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Statoil ASA and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras have agreed that Statoil will acquire a 25% interest in Roncador, a large oil field in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The transaction nearly triples Statoil's production in Brazil, with attractive break-evens and potential for additional value creation for both parties through the application of Statoil's expertise in improved oil recovery . The total consideration comprises an initial payment of USD 2.35 billion, plus additional contingent payments of up to USD 550 million. "This transaction adds material and attractive long-term production to our international portfolio, further strengthening the position of Brazil as a core area for Statoil. We are also pleased to advance our strategic partnership with Petrobras by exp... [...]

December 15, 2017 - Aker Solutions ASA will hold meetings with fixed-income investors early next year on a possible bond issue. The company has mandated DNB Markets, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank to arrange the series of meetings in the Nordic region, starting on January 8, 2018. Following these meetings and subject to market conditions, a 4.5-year [...]

  CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 14, 2017 -- Serinus Energy Inc. , announces a correction to the previously released press release issued on December 4, 2017, and titled " Serinus Announces Competent Person's Report on Reserves." The December 31, 2016 values in the table "Net Present Value - After Tax, Using Forecast Prices" incorrectly had the values for [...]

Reference is made to the previous announcements by Statoil ASA regarding the Dividend Issue for second quarter 2017. The share capital increase related to the Dividend Issue was registered today with the Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises . Following the completion of the share capital increase, the share capital of the Company is NOK [...]

Reference is made to the announcement by Statoil ASA on 21 September 2017 regarding the participation by the primary insiders in the dividend issues under the scrip dividend programme for first quarter 2017. Details on allocation of the Dividend Shares for the second quarter 2017 are set forth in the enclosed overview. This information is subject [...]

Reference is made to the previous announcements by Statoil ASA regarding the Dividend Issue for the second quarter 2017. The subscription period expired on 4 December 2017 and subscriptions were made for a total of 17,509,536 Dividend Shares in the Dividend Issue, reducing the dividend payable by approximately USD 335 million for the Company [...]

December 14, 2017 - Aker Solutions secured a framework agreement to provide subsea services for Statoil-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway. The contract has a fixed period of five years, starting in the first quarter of 2018, and contains five four-year extension options. Its value depends on the amount of work ordered by Statoil under the [...]

December 13, 2017 - Aker Solutions won an order from Maersk Drilling to modify the production module on the Mærsk Inspirer jack-up rig for the Repsol-operated Yme oilfield offshore Norway. The order is valued at about NOK 1 billion and will be booked in the fourth quarter. The work scope covers engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning services. The North Sea Yme field was closed in 2001 after five years of production and is now being redeveloped by the operator Repsol. "We look forward to working with Maersk Drilling to ensure a successful and cost-efficient modification of the jack-up rig, which will be used in the new development of the Yme field," said Executive Vice President Knut Sandvik, who heads Aker Solutions' projects delivery center. "This play... [...]

Akastor ASA announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Karl Erik Kjelstad as its Chief Executive Officer effective from 1 January 2018. Mr. Kjelstad will succeed Kristian Røkke who will assume the position as Chief Investment Officer of Aker ASA on 1 January 2018. Aker ASA will propose to the nomination committee of Akastor ASA that Kristian Røkke is appointed as Chairman of the Board of Akastor ASA at the next Annual General Meeting. "It has been a pleasure to lead Akastor and I am proud of what the team has accomplished. The company has focused its portfolio, strengthened its balance sheet, and is well positioned to further develop its core assets - MHWirth and AKOFS Offshore - over the coming years," said Kristian Røkke. "Karl Erik Kjelstad has a strong track rec... [...]

Plateau Uranium Inc. / Plateau Uranium reports 80% Lithium extraction to sulphate solution from newly discovered Falchani High-Grade Lithium Mineralization . Processed and transmitted by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2017 -- Plateau Uranium Inc. , a Uranium and [...]