VOL. XLIV

No 37

10-September-2001

KUWAIT

Santa Fe And Global Marine MergeTo Create $6Bn Offshore Drilling Company

SantaFe International, in which the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has a 37.7% stake,announced on 3 September an agreement to merge in a stock-for-stock transactionwith Global Marine, creating the worlds second biggest offshore drillingcontractor with a market value of $6bn. The new company to be known asGlobalSantaFe will operate more than 100 rigs, with its own fleet of 59...