Energy News  
China's CNOOC in takeover talks with Canadian energy firm: report

by Staff Writers
Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2008
Chinese oil giant CNOOC is in talks with Canadian-based Talisman Energy over a possible takeover deal, a report in Hong Kong said Monday.

CNOOC, China's third largest oil company, is in discussions that could lead to asset sales or a complete takeover, the South China Morning Post said citing unnamed sources.

The report also said that energy giant PetroChina was looking at taking a stake in Santos, the third largest oil and gas company in Australia.

Oil firms have shied away from acquisitions in recent months, waiting for a correction in the record oil price.

But the apparently relentless rise of crude -- which traded at more than 132 US dollars a barrel on Monday -- has led to concern that companies should make a move before potential buys become too expensive, the report said.

Community
Email This Article
Comment On This Article

Related Links
Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


Analysis: To drill or not to drill?
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) May 23, 2008
A day after oil prices topped $130 a barrel for the first time in history, U.S. lawmakers debated Thursday whether increased production at home would lower prices at the pump.







The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement