Copperbelt will pay $164 million to take 60% stake at Abuja Electricity Copperbelt Energy Corp. of Zambia has announced that it would acquire 60% of the stake at Abuja Electricity Distribution Co.
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CNOOC's Acquisition of Nexen Inc. Closes at $15.1 BIllion
CNOOC agrees to pay $15.1 billion to purchase Canadian gas and oil company Nexen Inc. Calgar, Alberta-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc. announced that it was acquired by China's CNOOC Ltd.
Deals of The Day — Mergers and Acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1030 GMT on Tuesday: - Polish state-owned utilities PGE and Energa agreed to buy Iberdrola's 75 percent stake in Renewables Polska for 840 million zlotys ($268 million), PGE said on Tuesday.
Chesapeake Energy and Encana Face Antitrust Suit
Northstar alleges collusion by Chesapeake and Encana for oil and gas rights. A Michigan landowner is suing both Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp for antitrust violations alleging collusion between the two energy firms to rig the results of a bidding process for oil and gas rights held back in 2010.
CNOOC closes $15.1 billion acquisition of Canada's Nexen
The contentious $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc by Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd closed on Monday
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Areva, a nuclear group in France, has said it Fennovoima might terminate the company from deals on supply for the reactor site in Japan.
Italian oil major Eni and Russia's Rosneft have both agreed to develop trading and logistics opportunities.
Brazil's OGX Petroleo is being rumored to have a plan of selling a stake to Malaysian oil company Petronas.
Rosneft and TNK-BP are expected to sign $55 billion agreement to mark one of the largest acquisitions in the oil industry.
Canada's OMERS pension fund poised to make major purposes in 2013. OMERS, one of Canada's leading pension funds, announced last Friday that it is now in the process of diversifying its portfolio away from traditional areas such as North America, the United Kingdom and Western Europe.
ENI shipping and logistics to bring Rosneft oil to markets worldwide. ENI, the Italian gas and oil giant, has entered into a strategic partnership with Rosneft to explore trading and logistics opportunities in the energy market.
Rosneft buys TNK-BP for over US$40 billion. If all goes according to plan, Rosneft would be taking over control over its major rival, TNK-BP. The two Russian oil companies would then complete the oil industry's biggest takeover in history, three months before the agreed upon deadline.
OGX denies Petronas shares sale OGX Petroleo e Gas SA, the Brazilian oil company, has allayed fears and rumors that it is selling its shareholdings in Petronas, the Malaysian state owned oil company.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1500 GMT on Tuesday: - Capital One Financial Corp said it agreed to sell to Citigroup Inc its $7 billion portfolio of private label and co-branded credit card accounts linked to electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc.
