Creek and Extraction to Combine in Merger of Equals, Creating Civitas Resources â a New Colorado Energy Leader and the Stateâs First Net-Zero Oil & Gas Producer DENVER, May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (NYSE: BCEI) (âBonanza Creekâ) and Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOG) (âExtractionâ), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The combined company, to be named Civitas Resources, Inc. (âCivitasâ), will be the largest pure-play energy producer in Coloradoâs Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, with an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $2.6 billion (based on the closing share prices of Bonanza Creek and Extraction on May 7, 2021).