Operators consider novel rig deals to limit day rates

(OM) Offshore rig rates hit a nine-year high last year, according to a report from Westwood Global Energy Group subsidiary RigLogix. Day rates for jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships averaged $118,000, $368,000 and $419,000, respectively, 54% up on the figures for 2021. However, the inflationary prices, caused by a combination of higher global rig demand, rising rig use... Continue Reading →

Hess reports Q1 profit beat on higher production

(Reuters) - Hess Corp (HES.N), opens new tab reported a first-quarter profit on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates, helped by higher production from the oil and gas company that is set to be acquired by U.S. energy major Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab in a $53 billion deal. Net production at Hess jumped 27.3% to 476,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →

PXGEO Acquires Modus Subsea Services

(OE) Marine geophysical services company PXGEO on Monday announced it has acquired Modus Subsea Services to boost its subsea offering. Modus Subsea Services is a U.K.-based provider of offshore life-of-field support services specializing in autonomous subsea operations using underwater intervention drones (UID) based on the Saab Sabertooth platform. The company has also developed and commercialized... Continue Reading →

Prysmian looking to buy US rival Encore Wire

 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Cable maker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab is once again in expansion mode. Six years after swooping on General Cable, opens new tab, the acquisitive $15 billion manufacturer of electric wires and fiber connections has agreed, opens new tab to buy smaller U.S. rival Encore Wire (WIRE.O), opens new tab for about $4.2 billion. The deal does not come... Continue Reading →

SLB to buy ChampionX for $8 billion in growing deal-making in US energy sector

(Reuters) - Top oilfield services company SLB (SLB.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it will buy smaller rival ChampionX (CHX.O), opens new tab in an all-stock deal valued at $7.75 billion, amid growing consolidation in the North American energy sector. Oilfield service providers have followed energy producers in pursuing deals as they navigate operational and pricing challenges while... Continue Reading →

SLB to Acquire Majority Ownership in Aker Carbon Capture

(OE) SLB has agreed to combine its carbon capture business with Aker Carbon Capture (ACC). The combination will leverage ACC’s commercial carbon capture product offering and SLB’s new technology developments and industrialization capability. SLB says it will create a vehicle for accelerating the introduction of disruptive early-stage technology into the global market on a commercial,... Continue Reading →

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