Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Halliburton Raising $7.5 Billion, Baker Hughes Merger Talk Heats Up

Capital will be raised in Five Tranches Advocates for the highly scrutinized merger between Halliburton (ticker: HAL) and Baker Hughes (ticker: BHI) possibly received the most positive news to date in a news release issued on November 5, 2015. Halliburton, the world’s second largest oilservice provider by market capitalization, will issue a total of $7.5 billion in senior notes to

Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Could Pose Risk for Gazprom

Gazprom faces obstacles to financing $11 billion project in current market – Fitch Ratings Russian gas giant Gazprom (ticker: OGZPY) may not have the financial strength to follow through on the construction of its Nord Stream 2 project, according to a report from credit ratings agency Fitch. According to the rating agency, Nord Stream 2 may hurt the company’s commercial

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E.U. Antitrust Regulators Go After Gazprom

Antitrust charges brought against Russian energy giant Gazprom The European Commission (EC), the executive branch of the European Union, charged Russian energy giant Gazprom (ticker: OGZPY) with abusing its dominance in natural gas markets in Europe. The EC claims that Gazprom may be using its dominant market position in Europe to impose territorial restrictions, charge unfair pricing to some E.U.