Vantage Drilling has entered into a merger agreement under which Norway-based Eldorado Drilling will acquire the offshore drilling contractor in a transaction valuing the company's equity at approximately $257.6 million.Under the agreement, Vantage shareholders will receive $19.00 per share in cash. The transaction has been unanimously approved by Vantage's board of directors, which has recommended that shareholders vote in favor of the deal…
Capricorn Energy said on Wednesday the deadline for Cafani Group-linked investment vehicle Alamadiyaf al‑Masiyyah to make a formal takeover offer for the London-listed oil producer has been extended for a third time to July 1.Alamadiyaf al‑Masiyyah…
Energy major BP will become the operator of a large offshore natural gas production project in Azerbaijan - the Babek gas field - three industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday.BP already has significant exposure to oil and gas production in the South Caucasus country…
Inpex has agreed to acquire a 10.67% participating interest in the Browse joint venture offshore Western Australia from PetroChina International Investment (Australia) – CNPC.The Japanese energy company said subsidiary Inpex Mirai Upstream signed…
Consultancy firm ABL Group has agreed to acquire Malaysia-based process safety and technical risk consultancy SynergenOG, expanding its engineering and risk management capabilities for the energy sector.ABL Group said SynergenOG would be integrated…
ADNOC Drilling has completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in MB Petroleum Services (MBPS), forming a joint venture that expands its presence across Gulf markets and increases its total fleet to 170 rigs.The transaction, completed ahead of schedule…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has agreed to acquire Valaris in an all-stock transaction valued at about $5.8 billion, creating one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors with a fleet of 73 drilling rigs.The combined company…
SK Earthon, the energy resource development unit of SK Innovation, has acquired a 34% stake in the North Ketapang exploration block offshore Indonesia, expanding its upstream presence in Southeast Asia.The stake was acquired from Petronas North Ketapang…
Harbour Energy has agreed to sell its operated interests in the Natuna Sea Block A field and the Tuna development project in Indonesia to Prime Group for $215 million in cash, as the U.K.-listed producer continues to streamline its portfolio…
MODEC has outlined plans merge its wholly owned subsidiaries MODEC America and SOFEC from the start of 2026, bringing SOFEC fully into the group as a new Mooring Solutions Business Unit.SOFEC, known for its permanent mooring systems and fluid transfer technologies…
Thailand’s state-backed energy firm PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has acquired 50% of Block A-18 in the Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJDA) through a $450 million deal with Chevron's subsidiaries.The transaction, completed on July 25…
Canada-based oil and gas company Valeura Energy has signed a farm-in agreement with Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP to acquire a 40% interest in offshore Blocks G1/65 and G3/65 in the Gulf of Thailand, marking a major expansion of its regional footprint…
Norwegian oil and gas company Pandion Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its participating interests in three assets comprising seven production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to Inpex Idemitsu Norge, owned by Japan’s Inpex…
U.K.-based oil firm EnQuest has completed the acquisition of Harbour Energy’s business in Vietnam, which holds a 53.125% equity interest in, and operatorship of, the Chim Sáo and Dua production fields.The completion of the acquisition has confirmed EnQuest as operator of the fields in Block 12W…
Idemitsu Kosan Co has acquired interests in two oil and gas blocks located off the coast of Sarawak in Malaysia from South Korean SK earthon, and signed production sharing contracts (PSC) for the developments.The acquired interests are for the Block SK427…
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