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Oilfield Service Firms Latest to Jump on the M&A Bandwagon
The Noble (NE)-Diamond Offshore (DO) transaction comes at a time when the offshore drilling market is benefiting from increased exploration and production spending.
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Noble will get 'ever pickier' on M&A after Diamond deal: CEO
Oil driller Noble Corp (NE) is set to acquire Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO) in a stock-plus-cash deal valued at $1.6 billion. Noble Corp. CEO and President Robert Eifler sits down with the Market Domination team to talk more about the acquisition and Noble's drilling operations amid recent forecasts on crude oil (CL=F, BZ=F) demand. "We drill for some of the largest companies in the world, and they have a lot of needs. And in order to meet those needs globally, we need to have enough assets so that we can spread our investments, around technology and innovation across a bigger base," Eifler says on the company's push to increase its scale. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Catch more of Yahoo Finance's coverage surrounding oil prices and the broader energy sector: The big reason why there will be more energy sector deals Energy transition is caught in a 'trilemma,' expert explains IEA warns of 8M barrel per day oil surplus by 2030 Oil may reach $86 per barrel this summer: Goldman Sachs Oil prices rebound despite 'shaky' demand outlook
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Noble (NE) to Acquire Diamond Offshore, Expand Drilling Fleet
Noble's (NE) merger with Diamond Offshore (DO) is expected to position the former as a leader in offshore drilling services, owning a giant fleet of 41 rigs and a contract backlog of $6.5 billion.
