HAL Holding makes takeover bid for Dutch marine contractor Boskalis
Maritime services firm Boskalis has received a takeover offer from an international holding company.
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Babcock takeover ‘removes the weakest competitor’ in the North Sea, says CHC
CHC has told competition authorities that its takeover target of Babcock Aviation is “not a particularly serious competitive threat” to the company.
POSCO’s bid for Senex could be Australia’s largest upstream takeover since 2018
Australian east coast gas producer Senex Energy (AX:SXY) said today that it had received a $605 million takeover offer from POSCO International (KS:047050) and has embarked on an exclusive period of due diligence with the South Korean trader.
Babcock Aberdeen operation to be renamed while competition watchdog mulls CHC takeover
The Babcock oil and gas helicopter operation in Aberdeen is to be renamed while the competition watchdog mulls a takeover by rival CHC.
Altrad agrees £332m Cape takeover
Industrial services provider Altrad said today that it had struck a takeover deal for Cape.
Updated: Delek to takeover Ithaca Energy in major North Sea deal
Delek Group is set to takeover Ithaca Energy.
Blackstone, Apollo size up distressed oil deals that banks shun
The long wait may finally be over.
Transocean to acquire shares, vessels in takeover of subsidiary
Transocean said it has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding common units of Transocean Partners in a share-for-unit merger transaction.
Interoil receives unsolicited offer from unnamed bidder
Interoil said it has received an unsolicited offer from an unnamed bidder.
Total in Africa acquisition
Total has struck a deal with Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation's (GAPCO) for its assets in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Sunny Hill £6.4m offer for Petroceltic comes to end
A potential takeover by Sunny Hill for Petroceltic has come to a close after the timing for acceptance on the £6.4million bid lapsed.
Embattled Petroceltic tells shareholders to accept offer as it faces being wound-up
Embattled Petroceltic has told shareholders to accept a takeover offer as the firm stares down the possibility of being wound-up.
Halliburton said to face US lawsuit on Baker Hughes deal
U.S. antitrust officials have prepared a lawsuit to stop Halliburton Co. from taking over rival oil-services company Baker Hughes Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter.
Schlumberger completes takeover of Cameron
Schlumberger has announced the completion of its £10billion-plus cash and shares deal to buy energy service industry rival Cameron International
LGO Energy takes itself off the market
LGO Energy pulled a U-turn in its funding plans, taking itself off the market.
Shell BG deal will ‘shape more competitive company’
Royal Dutch Shell has hailed its 52.6 billion US dollar (£36.4 billion) takeover of BG Group as a step towards becoming a “simpler, leaner, more competitive company”. The mega-deal - creating the biggest trader of liquefied natural gas - came into force on Monday after shareholders waved through the tie-up at the end of January.
Shell needs to repay investors who backed its biggest ever wager
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is under pressure to reward the faith of the more than 80 percent of shareholders who shrugged off the risks from slumping oil prices to back its record acquisition of BG Group Plc.
Updated: Shell shareholders approve BG takeover
Shell's shareholders today approved its takeover of BG.
Petroceltic in possible takeover bid from Worldview
Petroceltic could be bought over by Worldview Capital, after recently putting itself up for sale. The move comes after Worldview released a statement in which it said it was in the process of "evaluating and preparing for a possible all cash offer" for the shares in Petroceltic.
Takeover talks for San Leon terminated
Takeover talks for San Leon Energy have ground to a halt.
Premier Oil’s shares suspended for second day
Premier Oil’s shares today entered day two of being suspended on the London Stock Exchange.
Suncor Energy extends offer for Canadian Oil Sands
Suncor Energy said it has extended an offer for Canadian Oil Sands until the end of January.
Shell boss says oil price will more than double
Shell boss Ben van Beurden said he was “very, very confident” oil price would more than double.
Drillsearch shareholders set to approve takeover, AFR reports
Shareholders of Drillsearch Energy Ltd. look set to approve a A$384million ($266million) takeover of the Cooper Basin oil and gas producer in Australia by Beach Energy Ltd. later this month, the Australian Financial Review reported.
Canadian Oil Sands urges shareholders to reject Suncor bid
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.’s board sent a letter to its shareholders Tuesday urging them once again to reject the hostile bid by Suncor Energy Inc. ahead of the offer’s deadline next week. The Calgary-based Canadian Oil Sands said the C$4.5 billion ($3.2 billion) offer was an “undervalued and opportunistic bid.” Suncor has offered 0.25 of its own shares to Canadian Oil Sands’ investors in a tender offer that expires on January 8.