Ophir Energy Plc said on Wednesday it has agreed to be bought out by Indonesian oil and gas group Medco for a sweetened bid of 390.6 million pounds ($511.02 million) in cash.The offer of 55 pence per Ophir share represents a 65.7 percent premium to Ophir's closing price on Dec…
Norwegian oil firm DNO has bought another 914,732 shares in Faroe Petroleum at 151.6 pence each, it said on Tuesday.The purchase, at just below the 152 pence per share price it has offered in a takeover bid for Faroe, adds slightly to DNO's stake…
Britain's richest man Jim Ratcliffe's oil and gas company Ineos Group Holdings is in exclusive talks with ConocoPhillips to buy North Sea oil and gas fields worth $3 billion from the U.S. energy company.Various news paper reports say that British…
An oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway's west coast on Thursday, injuring eight people and triggering the temporary shutdown of a North Sea crude export terminal, Norway's top gas processing plant and several offshore fields…
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) plans to acquire offshore assets on Britain's continental shelf in 2019, following its purchase of Shell's upstream oil and gas licenses in Denmark, its chairman told Reuters on Thursday.The Oslo-listed company on Wednesday announced a $1…
Offshore driller Ensco Plc said on Monday it plans to buy smaller rival Rowan Cos Plc in an all-stock deal valued at $2.38 billion, as it looks to expand its fleet and benefit from a partnership with Saudi Aramco.This is Ensco's second deal…
Offshore rig owner Seadrill is prepared to make acquisitions if opportunities arise amid ongoing consolidation in the industry, the company's chief executive told Reuters.Competitor Transocean on Sept. 4 announced it was buying deepwater driller Ocean Rig for $2…
Offshore oil driller Transocean Ltd said on Tuesday it would buy peer Ocean Rig UDW Inc in a $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, its second major acquisition this year as the company bets on a recovery in the offshore sector.The acquisition signals new optimism for offshore drillers…
U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips said on Tuesday it would sell a 16.5 percent stake in the Clair field to oil major BP for an undisclosed price. Houston, Texas-based ConocoPhillips will retain a 7.5 percent interest in the North Sea offshore oil field through a unit while BP will hold a 45…
CEFC China Energy is set to buy a 14.16% stake of state-owned Russian oil firm Rosneft in a US$9.1 billion deal with the consortium of Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Image from Rosneft…
Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK. When looking at oil price trends over the years since the 1920s, it becomes apparent that apart from the cyclical spikes every few years…
Development costs to first oil for the Sea Lion project off the Falklands have been reduced to US$1.5 billion with more savings possible, according to partner Rockhopper exploration. The UK-based independent also says the 2C, or proved plus probable reserves…
Advisian has appointed Geeta Thakorlal to the position of president for Intecsea effective immediately, succeeding Neil Mackintosh, who has led Intecsea since 2014, will take on the role of executive vice president of global sales and marketing for Advisian…
Erik Milito, director of upstream and industry operations, American Petroleum Institute (API), will serve as the first keynote speaker at the 12th Annual Deepwater Intervention Forum (DIF) in Galveston, Texas, on 10 August 2016. Milito…
UK-based procurement services firm Craig International has launched, at OTC, a new platform to help oil and gas companies offload surplus stock and buy other products and equipment they need at competitive prices. Craig Collaboration…
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