BP, Exxon Sign On Alaska LNG Export Project
Alaska Gasline Development Corp (AGDC) said it signed an agreement with BP PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp to help advance the state-owned company's proposed $43.4 billion Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project."Our respective organizations share…
Noble Group Hopeful of Debt Restructuring Deal
Chairman says talks with bond holders and banks moving forward; hopeful of reaching a conclusion in near future. Struggling commodities trader Noble Group Ltd is having constructive talks with creditors to restructure its debt and is hopeful of a deal in the near future, the company's chairman said.
Alaska Eyes Foreign Capital to Jump-start Energy Projects
Alaska is pursuing foreign investors for its oil and gas industry, hoping to advance recent discoveries while struggling to compete with lower-cost shale projects and reverse a decades-long output decline. Sovereign wealth funds, banks and state…
Noble Group Reports $1.75 Bln Q2 Loss
Commodities trader Noble Group reported a second- quarter loss of $1.75 billion on Thursday, weeks after warning it faced its steepest quarterly loss in a year and a half and would slash jobs and sell assets to cut debt. Once Asia's largest commodities trading house…
Sinochem No Longer Pursuing Stake in Noble Group
China's state-owned Sinochem is no longer pursuing an investment in Noble Group Ltd due to concerns over the finances and business outlook of the loss-making commodity trader, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. When it held talks with Noble earlier this year to buy a stake…
Noble Group's Shares Plunge, Elman Steps Down
Decline in shares is biggest on record. Noble Group Ltd reported a quarterly loss that pummelled its shares by a record 33 percent, stoking worries the Singapore-listed commodity trader was failing to recover from a crisis-wracked two years despite a deep restructuring.
Noble Group Targets $500 mln cash call, Founder to Step Down
Chairman Richard Elman to step down within 12 months; moves comes just days after CEO quit. Noble Group is raising about $500 million from a deeply discounted share issue, cutting jobs and losing its Chairman Richard Elman who is stepping down…
'Crunch Time' for Noble Group
Noble to release PwC report on commodity contracts. Noble Group's investment grade credit rating is at stake when Asia's biggest commodities trader, which has been accused of poor accounting practices, releases the findings of an external report later on Monday on how it values some assets.
Noble Group Flags Potential Suitors
Noble says can fund $735 mln bond redemption due this week. Noble Group, Asia's biggest commodity trader, flagged potential support from strategic investors as it stepped up its campaign to reverse a dramatic plunge in its share price on concerns about its accounting practices.