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13 July 2018
Total Closes the acquisition of
Engie’s Upstream LNG Business And Becomes World #2 LNG Player
Why Aramco delayed its IPO
The long-awaited Saudi Aramco IPO, scheduled for mid-2018, could be delayed to 2019.
International news reports have stated that the Saudi government is currently putting together contingency plans for a possible delay to the biggest IPO ever. The listing of 5 percent of Saudi Arabia’s crown jewel, the world’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco, could bring in around $300-$400 billion, based on a valuation of Aramco at between $1.5-2 trillion. [Continue]
Crude oil prices stay strong
Crude oil prices remain strong, thanks to a weak dollar and strong demand. That’s according to a new report from global bank HSBC, which shows Brent Crude has recovered by around $10 (£7.4) a barrel from lows earlier this year. [Continue]
China's oil demand is growing at more than double last year's pace
Last week OPEC released its Monthly Oil Market Report which covers the global oil supply and demand picture through July. OPEC crude oil production decreased by 79,000 BPD in August to average 32.8 million BPD. This marks the first OPEC production decline since April and was primarily driven by sizable outages in Libya. [Continue]
Total to buy Maersk Oil for $7.45bn
Container shipping group AP Moller-Maersk has agreed to sell its oil and gas division to Total for $7.45bn, as it seeks to focus on its core transport and logistics businesses.The sale marks the first step in Maersk’s move to break itself up and is likely to be the biggest single transaction. Maersk will receive approximately $4.95bn in Total shares, and Total will assume $2.5bn of short term debt to fund the remainder of the deal. It will also take over all decommissioning obligations, worth around $2.9bn. [Continue]
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