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Offshore Drillers Noble and Maersk Drilling to Merge

Nov 10, 2021

Denmark's Maersk Drilling and U.S. rival Noble Corp will merge in a $3.4 billion deal to form one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling rig companies, they said on Wednesday.The combined company is expected to reap annual cost savings…

IKM Testing Buys 70% Stake in Shrink Wrap Supplier Alfa Solution

Nov 09, 2021

Norway-based IKM Testing has acquired 70% of the shares in Alfa Solution AS, a distributor of shrink wrap materials, tape, installation supplies and heat tools for the industrial, construction, transport, and marine markets.  Alfa Solution has now changed its name to IKM Alfa Solution AS…

Viasat Buys Inmarsat for $7.3 Billion

Nov 08, 2021

Viasat agreed to buy British rival Inmarsat on Monday in a $7.3 billion deal to broaden the U.S. based company’s satellite and land-based communications services.The takeover of London-based Inmarsat comes just two years after it was taken private in a $3…

Survitec Completes Blue Anchor Acquisition

Nov 04, 2021

U.K.-based safety and survival solutions provider Survitec said it has completed its acquisition of Blue Anchor Fire & Safety, a Scottish provider of survival solutions to the fisheries, maritime and offshore energy industries.The investment…

Oceanteam, Passer Group Merger Off

Oct 29, 2021

Oslo-listed offshore cable-solutions provider Oceanteam, which has been in talks over a potential merger with Norway's cable handling equipment provider Passer Group, said Friday that the parties had agreed to discontinue negotiations.Oceanteam…

Transaction Drag: UK Regulator Launches Probe into $1B Exxon, NEO North Sea Deal

Oct 26, 2021

The UK oil and gas industry regulator Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has opened an investigation into the proposed sale by ExxonMobil of 13 producing fields, specifically Elgin Franklin, to NEO, amid concerns it is not progressing as quickly as expected…

UK: EnQuest Acquires Suncor's Stake in Golden Eagle Offshore Area

Oct 25, 2021

Oil and gas company EnQuest has completed the acquisition of a 26.69% stake in the Golden Eagle Area Development in the UK North Sea.The agreement, where EnQuest agreed to buy the Golden Eagle stake from Canada's Suncor Energy, was first announced in February…

JPMorgan to Buy Controlling Stake in Falck Renewables for $1.8B

Oct 20, 2021

Italy's Falck family will sell its controlling stake in Falck Renewables to a JPMorgan-owned infrastructure fund for 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 bln), the company said on Wednesday.Under the agreement, Infrastructure Investment Fund (IIF), which is run by JP Morgan Investment Management…

RockRose Takes Over SSE's UK North Sea Gas Fields

Oct 15, 2021

Viaro Energy's subsidiary RockRose has completed the acquisition of several producing assets in the UK North Sea from SSE for £120 million (US$164 million) with an additional contingent payment of £40 million (US$54 million).RockRose acquired…

Autonomous Future: Ocean Infinity Buys Red Rock

Oct 12, 2021

Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has acquired Norway-based company Red Rock, a company providing offshore lifting and handling equipment, as well as AI-supported autonomous equipment and operations.Announcing the acquisition, Ocean Infinity…

GlobalData: Woodside's Acquisition of BHP's Oil Business 'Complicates' ESG Narrative

Oct 08, 2021

Woodside's recent acquisition of BHP's oil and gas business is making its ESG narrative complicated, energy intelligence firm GlobalData said, as BHP's assets it has acquired will boost Woodside's oil production and ultimately lead to a more carbon-intensive product base over the near term…

Shopping Spree: OEG Offshore Buys Hughes Subsea Services

Oct 07, 2021

UK-based offshore equipment provider OEG Offshore has acquired Hughes Subsea Services (Hughes), an integrated subsea service company.This is OEG Offshore's second acquisition in a little over a week, when it bought Fern Communications.Hughes…

Report: PetroRio-Cobra Win Bid to Acquire Petrobras' Albacora Offshore Field

Oct 07, 2021

Update: Following the release of news that Petrobras has selected PetroRio SA and Cobra as winning bidders for the Albacora field acquisition, Petrobras released a statement denying this. Read more here.Brazil state oil giant Petrobras has chosen a consortium of PetroRio SA and Cobra…

Xodus Buys Ocean Geo Solutions

Oct 05, 2021

Energy industry consultancy Xodus has bought Houston-based data interpretation consultancy Ocean Geo Solutions (OGS), adding capabilities in geophysical data processing, interpretation, and reporting.OGS assesses seabed and subsurface conditions…

Expro, Frank's Merge

Oct 04, 2021

UK-based oilfield services firm Expro and Dutch-based drilling and completions solutions provider Frank’s International have completed the previously announced all-stock merger.The combined company has assumed the Expro Group Holdings name.'This…

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