Ineos Energy casts net for new operated assets

摘要

INEOS Energy is considering making acquisitions following its deal last week to sell all of its oil and gas assets in Norway to Poland's PGNiG for $615 million. The unit of Swiss chemicals giant Ineos is even open to returning to the Norwegian continental shelf but is likely to want opera-torship of any assets it may acquire. Last week's sale to PGNiG followed hot on the heels of Ineos Energy's $150 million purchase of US independent Hess' Danish North Sea upstream business earlier in March, with both deals coming at a time of heightened merger and acquisition activity in the region's exploration and production sector.