Amidst thewreckage, major oil and gas giants with surplus cash reserves purchased oil andgas properties at low valuations” Royal Dutch Shell: Top Deal Maker. Royal Dutch Shell emerged as the top oil and gas deal maker in 2008, reporting45 deals worth $12 billion in 2008. Total, Eni, StatoilHydro, and Gazprom alsotopped the table participating in significant number of oil and gas deals JPMorgan Chase & Co. followed by Bank of America Corporation (BOA) were rankedas the top financial advisors in 2008. JPMorgan participated in 108 deals,whereas BOA participated in 79 deals during the year. Asset Transactions, Merger And Acquisitions: Grabbing A Major Part Of The PieAsset transactions, Merger and Acquisitions grabbed 36% (970 deals) and 22% (580deals) of the total transactions reported in 2008 respectively.
ConocoPhillips’proposed acquisition of a 50% interest in coal seam gas assets and a liquefiednatural gas project was one of the major asset transactions announced in 2008. During 2008, there were more asset transactions than corporate M&As in theglobal oil and gas industry. The financial crisis has presented opportunities towell capitalized and financially strong companies to acquire assets at areasonable value. We expect the number of assets transactions to remain high in2009 as the cash strapped companies will be forced to divest their non-coreassets to finance spending on core projects. The companies will also be forcedto maintain capital discipline and de-leverage their balance sheets.
Private Equity And Venture Financing: Lacks Investments Private equity and venture capital firms avoided investing in oil & gas sectordue to fear of unusual swings in crude prices in 2008. The segment saw a declinein the number of deals reporting 106 deals in 2008, compared to 118 deals in2007. Key Topics Covered:* 1 Contents * 2 Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Summary 7 * 3 Oil & Gas Industry, Deal Summary, By Type 11 * 4 Oil & Gas Deal Summary by Sector 23 * 5 Oil & Gas Deal Summary by Geography 32 * 6 Further Information 40 * Executive Summary * 1.1 List of TablesFor more information visit http:// WoodSenior Fax from USA: 646-607-1907Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009. DUBLIN–(Business Wire)–Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of the “Container Logistics (CFS & ICD) – India” reportto their offering. The Container logistics industry comprising of Inland Container Depot (ICD) andContainer Freight Stations (CFS) is among the fastest growing segments in theIndian logistics sector.
Growth in international trade coupled with the rise incontainerization levels in India are the major factors driving demand for CFSand ICDs. The market is valued at approximately INR 65 bn is expected to growstrongly due to the constant demand generated by importers and exporters forspecialized services. The report begins with an overview of the industry indicating market size,growth prospects and containerized cargo levels reflecting on the opportunity inthe market. The positioning of the industry in the logistics value chain and themajor activities executed at these facilities has been discussed. A detailedanalysis of various functions of ICD/CFS as well as set-up formalities that needto be catered to has been highlighted in order to assist investors. An analysis of the drivers explains factors contributing to the huge potentialbased on the growth in port traffic, custom clearance activities performed bythese institutions, high profit margins in comparison to other logisticsactivities and government impetus through dedicated freight corridor. The keychallenges identified include the high cost of developing a facility andprocedural issues with movement of cargo The major private and public players have been profiled.