önskar jag framförallt mig, så jag är glad
och snäll.....
Jag ska plugga ikapp ett antal energisystem som jag lovade till idag, men ... so what... Det är en kvarts hundratusing som läst här... då kan jag fortsätta leka ett tag till..... men om ni går över 2000/´dag får jag lägga in ett filter (någon som stoppar mina värsta dumheter..)
More than $90bn of global oil and gas assets are on the market as deal activity in the sector accelerates, according to industry estimates.
Driven the big oil groups’ attempts to offload non-core assets, the sell-off has gathered pace sharply over the past two years, according to Derrick Petroleum Services, the industry research and consulting firm.
The $90bn-plus figure is all the more significant as it comes after a flurry of deal announcements in the past three months of this year, including significant asset sales by BP, the UK oil group.
The figure is “the highest I have seen for at least 10 years,” said one industry executive. The $90bn figure compares with an industry average of between $30bn and $40bn of assets for sale over the past three years, he said.
The jump in activity comes as international oil companies including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips have put substantial packages of assets on the block. The majority of sales reflect the groups’ plans to shed non-core assets so as to raise funds to help pay for significant exploration and production programmes.
The world’s majors are under intense pressure to boost returns for investors. In recent years returns have come disproportionately from dividends and share buy-backs rather than from capital growth, prompting some industry watchers to compare the companies to utilities.
BP has led the way with plans to sell up to $30bn of assets to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico spill although it has already sold close to $22bn. Shell is selling some of its Nigerian assets while both BP and ExxonMobil have put some of their assets in the North Sea up for sale. Some substantial gas assets are also up for sale in Canada.
Industry executives said in spite of the levels of assets on the block, the market has been clearing as there is still “more money than assets”, according to one executive.
A relatively stable oil price, between $70 and $85 per barrel, throughout the year has underpinned strong balance sheets.
The Chinese national oil companies have been the most aggressive buyers, notably in Latin America.
Driven the big oil groups’ attempts to offload non-core assets, the sell-off has gathered pace sharply over the past two years, according to Derrick Petroleum Services, the industry research and consulting firm.
The value of industry assets that were on the market in the middle of 2009 was just $20bn and at the start of 2010, it was $46bn.
The $90bn-plus figure is all the more significant as it comes after a flurry of deal announcements in the past three months of this year, including significant asset sales by BP, the UK oil group.
The figure is “the highest I have seen for at least 10 years,” said one industry executive. The $90bn figure compares with an industry average of between $30bn and $40bn of assets for sale over the past three years, he said.
The jump in activity comes as international oil companies including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips have put substantial packages of assets on the block. The majority of sales reflect the groups’ plans to shed non-core assets so as to raise funds to help pay for significant exploration and production programmes.
The world’s majors are under intense pressure to boost returns for investors. In recent years returns have come disproportionately from dividends and share buy-backs rather than from capital growth, prompting some industry watchers to compare the companies to utilities.
BP has led the way with plans to sell up to $30bn of assets to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico spill although it has already sold close to $22bn. Shell is selling some of its Nigerian assets while both BP and ExxonMobil have put some of their assets in the North Sea up for sale. Some substantial gas assets are also up for sale in Canada.
Industry executives said in spite of the levels of assets on the block, the market has been clearing as there is still “more money than assets”, according to one executive.
A relatively stable oil price, between $70 and $85 per barrel, throughout the year has underpinned strong balance sheets.
The Chinese national oil companies have been the most aggressive buyers, notably in Latin America.
