Transocean Services antes $1.43B for Aker Drilling

摘要

Transocean Services AS, Zug, Switzerland, (NYSE: RIG) plans to acquire Aker Drilling, Stavanger, Norway, (Oslo: AKD) for US$1.43 billion in cash. Transocean will pay US$4.87 (NOK 26.50) per Aker Drilling share, a 62% premium to Aker Drilling's 30-day average price of NOK 16.39 share, according to Transocean. Aker Drilling provides offshore drilling services to the worldwide oil and gas industry. Its assets include an ultra-deepwater, dual-activity fleet comprised of two harsh environment, semisubmersible drilling rigs on long-term contracts in Norway and two drill-ships being constructed in Korea.