Daily Archives: 3, August 2016

UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Awards $245M contract to BAE Systems for the Maritime Indirect Fires System (MIFS) for Type 26 Global Combat Ship

LONDON, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems has received a $245 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide the gun system, known as the Maritime Indirect Fires System (MIFS), for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. This … Read the full press release

BAE Systems 1H2016: Despite economic and political uncertainties, governments in our major markets continue to prioritise national security

LONDON, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ian King, BAE Systems’ Chief Executive, said: “In the first half of 2016, BAE Systems performed well. Despite economic and political uncertainties, governments in our major markets continue to prioritise national security, with strong demand for … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal published its half-year report for the six-month period ended 30 June, 2016

LUXEMBOURG, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ArcelorMittal has today published its half-year report for the six-month period ended 30 June, 2016. The report published today is available on http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/ under Investors > Financial reports > Half-year reports, and on the electronic database … Read the full press release

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC and Atlantic LNG announce successful sanction of the Trinidad Onshore Compression (TROC) project

LONDON, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (“bpTT”) and Atlantic LNG (“Atlantic”) today announced the successful sanction of the Trinidad Onshore Compression (TROC) project. After finalization of key project agreements between the Atlantic shareholders, the National Gas Company … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bundesbank: Federal Government will reopen the 0 % bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2016 (2026)

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As already announced in the issuance calendar for the third quarter of 2016, the Federal Government will reopen the 0 % bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2016 (2026) issued on 13 July … Read the full press release

Statoil ASA will acquire Petrobras’ 66% operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin

Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras(“Petrobras”) (BVMF: PETR4, NYSE:PBR) have agreed that Statoil will acquirePetrobras’ 66% operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin. The acquisition includes a substantial part of … Read the full press release

ING Bank 2Q2016: net result EUR 1,417 million, up 26.7% YoY and 68.3% higher versus 1Q2016

  AMSTERDAM, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ING records strong commercial growth and continued progress on Think Forward strategic priorities ING gained approximately 650,000 new retail customers and established roughly 350,000 primary relationships in 1H16 Core lending grew by EUR 14.8 … Read the full press release

ING key participant in one of the largest private investment infrastructure projects in Scotland – The Beatrice offshore wind farm

Peebles, Scotland, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Beatrice offshore wind farm is one of the largest private investment infrastructure projects in Scotland and ING is a key participant in a consortium of banks financing it. The wind farm will be situated … Read the full press release

E.ON Connecting Energies to build highly efficient on-site generation plant for Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Gillette manufacturing site in Berlin

BERLIN, 03-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Decentralised energy solution enables reduction of both CO2 emissions and water consumption E.ON Connecting Energies is building a highly efficient on-site generation plant for Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Gillette manufacturing site in Berlin. The plant will provide … Read the full press release