Norway

CFW View: A US$1.6bn transaction between Statoil and Centrica is likely to be accretive for both companies. For Centrica, the deal represents further upstream expansion as well as an... 2011-11-21

With Shell divesting its stake in the Norwgian mid-stream gas venture Gassled it allowed yet another major public Canadian pension fund to get a foothold in the European energy infrastructure... 2011-09-06

Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell is to sell its stake in Norway's Gassled natural gas pipeline to Infragas Norge, a subsidiary of Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board... 2011-09-02

Scandinavian retailer ICA, which is 60%-owned by Netherlands-based Ahold, plans to sell its Norwegian hypermarket business in an effort to stem falling profits in the market. The firm... 2011-08-18

CFW View: Transocean's US$2.4bn bid to acquire Aker Drilling demonstrates that M&A activity in the services sector continues to show some rigour. Although company valuations have... 2011-08-16

Norway's Statoil has agreed to sell a 24.1% direct and indirect stake in Gassled, the formal owner of Norway's gas-transportation system, to Solveig Gas Norway for NOK17.35bn (US$3.25bn).

Norway's Statoil has agreed to sell a 24.1% direct and indirect stake in Gassled, the formal owner of Norway's gas-transportation system, to Solveig Gas Norway for NOK17.35bn (US$3.25bn).