Spain's Repsol will return cash to shareholders if it fails to identify a company or assets that meets its acquisition goals, Chief Financial Officer Miguel Martinez said on a conference call on Thursday. Repsol has been searching for acquisitions…
Adjusted Q2 net profit 390 mln eur versus 296 mln forecast; refining margins up 19.2 percent, output down 5.8 pct. Shares up 1.8 percent, in line with market. Cash-rich Spanish oil company Repsol beat quarterly profit forecasts as a jump in…
Talisman Energy Inc, Canada's fifth-largest independent petroleum producer, reported a surprise loss, hurt by lower gas prices in North America and higher royalty payments on production. The company, which was approached by Spain's Repsol SA last week for talks over a potential deal…
Talisman Energy Inc said on Wednesday it has been approached by Repsol , a day after a report that the Spanish oil producer was considering a bid for Canada's No. 5 oil company. Talisman, which has a market capitalization of nearly C$11 billion ($10.2 billion)…
The British government, struggling to erase its deficit, is doubling the surtax for North Sea oil and gas companies, a move that surprised an industry expecting an increase half that size, according to a Globe and Mail report. The proposed increase…