Companies stories from Europe, the US and Asia over the Christmas period, listed by publication date.
(Energy company extracts)
Tuesday December 19: Statoil and Hydro, Norway’s two national oil groups, are to merge to create the world’s biggest offshore operator in a $29bn deal.
Friday December 22: Gazprom agrees to pay $7.45bn for majority control of Sakhalin 2, the $20bn oil and gas project led by Royal Dutch Shell, cementing the Kremlin’s grip on the country’s energy resources.
Friday December 29: Royal Dutch Shell and its two Japanese partners, Mitsui and Mitsubishi, are to be made to share the burden of the huge cost overruns of Sakhalin 2.
Published: January 3 2007 02:00 | Last updated: January 3 2007 02:00
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