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Anadarko agrees to review Occidental’s hostile bid
CHEVRON’S agreed merger with Anadarko Petroleum looks under threat after the US independent said it will resume negotiations with Occidental Petroleum, which lodged a hostile US$57bn bid last week.
Type: News
Anadarko accepts Occidental bid
ANADARKO Petroleum has accepted Occidental’s hostile acquisition bid, after Chevron announced that it would not increase its offer to acquire Anadarko.
Type: News
Saudi Aramco gives go ahead for largest ever stock listing
SAUDI Aramco has announced its intention to proceed with its long-awaited public stock listing, which is expected to be the world’s largest.
Type: News
Australia invests A$300m in hydrogen industry
UP to A$300m (US$193m) will be made available for a new advancing hydrogen fund to support Australia’s hydrogen industry.
Type: News
Ineos launches new healthcare business
INEOS has launched Ineos Hygienics as part of its pandemic response to produce hand gel and sanitiser sprays at scale.
Type: News
BP buys US biogas firm for US$4.1bn in push to go net zero
BP is buying US biogas producer Archaea Energy for US$4.1bn as part of its plans to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel production.
Type: News
Woodside and Santos merger talks collapse
AUSTRALIA’S Santos and Woodside have ended merger talks, ruling out their creation of a unified US$52bn LNG firm.
Type: News
Britvic rejects £3.1bn bid from Carlsberg
UK DRINKS manufacturer Britvic has turned down a £3.1bn (US$3.9bn) takeover bid from Danish brewer Carlsberg.
Type: News
Eni and Shell to face Nigeria bribery charges
AN Italian judge has ruled that Shell and Eni must face charges of aggravated international corruption over their purchase of the OPL 245 oil block in Nigeria.
Type: News
Occidental makes hostile US$57bn bid for Chevron
OCCIDENTAL has made a hostile bid for Anadarko Petroleum, trumping a US$50bn bid from Chevron.
Type: News
ExxonMobil arbitration could stop US$53bn Chevron/Hess merger
EXXONMOBIL has filed for arbitration in a bid to stop Chevron from getting Hess’s 30% stake in the prolific Stabroek block, as part of its US$53bn acquisition of the company.
Type: News
Wood Group signals willingness to accept £242m takeover bid from Sidara
WOOD GROUP has said it is open to a £242m (US$318m) takeover bid from UAE’s Sidara – nearly 85% lower than last year’s offer – as the engineering business grapples with mounting debt and the fallout from cultural failings.
Type: News
Cow-Free: A possible future for dairy
Arie Abo speaks to Amanda Jasi about using microorganisms as ‘cell factories’
Type: Feature
Sempra greenlights Port Arthur LNG project
SEMPRA Infrastructure has given the financial greenlight for the development, construction, and operation of what could become one of the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the US, the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey and bp license process to make jet fuel from farm waste at US$4bn plant
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) and bp have licensed their Fischer-Tropsch process to a huge new US$4bn US plant that will turn agricultural waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Type: News
Wessex Water and Bath trial algae treatment
WESSEX WATER and the University of Bath, UK, are trialling the use of algae farms to reduce the nutrient loading of treated wastewater discharged into water courses.
Type: News
Easter eggsperts: chemical engineers have chocolate eco-ratings licked
AS we peel the foil off our Easter eggs this Sunday, chemical engineers are urging us to consider the environmental impact of chocolate and how it can be made more planet-friendly.
Type: News
UK Government pledges £390m to develop hydrogen technology
THE UK Government has announced a £390m (US$468m) hydrogen technology fund focussed on supporting low carbon production and clean steel.
Type: News
BP exits petrochemicals, sells plants to Ineos
BP is selling its petrochemicals business, including interests in 14 production sites, to Ineos for US$5bn.
Type: News
