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ABB to Buy Rotork in $5.5B Automation Deal

Jul 16, 2026

ABB has agreed to acquire UK-based intelligent flow control solutions provider Rotork in a recommended all-cash deal valuing the company at about $5.5 billion, expanding its automation portfolio and strengthening its position in industrial automation…

Harbour Energy Expands UK Portfolio with Waldorf Assets Acquisition

Jul 13, 2026

Harbour Energy has completed its acquisition of substantially all the subsidiaries of Waldorf Energy Partners and Waldorf Production in the UK, finalizing a transaction that strengthens its position in the UK North Sea.The acquisition, valued at $163 million…

Petrobras Concludes Acquisition of São Tomé and Príncipe Offshore Block

Jul 10, 2026

Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras has completed the acquisition of a 75% interest and operatorship in Block 3 offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, expanding its exploration portfolio in Africa.Following completion of the transaction…

EnQuest Clears Key Hurdle for $833M Malaysia Offshore Deal

Jul 10, 2026

London-listed independent energy company EnQuest has cleared a key hurdle in its proposed $833 million acquisition of interests in four offshore production sharing contracts in Malaysia after existing partners waived their pre-emption rights over one of the three transaction packages…

Glamox Acquires UK Defense Lighting Specialist Consolite

Jul 09, 2026

Norwegian lighting specialist Glamox has agreed to acquire U.K.-based Consolite Technology, expanding its naval and defense business with specialized military lighting and optical communication technologies.Consolite develops military lighting…

TGS Sells North American Well Data Business to Enverus

Jul 09, 2026

Energy data and intelligence provider TGS has completed the sale of its North American well data products business to Enverus for a purchase price exceeding $100 million.The transaction includes $100 million payable at closing and an additional…

Fincantieri Strikes Four Deals in $687M Underwater Expansion

Jul 06, 2026

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has agreed to acquire majority stakes in four companies for an initial expenditure of about $687 million (€600 million), expanding its capabilities in marine drones, subsea services and underwater communications across commercial and defense markets…

Australia Deepens Review of Subsea7-Saipem Merger

Jul 06, 2026

Australia's competition regulator said on Friday the proposed merger of energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem would face a second-phase review over concerns it could reduce competition in key offshore oil and gas services.Here are a few details…

Shell Agrees $1.7B Gulf Deepwater Assets Sale to Talos Energy and Ridgewood

Jul 01, 2026

Talos Energy and an affiliate of Ridgewood Energy Corporation have agreed to acquire Shell's interests in the Na Kika platform and the Coulomb field in the Gulf of America in a deal valued at $1.7 billion.Under the agreement, Talos will acquire…

Eldorado-Vantage Merger Signals Continued Offshore Drilling Consolidation

Jun 29, 2026

On 29 May 2026, Vantage Drilling International and Eldorado Drilling signed a merger agreement under which Eldorado will acquire Vantage, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. As part of the transaction, Vantage shareholders will receive $19 per share in cash…

Wintermar Takes Full Control of Fast Offshore Supply

Jun 24, 2026

Indonesian offshore vessel operator PT Wintermar Offshore Marine (WINS) has acquired the remaining stakes in Singapore-based Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) and its subsidiary PT Fast Offshore Indonesia (FOI), gaining full control of both companies…

RWE to Become Majority Shareholder in Amprion After $4.1B Deal

Jun 24, 2026

German utility RWE has agreed to acquire additional indirect stakes in transmission system operator Amprion for $4.1 billion (€3.6 billion), raising its total holding in the company to 55% and expanding into regulated grid infrastructure.RWE has agreed with five shareholders of M31…

Saipem to Sell Saudi Shallow-Water Drilling Business to ADES for $285M

Jun 24, 2026

Italian energy services company Saipem has signed a binding agreement to sell its shallow-water drilling business in Saudi Arabia to ADES Saudi Limited Company for $285 million, as it seeks to focus on deepwater and harsh-environment offshore drilling…

Brazil Clears Subsea7-Saipem Merger Without Conditions

Jun 24, 2026

The general superintendence of Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved the proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem without restrictions, a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.The merger between two of the leading…

Vantage Investors Back $258M Merger with Eldorado Drilling

Jun 19, 2026

The shareholder in offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling have approved its proposed merger with Norway-based Eldorado Drilling, advancing a transaction that values Vantage's equity at approximately $258 million.The approval was secured at a special general meeting held in Bermuda on June 18…

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