据国外媒体11月1日亚特兰大市报道,美国通用电气石油天然气集团(GE油气集团)日前宣布,该公司已同意以一个未公开的金额收购海底服务公司Advantec公司。
根据GE油气集团的一份声明,目前是Advantec公司最大客户之一的GE油气集团计划利用此次收购来扩大其在海底油井干预领域的存在。两家公司打算在今年年底前完成这笔尚需获得监管部门批准的交易。
GE油气集团负责海底系统和钻井作业的总裁兼首席执行官洛德·克里斯蒂在公司声明中说:“随着收购Advantec公司,我们将扩大我们服务的综合投资组合,这样,我们能够在这个行业需要更有效的解决方案时向我们的客户提供附加值。此外,此次收购将使我们加快我们海底服务业务的增长。”
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原文如下:
GE Oil & Gas Agrees to Acquire Advantec
World Energy News
Sunday, November 01, 2015
GE Oil & Gas announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire subsea services company Advantec for an undisclosed sum.
GE, which is currently one of Advantec’s largest customers, plans to use the acquisition to expand its presence in the subsea well intervention sector, according to a company statement. The two companies are aiming to complete the transaction by year-end 2015, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Rod Christie, president and CEO of GE Oil & Gas Subsea Systems & Drilling, commented in a company statement:“With the acquisition of Advantec, we are expanding our comprehensive portfolio of services, so we can provide added value to our customers at a time when the industry requires more effective solutions. The acquisition will enable us to accelerate growth in our subsea services operations.”