Energy Headlines
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 2 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:
Mon, Jul 1 2013
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 1 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:
Fri, Jun 28 2013
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
June 28 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:
UPDATE 1-China set to win Conoco stake in Kashagan-sources
* China seen winner of major field stake in three sided deal
Chinese oil co likely to win Conoco stake in Kashagan-sources
ALMATY/MOSCOW, June 28 - China is the likely winner of ConocoPhillips' stake in Kashagan, the biggest oilfield discovered in nearly 50 years, three sources familiar with the talks said on Friday.
Argentine approach on YPF settlement sets floor for deal
* YPF remains source of tension among Repsol shareholders
Arch Coal sells Utah operations for $435 million
June 28 - Arch Coal Inc said on Friday it had sold a group of thermal coal mines in Utah to privately held Bowie Resources for $435 million in cash as the U.S. company looks to divest non-core assets and focus on its metallurgical coal projects.
Russia's Mechel hires JP Morgan to sell US coal business-sources
MOSCOW/LONDON, June 28 - Russian coal producer Mechel, under pressure to cut debts of more than $9 billion, has hired investment bank JP Morgan to sell its U.S. business, Mechel Bluestone, sources familiar with the matter said.
Thu, Jun 27 2013
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - June 28
June 28 - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
DEALS-Global M&A at 4-year low on declines in Europe, rate concerns
NEW YORK, June 27 - Mergers and acquisitions around the world slowed to their most sluggish pace since 2009 in the first half of 2013, Thomson Reuters data shows, as recession-hit European companies put the brakes on transactions and their healthier U.S. counterparts took a cautious approach amid market uncertainty.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.


