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Dutch marine services and dredging firm Boskalis said Friday that the price proposed by HAL Holding for the acquisition of all remaining shares of Boskalis wasn't unreasonable, but also not sufficiently convincing to recommend the price to its shareholders. HAL Holding on March 10 announced plans to launch a takeover offer for Boskalis' all remaining... Continue Reading →
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it signed a contract for the purchase of Edison S.p.A.'s interest (50%) in Ibiritermo S.A., for the price of R$ 1.00, in compliance with the Energy Conversion Contract (ECC), signed on 06/21/2002 with Ibiritermo S.A.. Additionally, at the conclusion of the transaction, Petrobras will make the payment... Continue Reading →
Australia-based Woodside Energy's all-stock merger with BHP's oil and gas business was completed Wednesday. Woodside has acquired the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum International Pty Ltd (BHPP) and issued 914,768,948 new Woodside shares to BHP, which BHP has distributed to its eligible shareholders. "BHP has paid the in specie dividend and distributed Woodside shares... Continue Reading →
London-listed Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy, formerly known as Cairn Energy, have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination of Tullow and Capricorn to create what they say will be “a leading African energy company.” The two companies revealed on Wednesday that it is intended that the combination will be implemented by... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian energy services group Saipem has agreed to sell its onshore drilling business to Britain's KCA Deutag (KCAD) for $550 million, as it strives to bolster its finances after a profit warning and focuses on offshore drilling. Asset sales and a 2 billion euros ($2 billion) new share issue are part of Saipem's efforts... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Rental rates for offshore oil and gas rigs have rocketed higher, boosted by a race to lift production because of the war in Ukraine and a recovery in demand after the COVID-19 pandemic. Drilling companies are in a stronger position to demand higher dayrates for their equipment after several lean years that led to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Offshore oil and gas producer Talos Energy on Tuesday said it was interested in scooping up new production, particularly as major oil companies shed assets in a bid to decarbonize. "We're a natural consolidator, particularly when you think about the Gulf of Mexico," Chief Executive Officer Tim Duncan said on Tuesday during an analyst... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy 50% of Clearway Energy Group, the fifth-largest renewables company in the United States, marking the French group's largest U.S renewables energy acquisition. TotalEnergies has been branching out into the fast-growing renewables energy sector and diversifying away from hydrocarbon-centred activities in recent years. The company said... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) warned on Monday that a turnaround at Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) will take several years, adding a 4.05 billion euro ($4.3 billion) bid to buy out minorities of the struggling wind turbine unit was the only way to fix the issues. "It's nothing which will go fast," Siemens Energy Chief Executive Christian Bruch told journalists... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Germany's Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) is mulling a bid to buy the third of Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) it does not already own, the company said on Wednesday, hoping this will help it fix long-standing problems at the Spanish-listed wind turbine maker. Siemens Energy faces mounting shareholder pressure to seek control of Siemens Gamesa, in which it owns 67%,... Continue Reading →
