Five Point-backed WaterBridge raises 634 million dollars in US IPO
WaterBridge Infrastructure, a company that manages oilfield water, announced on September 16th that it raised $634 Million in its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. This is the latest indication of renewed momentum within the listing market. Houston-based company, Texas, sold 31.7 millions shares at $20 each…
Russia Warns of Cutting Oil Output Following Drone Attacks
Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has warned producers they may have to cut output following Ukraine's drone attacks on critical export ports and refineries, three industry sources said on Tuesday.Kyiv has stepped up attacks on Russian energy assets since August in a bid to impede Moscow's war…
Gunvor expands its precious metals trading into physical trading
Gunvor, a global commodity trading company, has announced that it is expanding its precious-metals business beyond trading derivatives to include physical metal. The company also revealed that it has hired experts in London and Singapore's trading hubs. Gunvor's growth in this sector coincides with an upswing that has seen the gold price double since late 2022…
INSTANT VIEW - Teck and Anglo forge a $53 billion mining giant to bet on the surging demand for copper
Anglo American, a London-listed company, and Teck Resources, a Canadian firm, will merge for $53 billion, both companies announced on Tuesday. This is the largest mining deal in over a decade. Anglo Teck will have its headquarters in Canada and a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, according to the companies. The merger will change the game for Anglo American.
WaterBridge, backed by Five Points, files for US IPO in a hot listings market
WaterBridge Infrastructure, a midstream water management firm, filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Friday. This highlights the growing momentum of new listings. In recent days, a number of corporate issuers joined the IPO pipeline. This could lead to a September launch. Positive…
Investors are sceptical about China's anti price war rally
Fund manager Yang Tingwu reaped his profits quickly after a furious rally in Chinese stocks of steel and cement, spurred on by Beijing's anti-price war and excessive industrial production campaign. Yang, along with many other investors does not think China's ambitious plan of pulling producers out from a spiraling deflation will succeed.
GRAINS-Chicago corn and soybeans drop due to large US crop prospects, favorable weather
Chicago soybean and corn contracts fell on Tuesday due to expectations of large U.S. crops amid favorable weather in the Midwest. By 0444 GMT the most active soybean contract on Chicago Board of Trade dropped 0.25%, to $10.09 a bushel. This was a third session of losses. Corn dropped 0.13%, to $3.93 per bushel. The U.S.
The markets bet Beijing will take action against China's overcapacity
This month, commodity prices have risen from steel to polysilicon as Chinese investors bet that Beijing will finally address overcapacity in the second largest economy of the world. The prices of nine industrial commodities, including coal, steel and polysilicon (a building block used in solar panels)…
SLB predicts flat revenue and profit for the quarter amid weaker activity across Saudi Arabia and Latin America
Olivier Le Peuch, CEO of oilfield services firm SLB, said that the company expects the second-quarter revenue to be similar to the first quarter because drilling activity is weaker in Saudi Arabia and Latin America. Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Energy, Power & Renewables Conference, the CEO said that the company's Saudi Arabian activity had decreased more than expected…
Coterra Energy maintains Permian rig counts as fears about the oil market ease
Coterra Energy, an oil and gas company in the United States, will keep its Permian basin rig count at nine, said CEO Tom Jorden on Tuesday. This reverses earlier plans to reduce activity, as the firm becomes more confident about the outlook of oil prices. Coterra announced in May that it would reduce the number of Permian rigs to seven in the second half 2025…
Commodity Report: Meeting Oil Demand a Challenge if Israel Hits Iran Oil
Oil market participants have switched to dreading a shortage in fuel from focusing on impending oversupply in just two days this week.After Israel attacked Iran and Tehran pledged to retaliate, oil prices jumped as much as 13% to their highest since January as investors price in an increased probability…
Sources say that Macquarie's $3.6 Billion S. Korean Gas firm attracts interest from KKR and other industry players, including Brookfield,
Two sources familiar with the deal said that KKR & Co., Brookfield Asset Management and Air Liquide are all potential bidders. The deal could be worth up to $3.6 Billion. Sources said Macquarie hired Goldman Sachs to handle the sale, and they expect non-binding offers this month. They declined to name them as the information was not public.
Baker Hughes, a provider of oilfield services, sells a stake in Cactus
Baker Hughes is selling 65% of the surface pressure control division to Cactus, a maker of equipment. The oilfield services company will focus on its core business amid volatile oil price fluctuations. They said that the companies would form a joint-venture to run the business. Baker Hughes will retain a 35% share after the transaction closes.
Orsted Shares Rise After Equinor Wind Project Gets Green Light
Shares of offshore wind developer Orsted rose 15% on Tuesday after the U.S. administration revoked an order to halt work on a project by peer Equinor, easing concerns over the Danish company's U.S. projects under development.Late on Monday Equinor said the Trump administration had lifted a month-old stop-work order on its Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York…
Devon Energy to boost free cash flow by $1 billion by 2026
Devon Energy announced on Tuesday that it intends to increase its annual free cashflow by $1 billion by 2026. This sent its shares up by 3.5% in the premarket. This is what the U.S. oil-and-gas producer hopes to achieve by reducing costs for drilling and completion and improving operating margins. Devon is expecting to save $300,000,000 through capital efficiency.
Stocks of tech and bank companies plummet as China's retaliation fuels fears of a wider trade war
U.S. tech giants, banks, and oil majors all fell on Friday, after China responded to Trump's new tariffs by imposing steep duties. This heightened fears of an economic recession around the world. China has imposed additional duties of 34 percent on U.S. products, which will take effect on April 10. China also announced a ban on the export of certain rare-earths…
US tech and retail stocks lead the rout following Trump's tariff blow
Apple, Walmart and Nike are among the U.S. megacap tech companies that led to a global meltdown after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs. The fears about a cost spike across many industries were heightened by these new tariffs. The tariffs threaten to disrupt the global trade order and upset businesses.
Trump tariffs stymie M&As and IPOs during what was expected to be a record-breaking quarter
The global trade war started by U.S. president Donald Trump, and the subsequent market turmoil, has shattered bankers' expectations for a strong start to Wall Street deals in 2018. Dealogic data for the first quarter showed that mergers and purchases volume increased 12.6% from the year-ago period to $984.38 Billion.
M&A revenues fall as Trump pursues his tariffs. Global deal activity is disappointing
The global trade war started by U.S. president Donald Trump, and the subsequent market turmoil, has shattered bankers' expectations for a strong start to Wall Street deals in 2018. Dealogic data for the first quarter showed that mergers and purchases volume increased 12.6% from the year-ago period to $984.38 Billion.
Boeing, Apple and GE will join US business delegation to Vietnam next week list shows
A list of participants, including Boeing, Apple, and other top U.S. companies in tech, defence, and energy, will be joining a large mission to Vietnam, next week. This could be a sign of confidence, as Vietnam tries to avoid U.S. tariffs on trade. The US-ASEAN Business Council is an advocacy group that organizes the annual mission.