Equinor deploys huge profits to mount $6 billion share buyback scheme
Equinor (OSE, NYSE: EQNR) the majority state-owned Norwegian oil firm, has unveiled a whopping set of profits and upped its share buyback plan to $6 billion for 2022.
Equinor (OSE, NYSE: EQNR) the majority state-owned Norwegian oil firm, has unveiled a whopping set of profits and upped its share buyback plan to $6 billion for 2022.
Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) has knocked back a new cash and share-for-share bid from rival Kistos (LON: KIST) worth £1.15 billion, which may replace Mitch Flegg as CEO.
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR) expects an “unusual set of circumstances and challenges” for the oil market through 2023.
FTSE 100 engineering firm Johnson Matthey (LON: JMAT) is nearing a deal to build a £60m hydrogen fuel cell factory in the UK, according to the Telegraph.
Oil is poised to end the week below $100 a barrel for the first time since early April after another volatile period of trading marked by escalating concerns over an economic slowdown.
Neptune Energy has been named in the top 5% of 95,000 companies globally for its ESG performance.
Andrew Austin has a track record of dealmaking in the North Sea and has now set his sights on independent Serica Energy (LON: SQZ).
Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) has issued a lengthy statement denouncing the bid from smaller rival Kistos (LON: KIST) as “significantly undervaluing” the company.
With Serica Energy looking outside of the UK North Sea for M&A deals and Taqa deciding to hold onto its UK assets, what are the implications for the market?
The French government will nationalise its financially-struggling nuclear giant Electricite de France to help it ride out Europe’s worst energy crisis in a generation.
North Sea operator Serica Energy (LON: SQZ) has said it is “increasingly” exploring M&A opportunities outside of the UK.
Noble Corporation (NYSE: NBL) and Maersk Drilling (CPH: DRLCO) have signed a $375m deal to sell-off several North Sea rigs to Shelf Drilling, in a move which could address competition concerns.
Treasuries held a rally and oil slid Thursday as investors parsed the economic outlook after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged the risk of a recession.
Electric Hydrogen, a startup aiming to slash the cost of green hydrogen by offering pre-designed manufacturing facilities, raised $198 million in a series B funding round, as investors bet on a future powered by the climate-friendly fuel.
It is a strange time for the oil and gas sector. On the one hand, after years of price weakness, the money is rolling in again as the war in Ukraine and post-Covid disruptions keep prices high.
City of London analysts have given their verdicts on the impact of the government’s windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers.
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine (SGX:S51) has released the financial and operating metrics of its proposed combination with a restructured Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) (SGX:BN4) in a response to queries from its shareholders that fear share dilution.
Costs for a planned new North Sea oilfield could be shaved by 75% with new tax incentives, the firm behind it has claimed.
Helicopter operator CHC has been ordered by the UK's competition watchdog to sell off its newly-acquired Babcock North Sea business.
Aberdeen-headquartered KCA Deutag has announced a $550m deal to acquire the onshore drilling business of Italian contractor Saipem.
Rishi Sunak has announced a multibillion-pound windfall tax on oil and gas, which the industry has slammed as sending "shockwaves" on jobs, investment and communities.
Ithaca Energy will make its IPO in London “as soon as possible” this year, according to parent firm Delek Group.
There are several hubs around the North Sea which will still be producing in a decade’s time – but 12 of these will be “key” thanks to their production upsides and emissions intensity, according to new research.
The Government must take urgent action and help the poorest households months before energy bills will rise again ahead of the winter months, the boss of a major energy company has said.
Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (AABcf) is delighted to share with you our Deals+ update for Q1 2022 in conjunction with Energy Voice, highlighting selected energy M&A and Fundraising transactions across the UK.