Keyword: Wintershall

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Norway's Statoil Disappointed With Shale Outside U.S.

10.04.2014 - Norway's Statoil, looking to become a global energy company, has been disappointed so far in its hunt for shale opportunities to match the quality of its U.S. assets, a senior...

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Wintershall to Test Drill for Shale Gas in Germany

31.03.2014 - BASF oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall plans to drill up to five test wells in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with an eye to carrying out hydraulic fracturing, or...

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German Politicians Question Sale of RWE-DEA to Russians

24.03.2014 - Germany's Green Party has joined the conservative Christian Democrat parties in calling on the federal government to critically examine plans by utility group RWE to sell its oil...

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Russian Investment Group Wins Race for RWE DEA

17.03.2014 - LetterOne, a consortium of Russian investors based in Luxembourg, has received the nod to acquire oil and gas exploration company RWE DEA from German energy group RWE, subject to...

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Binding Bids for RWE-DEA Said to Have Been Submitted

11.03.2014 - Bidders have begun submitting binding offers for DEA, the oil and gas production unit of German energy group RWE, and a deal could be struck as early as this month, people familiar...

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BASF and Gazprom Finalize Asset Swap

29.12.2013 - Shortly before Christmas, BASF and Gazprom finalized a previously announced asset swap that will give the German chemical giant a bigger share of Russian gas exploration rights in...

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BASF Reported to be Bidding for Dea

23.12.2013 - BASF has declined comment on rumors it is preparing to bid for Dea, the German oil and gas exploration subsidiary energy giant RWE has put up for sale. Bids for the business must...

Strategy & Management

Energy Costs and the European Chemical Industry

13.12.2013 - Competitive Edge - The European chemical industry would like to be exempted from any additional energy costs stemming from state subsidies of renewables. Without being freed from...