Oil and gas firms ONGC Videsh Ltd and Oil India Ltd have completed the joint purchase of Videocon Group's 10% holding in a gas field in Mozambique in a deal valued at $2.475 billion.
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Saudi Aramco to acquire $2B stake in SoKor's S-Oil Corp- official
An unnamed official from South Korea's S-Oil Corp said Saudi Arabian Oil Co or Saudi Aramco, the largest crude exporter in the world, will be buying a $2 billion stake in S-Oil, Bloomberg reported.
Schaft Inc co-founder opens fund to invest in Japanese startups, universities
Schaft Inc Co-Founder Takashi Kato has launched 246 Capital, a fund that seeks to invest in technologies by Japanese startups and universities not noticed by investors, Bloomberg reported.
India's Lanco Infratech mulls sale of Australian unit to help pay back debt- sources
India-based Lanco Infratech Ltd is considering a sale of its Australian unit, Griffin Coal Mining Co, so it could help pay debt, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Rolls-Royce in talks to acquire Finnish Wartsila's marine division
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd., the world's second largest aircraft engine maker, is reportedly negotiating to buy the marine propulsion division of Finalnd-based power plant and ship engine maker Wartsila. Wartsila has previously refused other approaches for its marine unit.
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Sydney, Australia-based investment manager AMP capital invested $100 million in subordinated financing for the fully operational Astoria Project Partners power plant in New York, USA.
Sandvik, a high-technology engineering firm based in Sweden, has agreed to buy Texas-based Varel International Energy Services for a price tag of about $740 million.
Chinese conglomerate Shenhua has dropped out from the bid for New South Wales (NSW) power generator Macquarie Generation (MacGen), leaving only three bidders, according to a report.
Houston, US-based firm Fieldwood Energy LLC, a portfolio company of Riverstone Holdings LLC, bought the Gulf Coast unit of Oklahoma-based firm SandRidge Energy Inc in a deal valued at $750 million.
Texas, US-based private investment firm TPG Capital is in a tussle with two other potential buyers of the Australian assets of Netherlands-based petrol and refining firm Royal Dutch Shell, according to a report.
Oil and gas companies in the West, like that of Scotland-based Weir Group, are heading to China to bet on the birth of the country's shale gas industry, the Financial Times reported.
Japan-based trading house Marubeni Corp sold its 30% interest in Australia-based Milmerran Power Station to a buyer in South Korea for under A$200 million ($179 million), according to a source familiar with the deal.
Petroleum companies Royal Dutch Shell and BP are reportedly looking to sell its oil refineries and petrol stations in Australia to generate cash for their energy production business segments. Chevron Corp. reportedly may follow suit and exit its service stations in the country.
Canada-based firm Enbridge Inc has announced an agreement to pour in $200 million in the Keechi Wind Project in Colorado, Texas, which is expected to be completed in early 2015.
