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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 →
(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 →
(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 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 →
(OET) Norwegian survey services provider Magseis Fairfield has delisted its shares from the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs) following the acquisition by TGS. The process with TGS started when the company announced a voluntary offer for all shares in Magseis Fairfield (ticker: MSEIS) on 29 June 2022. When this offer expired in October, TGS received accepts for... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services provider Archer has closed the acquisition of plug and abandonment (P&A) specialist Romar-Abrado, increasing its guidance for this year. The acquisition is based on an enterprise value of $8 million, plus earn-out pending trading performance over 2023 to 2025, and is conducted on a debt-free basis and financed by available cash at hand. “We... Continue Reading →
The PanGeo Subsea brand and company name have changed to Kraken Robotics as of 1 January 2023, following the completion of the acquisition by the Canadian company in 2021. To remind, Kraken Robotics entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire PanGeo Subsea in April 2021. The Canada-based marine technology company completed the acquisition in the summer of 2021. According... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO” or “Company”) (B3: PRIO3), following the Material Fact disclosed on the 1st of September, 3rd and 24th of October, December 8 and 16 of 2022, announces that the payment, by Petro Rio OPCO Exploração Petrolífera S.A. (“OpCo”), a subsidiary of the Company, of the redemption value of the PNB Shares assigned... Continue Reading →
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has entered into an agreement to acquire Aquadrill, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, in an all-stock transaction that values the UK firm at $958 million. Following completion, Seadrill shareholders and Aquadrill unitholders will respectively own 62 per cent and 38 per cent of the outstanding common shares in the company and Aquadrill will... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“Company or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following the Material Fact disclosed on the 1st of September, 3rd and 24th of October and 8th of December of 2022, informs the procedures to be observed by the shareholders and subscription warrant holders of Dommo Energia S.A. (“Dommo”) for the choice of the asset, and the date of... Continue Reading →
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