(Reuters) - Japan's top utility JERA has agreed to buy Parkwind, Belgium's largest offshore wind platform, for 1.55 billion euros ($1.7 billion), as it expands in renewable power to meet decarbonisation goals. JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (9501.T) and Chubu Electric Power Co Inc (9502.T), will add Parkwind's four offshore wind farms in... Continue Reading →
Maersk offloads Maersk Supply Service, completes divestment of energy-related businesses
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement with A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group, to divest Maersk Supply Service (MSS), specializing in the provision of global offshore marine services and project solutions for the energy sector. The move is part of Maersk’s strategy around integrated logistics and separation... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy announces capital increase to help refinance Gamesa deal
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) announced on Wednesday a capital increase via a private share placement to help refinance its 4 billion euro ($4.22 billion) takeover of wind power subsidiary Siemens Gamesa. The offer and sale of new shares will be made exclusively to institutional investors in the placement initiated immediately, it said. Siemens Energy's share capital... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 buys more into Seaway 7, issues voluntary offer to acquire remaining shares
Subsea 7 has completed the acquisition of additional shares in Seaway 7, bringing its total ownership of the issued and outstanding share capital in the company to 93.94 per cent. On 14 March, Subsea 7 announced it had completed the acquisition of 187,889,551 shares in Seaway 7, corresponding to 21.52 per cent of Seaway 7’s... Continue Reading →
2023 expected to be another bumper year for offshore wind sector – Rystad
(OM) The growth in investment in renewable energy projects continues in 2023, according to a recent Rystad Energy report. There has been significant growth in offshore wind, with over 45 GW of capacity launched globally in 2022. As many countries ramp up efforts to meet self-imposed 2030 targets for installations, 2023 is expected to be... Continue Reading →
EIG’s Breakwater Energy Acquires 25% Stake in Repsol Upstream for $4.8B
Breakwater Energy, a subsidiary of EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, has acquired a 25% interest in Repsol Upstream for a total consideration of around $4.8 billion, including debt, with Repsol holding the remaining 75%. Repsol Upstream owns and operates Repsol’s globally diversified portfolio of upstream assets, comprising more than... Continue Reading →
PetroReconcavo completes the acquisition of Maha Energy Brasil
The independent operator PetroReconcavo announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Maha Energy Brasil, an exploration and production company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and with onshore operations in Bahia and Sergipe. The deal involved US$ 138 million and was announced in December last year. With the acquisition, PetroReconcavo now... Continue Reading →
Chevron CEO does not rule out consolidation among oil majors
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp. (CVX.N) Chief Executive Michael Wirth on Tuesday said a consolidation between the five top Western oil producers remains a possibility but would face regulatory hurdles. Soaring stock prices and cash levels at oil-focused U.S. energy majors has driven Wall Street talk of potential deals for European oil producers. Citi analysts in January speculated... Continue Reading →
UK’s Engineering Giant Wood Group Rejects Takeover Approach
(Reuters) Shares of John Wood Group Plc surged over 30% on Thursday after the company said it received three preliminary buyout proposals from private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. The British oilfield services and engineering firm said late on Wednesday that its board had rejected all the proposals, saying they "significantly undervalued" the company's... Continue Reading →
Talos Energy Completes EnVen Acquisition
Talos Energy Inc., a U.S.-based offshore oil and gas producer, has completed its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen"). Talos, which owns oilfields in both the U.S. side and the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico, first said in September 2022, that it would buy EnVen, a private operator in the deepwater... Continue Reading →