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A list of the top 10 deals in history in the energy sector (2018)
Source: Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances 

Date AnnouncedAcquiror NameAcquiror Mid IndustryAcquiror NationTarget NameTarget Mid IndustryTarget NationValue of Transaction (USD mil)
12/01/1998Exxon CorpOil & GasUnited StatesMobil CorpOil & GasUnited States78,945.79
10/28/2004Royal Dutch Petroleum CoOil & GasNetherlandsShell Transport & Trading CoOil & GasUnited Kingdom74,558.58
04/08/2015Royal Dutch Shell PLCPetrochemicalsNetherlandsBG Group PLCOil & GasUnited Kingdom69,445.02
02/25/2006Gaz de France SAOil & GasFranceSuez SAPowerFrance60,856.45
07/05/1999Total Fina SAOil & GasFranceElf AquitaineOil & GasFrance50,070.05
08/11/1998British Petroleum Co PLCOil & GasUnited KingdomAmoco CorpOil & GasUnited States48,174.09
09/01/2010PetrobrasOil & GasBrazilBrazil-Oil & Gas BlocksOil & GasBrazil42,877.03
10/16/2000Chevron CorpPetrochemicalsUnited StatesTexaco IncPetrochemicalsUnited States42,872.30
06/20/2000Vivendi SAWater and Waste ManagementFranceSeagram Co LtdMotion Pictures / Audio VisualCanada40,428.19
12/14/2009Exxon Mobil CorpPetrochemicalsUnited StatesXTO Energy IncOil & GasUnited States40,298.14
Finland Russia Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Rosatom and Finnovoima move closer

26/02/2014

Rosatom and Finnovoima:  Rosatom is looking to increase its stake in Finland’s Finnovoima consortium from 34%…

Russia Oil & Gas - Upstream Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Huge deposits discovered at Yuzhno-Kirnisky

21/02/2014

Further exploration of Gazprom’s Yuzhno-Kirnisky site on the island of Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East has…

Uzbekistan Banking & Finance Economy Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Migrant money transfers reflect mobility of workforce

21/02/2014

Migrant money transfers: 55% of money transfers from Russia end up in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan,…

China Russia Oil & Gas - Business & Finance Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Rosneft Chinese crude oil exports to increase

20/02/2014

Rosneft Chinese crude oil exports: A combination of big discounts and generous terms and conditions has…

Russia Oil & Gas - Business & Finance Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Lukoil 2013 profits down

19/02/2014

Lukoil 2013 profits: Profits at Russia’s largest privately owned oil producer Lukoil fell by nearly 29% last year…

Housing & Real Estate Oil & Gas - Business & Finance Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Gazprom relocates to St Petersburg

11/02/2014

Gazprom relocates: Gazprom has announced that it plans to permanently move its offices from Moscow to…

France Russia Oil & Gas - Business & Finance Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Gazprom bids for French power stations

10/02/2014

Gazprom bids for French power stations: Gazprom may be about to join forces with Switzerland’s Vitol…

Russia Oil & Gas - Politics & Pricing Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Russia’s unconventional hydrocarbon reserves to be revalued

07/02/2014

Russia’s unconventional hydrocarbon reserves: Russia’s Federal Mineral Resource Agency is to start re-estimating reserves of unconventional hydrocarbons…

Kyrgyzstan Oil & Gas - Politics & Pricing Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Gazprom buys Kyrgygaz for a dollar

02/02/2014

Gazprom buys Kyrgygaz: Putin has signed a deal to buy Kyrgyzstan’s debt-ridden natural gas monopoly Kyrgyzgaz…

Russia Oil & Gas - Business & Finance Oil, Gas, Energy, & Power

Kremlin to invest $650bn in Russian energy infrastructure

30/01/2014

Russian energy infrastructure: Profound structural changes in global energy markets (not least the boom in US shale…