A battle between Chevron and Occidental Petroleum, which now includes billionaire investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett, to take control of U.S. independent producer Anadarko Petroleum, is fueling speculation about more deals to come. But oil supermajor BP Plc CEO Bob Dudley Tuesday said his employer will not get involved. BP acquired BHP Billiton’s U.S. shale assets for
Read More...Energy infrastructure company Sempra Energy has completed the sale of its U.S. renewables business and non-utility natural gas storage assets for roughly $2.5 billion in cash, Kallanish Energy reports. The announcement comes with Monday’s completion of the sale of its remaining ownership interests in operating and development-stage wind assets to American Electric Power for $584 million in cash.
Read More...Murphy Oil Corp. announced its Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA unit is acquiring deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets from LLOG Exploration Offshore and LLOG Bluewater Holdings for $1.38 billion in cash, Kallanish Energy reports. Additional contingent consideration payments are based on the following: up to $200 million in the event revenue from certain
Read More...Welcome to this week’s edition of The Buzz, a weekly feature where Kallanish Energy editors select the quartet of stories this past week we feel were the most important – have the chance to make the biggest impact on the oil and gas industry — and energy as a whole. This week’s selections include: Venezuela bypasses U.S. sanctions
Read More...Waste and energy development company Brightmark Energy Thursday announced the closing of a $260 million financing package for construction of the nation’s first commercial-scale plastics-to-fuel plant, to be built in Ashley, Indiana. Financing for the project includes $185 million in Indiana green bonds, which were underwritten by Goldman Sachs, Kallanish Energy reports. As part of the
Read More...Minnesota-based energy company Allete said Wednesday it’s closed the $270 million sale of U.S. Water Services to Kurita Water Industries Ltd., a Japan-based water-management company. U.S. Water is an integrated water-solutions company which serves roughly 5,000 customers by optimizing system performance, reducing water and energy use, and improving efficiency. It was acquired by Allete in 2015, Kallanish Energy
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