Listening this morning to a BBC World Service radio interview with Peter Robertson, vice-chairman of the Chevron oil company, I was struck in particular by his commentary about a website where the public can join Chevron in an online discussion about the future of energy.
Chevron Bid May Deflect Cnooc to Marathon
Chevron Corp.’s bid for Unocal may have outdone China’s 70 percent state-owned oil giant Cnooc Ltd. While that news is heartening to many who were uneasy about the possible acquisition, analysts say Cnooc may now set its sights on Marathon Oil Corp.
Chevron Vs. CNOOC: Down And Dirty
Chevron told the Financial Times today they wanted to keep Unocal intact, dismissing notions of splitting Unocal up and giving up the Asian assets to China. This means that the battle rages on as Chevron tries to get the Unocal deal done before state-owned Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) get their fingers in too deep.
CNOOC And Chevron Battle For Unocal
The Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) and Chevron battle for the Unocal oil company. Chevron thought they had a done deal back in April when they made an offer of $61.24 a share or roughly $16.1 billion in cash and stocks. This week CNOOC made a solid offer of $18.5 billion in cool cash but if Unocal does decide to entertain CNOOC’s offer, whoa boy there’s gonna be a lot of hoops to jump through.
Bidding War In Asia: CNOOC Vs. Chevron For Unocal
The Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) put in an unsolicited $18.5 billion bid for Unocal, challenging Chevron’s April move to acquire the oil company. Neither is a done deal and this marks China’s continued assertion into corporate hardball.
Chevron Nigeria and NNPC Award KBR Snamprogetti JGC Joint Venture EPC Contract
The joint venture team of KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton…