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(OE) Offshore drilling companies Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling have completed their merger. The transaction concluded through the completion of Noble’s recommended voluntary public share exchange offer to the shareholders of Maersk Drilling. The companies are now operating as a single organization as of October 3, 2022. Noble’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Eifler, said:... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Capricorn Energy said on Thursday it was ditching its plan to merge with Africa-focused Tullow Oil in favour of a combination with Israel's NewMed Energy, following shareholders' opposition to deal . Under the proposed combination, NewMed unitholders will receive 2.337344 new Capricorn shares for each unit held, the companies said in a joint statement A special... Continue Reading →
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) gave its approval, without restrictions, to PetroRio's (now called PRio) purchase of Dommo. The information was published in the Official Gazette. Pursuant to the merger notification submitted to Cade, the transaction will cause Dommo to become, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary of PRio. Dommo owns 20% of the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Africa-focused Tullow Oil said on Wednesday it would stick to the current form of its plan all-share merger plan with Capricorn Energy CNE.L, shrugging off criticism from some Capricorn investors who say the deal undervalues the company. Capricorn's board supports the merger, but the group also said last week it was exploring alternative deals... Continue Reading →
Dutch marine services company Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Curaçao-based HAL Holding have reached an agreement on an increased offer price related to HAL’s all-cash public takeover offer for all shares of Boskalis. Boskalis and HAL have agreed to the offer of EUR 33 per share in cash, up from the initial offer of... Continue Reading →
Petro Rio S.A. (“PRIO”) informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Prisma Capital Ltda. (“Prisma”) for the potential business combination of Dommo Energia S.A. (“Dommo”) (B3: DMMO3) and PRIO (“Transaction”).As per the MOU, the Transaction will be implemented through the incorporation of the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shell has shortlisted four candidates to succeed Chief Executive Ben van Beurden who is preparing to step down next year after nearly a decade at the helm of the giant energy firm, two company sources told Reuters. During his tenure, van Beurden oversaw Shell's biggest acquisition in decades and steered the company through two... Continue Reading →
Dutch marine services and towage firm KOTUG has closed the acquisition of Seaways, first announced in April. The fee was not disclosed. "The acquisition of Seaways brings together the assets, expertise and people of two leading companies that support the worldwide floating facility business such as FSO, FPSO, FLNG, FSRU and SPM Terminals. With all... Continue Reading →
(OE) The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted Noble Corp. and Maersk Drilling's plan to sell certain rigs operating in the North Sea in order to alleviate competition concerns arising from the two drillers' planned merger. The two offshore drilling firms said in November 2021 announced a proposed business combination. However, the CMA... Continue Reading →
(Valor) After completing what it classifies as its third wave of growth, Companhia Brasileira de Offshore (CBO) will “hibernate” to absorb the acquisition of ten offshore support vessels before starting a new expansion cycle. With 44 vessels, the company is one of the largest in the country in offering this service to oil companies. At... Continue Reading →
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