'It's a bet on oil prices over the long-term more than anything,' Warren Buffett said about Berkshire Hathaway's recent Occidental Petroleum investment.
"It's also a bet on the fact that the Permian Basin is what it is cracked up to be," the chairman and CEO Berkshire told CNBC's
in an interview. But "oil prices will determine whether almost any oil stock is a good investment over time."in the company to help fund its proposed acquisition of Anadarko. Berkshire would make the investment by purchasing 100,000 shares of preferred stock, which pays out an 8% annual dividend. Buffett was willing to invest $20 billion to help Occidental acquire Anadarko Petroleum, sources told CNBC's David Faber.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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