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J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets are top 2019 utility M&A advisers
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC was the top financial adviser for utility M&A in terms of total transaction amount in 2019, while RBC Capital Markets LLC advised on the most M&A deals in the sector, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Market Intelligence also released third-quarter capital markets league tables for the utility and oil and gas sectors.
Exxon eyes Equatorial Guinea assets as part of $25B divestment plan
Exxon Mobil Corp. is in early discussions to sell assets in the African country after kicking off its wider divestiture plan in September to high grade its portfolio and shed aging, noncore assets to focus on investments in more prolific production areas around the world.
US energy companies tap debt markets amid Middle East geopolitical uncertainty
A Jan. 2 U.S. airstrike in Baghdad provided North American oil and gas companies with a brief window for opportunistic debt offerings to start out 2020, a number of energy industry credit analysts said.
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December 2019 hydropower output in the Pacific Northwest remained below the year-ago level and the 10-year average as drier-than-normal conditions prevailed in the region.
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US power generators set for another big year in coal plant closures in 2020
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