Acquisitions and Divestitures in U.S. Energy by Foreign Direct Investors, 2007

摘要

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is the ownership or control of 10 percent or more of a U.S. company by a foreign investor. Acquisitions and divestitures by foreign direct investors are purchases and sales, made directly or indirectly, of U.S. businesses (or assets) where either the buyer or the seller, but not both, is a foreign direct investor. The information presented here is derived from company reports and press releases, industry publications, and company filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Because not all acquisitions and divestitures of businesses (or assets) nor the ownership of businesses (or assets) necessarily become public knowledge, and because the reporting of FDI mergers and acquisitions is incomplete, the set of transactions reported here may be incomplete. The Energy Information Administration does not directly collect any data regarding these types of transactions, nor does it make any attempt to independently value them.