National Oilwell Varco to buy Grant Prideco
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Oil and gas service company National Oilwell Varco Inc  said on Monday it would buy peer Grant Prideco Inc  for about $7.37 billion in the latest link-up in a sector that has been bolstered by record oil prices.
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc.  NBL.N agreed to buy Patina Oil & Gas Corp. POG.N in a cash  and stock deal, helping it expand into the natural gas-rich  Rocky Mountain region, the companies said on Thursday.
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CALGARY (CP) - Canadian Natural Resources, one of Canada&#39;s largest natural gas and heavy oil producers, entered the acquisition market for a fourth time this year, buying energy properties from Houston-based Anadarko for $698 million.
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French oilfield services group Compagnie  Generale de Geophysique is to buy Texas-based Veritas DGC Inc.  in a $3.1 billion deal to merge their seismic businesses, the  companies said on Tuesday.
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U.S. conglomerate General Electric  has agreed to buy British oilfield services firm Sondex  for 288.7 million pounds ($583.1 million) in cash, the two firms said on Monday.
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Transocean Inc. , the world's largest offshore driller, said on Monday it would buy GlobalSantaFe Corp.  for about $17 billion in a no-premium deal, adding a fleet of shallow-water drilling rigs to its deepwater equipment.
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The board of UK-based Novar Plc (UK:NVR) recommended its shareholders Monday to accept an all-cash offer from Honeywell International Inc (HON) .
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Alcoa Inc. is part of a three-company consortium that will buy a major natural-gas pipeline in Australia for $1.3 billion. The consortium, which includes Diversified Utility &amp; Energy Trusts (DUET) and Alinta
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Enbridge Inc.(ENB.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it will buy Shell&#39;s natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico for $613 million, in a move that will make the Canadian company a major natural gas transporter in the area
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Gas and electric company Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it will sell most of its U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations through two transactions for a combined $6.5 billion.
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General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and storage equipment, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Tuesday.
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First Reserve Corp., the largest private buyout firm specializing in energy-industry investments, agreed to buy an oil and gas equipment business of Ingersoll-Rand Co.
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French oilfield services group  Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) and Texas-based Veritas  DGC Inc. said on Tuesday that CGG agreed to buy Veritas in a  cash and stock deal worth about $3.1 billion.
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Abu Dhabi National Energy Co   will buy Canada&#39;s Primewest Energy Trust (PWI_u.TO)  for C$5 billion in cash, Primewest said on Monday, as the  state-controlled firm makes good on plans to turn its new  Canadian unit into a major oil producer.
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Monday it would buy Trane Inc , a maker of heating and air conditioning systems, for about $9.56 billion in cash and stock.
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U.S. oil and gas producer Anadarko   Petroleum Corp. APC.N on Friday said it agreed to buy smaller   rivals Kerr-McGee Corp. KMG.N and Western Gas Resources Inc.   WGR.N for more than $21 billion in cash to expand in the U.S.   Gulf of Mexico and Rocky Mountains regions.