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A consortium led by Wood Group subsidiary Mustang Al-Hejailan Engineering has been awarded a general engineering services contract by Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company. The oilfield services support company said the contract runs for five years, with an optional three-year extension
Read moreMondi is one of those perennial biggest companies that rarely makes the headlines, but that may be about to change. The papermaker, which is listed in Britain and in Johannesburg, sits just outside the FTSE 100, but a whacking 111% increase in its full-year dividend to 20 cents yesterday and a renew
Read moreMore cash is heading the way of Wood Group shareholders after the oil services specialist upped its dividend last year by 10% despite profits falling slightly. Wood has already promised to return at least $1.7bn, or about 195p per share, after the sale of its well support operations to General Elec
Read moreThere can be few cavils over the price that the board of John Wood Group has raised from the sale of its well support division. A net $2.6bn after tax, fees and expenses was significantly higher than the market had been expecting. Once the sale is completed and cash returned to shareholders, the sh
Read moreThe top share index finished flat after a sluggish day's trading. Takeover talk pushed the price of engineering stalwarts Weir Group and Invensys higher, with engineering colossus Siemens said to have cash burning a hole in its pocket. The German company's chief financial officer, Joe Kaeser, sai
Read moreOil groups Exillon Energy and Wood Group roared ahead, while sector peer Heritage Oil tops the fallers list. Exillon, the oil producer with assets in northern Russia and West Sibera, said that the estimate of proved (1P) reserves has increased by 40% to 112m barrels, while proved plus probable (2P)
Read moreMining stocks are buoyant after China's economy grew 9.8% in the final quarter of 2010, but demand for miners has not prevented the blue-chip index from sliding into the red. Takeover talk is pushing the price of engineering stalwarts Weir Group and Invensys higher, with German engineering colossu
Read moreThe top share index is slightly under pressure now though there is some excitement among oil-related stocks in the mid-cap index. Shares in John Wood have roared ahead after the oilfield services group said it is returning money to shareholders, and is to pay out $1.7bn after it agreed to sell it
Read moreThe departure of Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak and gains on Asian markets have given Footsie an early lift. Miners are going well after strong trade figures from China. Xstrata and Rio Tinto lead the sector higher. Reports that China's inflation numbers tomorrow may be better than expected has a
Read moreThe boost given to stock markets by the departure of Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak is still evident, with London set to open the week on a firm footing. City traders expect the FTSE 100 index to open around 20 points higher. Engine maker Rolls-Royce has won a $2.2bn (£1.4bn) contract with Emirate
Read moreOil services specialist Wood Group is to return $1.7bn to shareholders after it agreed to sell its Well Support division to US giant GE for $2.8bn cash. Net proceeds are estimated at $2.6bn. For the year ended 31 December 2010, the Well Support Division had revenues of $947.1m and underlying earnin
Read moreChipmaker Imagination Technologies is on the rise after it announced, alongside its half year results, that it would buy Caustic Graphics for $27m to bring 3D graphics to mobile phones. Imagination posted record half-year revenues and profits after strong growth from both licensing and royalties. A
Read moreAcquisition activity lifted the market higher Monday led by Yule Catto & Co, John Wood Group and Wellstream Holdings. Shares in chemicals group Yule Catto leapt ahead as it unveiled the acquisition of German group PolymerLatex for €157m (£133m) and promised big efficiency benefits from the deal. A
Read moreMore than £2bn of merger and acquisition activity got pulses racing in City dealing rooms, combining with strong miners and gains on Wall Street to send London to its highest in a month. Oilfield services group Wood Group is forking out $955m (£607m) for rival PSN, which it will merge with its prod
Read moreBlue chips are trading not far off their best levels of the day, still led by mining stocks and supported by a decent start on Wall Street. A rash of merger and acquisition activity over here is replicated in the US, getting investors in buying mood in the absence of any major economic news. Oilfi
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