National Oilwell Varco to buy Grant Prideco
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Oil and gas service company National Oilwell Varco Inc  said on Monday it would buy peer Grant Prideco Inc  for about $7.37 billion in the latest link-up in the sector that has been bolstered by record oil prices.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The board of UK-based Novar Plc (UK:NVR) recommended its shareholders Monday to accept an all-cash offer from Honeywell International Inc (HON) .
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Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Monday it would buy Trane Inc , a maker of heating and air conditioning systems, for about $9.4 billion in cash and stock.
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General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and storage equipment, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Tuesday.
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General Electric Co. GE.N on Monday  said it would buy the Edwards Systems Technology business from  SPX Corp. SPW.N for nearly $1.4 billion in cash to broaden  its security business.
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Enbridge Inc. ENB.TO will buy Shell's  Gulf of Mexico natural gas pipelines for $613 million in a move  that will make it a major transporter in the huge gas-producing  area, Canada's No. 2 pipeline company said on Wednesday.
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Private equity firm Fortress  Investment Group LLC has agreed to buy oil tank operator  Stelmar Shipping Ltd. SJH.N for $677 million, Stelmar said on  Monday.
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Pilgrim's Pride Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. chicken producer, will buy rival Gold Kist Inc.  for a sweetened offer of $21 per share, or $1.1 billion, the companies said on Monday.
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CALGARY (CP) - Canadian Natural Resources, one of Canada&#39;s largest natural gas and heavy oil producers, entered the acquisition market for a fourth time this year, buying energy properties from Houston-based Anadarko for $698 million.
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WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday said it has approved a request from SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI) and SunTrust Bank Holding Company to purchase Memphis-based National Commerce Financial Corp.
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TROUBLED New Zealand electricity distributor Vector has agreed to buy Australian Gas Light&#39;s 66.05 per cent stake in New Zealand gas pipelines operator NGC Holdings.
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CALGARY. Alberta  - Abu Dhabi National Energy Co  will buy Canada's Primewest Energy Trust  for C$5 billion in cash, Primewest said on Monday, as the state-controlled firm makes good on plans to turn its new Canadian unit into a major oil producer.
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An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion, a source  familiar with the situation told Reuters on Sunday.
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An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion (2.2 billion  pounds, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on  Sunday.
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Transocean Inc. , the world's largest offshore driller, said on Monday it would buy GlobalSantaFe Corp.  for about $17 billion in a no-premium deal, adding a fleet of shallow-water drilling rigs to its deepwater equipment.
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BreitBurn Energy Partners is buying natural gas assets in the Midwest from Quicksilver Resources for $1.45 billion, a deal that will cut the stake that BreitBurnâs major shareholder has in the partnership.
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PITTSBURGH NOVA Chemicals Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its interest in Alberta Ethane Gathering System to Fort Chicago Energy Partners LLP.