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Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has revealed that its shareholders have endorsed its plan to merge with Maersk Drilling in an all-stock transaction almost unanimously, despite concerns, which were voiced by certain shareholders over this plan in the past. A short time after the two rig owners announced their business combination on 10 November 2021, Cyprus-based S.D.... Continue Reading →
(epbr) 3R Petroleum is approaching global trading companies interested in joining the Potiguar Cluster as partners. The company intends to deepen the studies on the financial evaluation of the cluster's infrastructure assets, before taking a decision on a potential partnership. In January, the company signed a contract with Petrobras, in the amount of US$ 1.38... Continue Reading →
Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has, via its subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, secured contracts worth around S$250 million (~USD180,4 million) for the integration of two Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO). Keppel Offshore & Marine, which is set to merge with Semcorp Marine, said Friday that the FPSO integration contracts were awarded by repeat customers, BW Offshore,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Singapore's Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) has agreed to a multi-billion dollar merger with Keppel Corp's larger offshore and marine unit, a year after the Temasek-backed firms began deal talks to cope with an industry downturn. The loss-making oil rig builders have been whiplashed by years of oversupply and oil price volatility as well as a... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, a 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a ten-well contract with options for up to eight additional wells in Angola for the West Gemini drillship. The total contract value for the firm part of the contract is expected to be approximately $161 million, including mobilization... Continue Reading →
(Valor) Dommo Energia, a business resulting from the restructuring of OGX, started a sales process that has already attracted at least five interested parties. The process is at the beginning, but there are already signed NDAs. The oil company mandated Santander to carry out the M&A. According to a source, one of those interested in... Continue Reading →
Following last year’s announcement about an agreement to explore the combination of Keppel Offshore & Marine with Sembcorp Marine, significant progress has been made in the process. However, more time and deliberation are needed to reach the final agreement to which both companies are committed. As a reminder, the idea behind combining Keppel O&M and... Continue Reading →
Aker Offshore Wind and Aker Horizons have announced an all-stock merger as part of a wider reorganisation to get after energy transition opportunities. The former, a wind developer, will become a privately-held subsidiary of investment management firm Aker Horizons, with the ultimate goal of merging Aker Offshore Wind with another portfolio firm: Mainstream Renewable Power. AOW... Continue Reading →
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