DNO ASA to Acquire Sval Energi Group AS for $450 Million

DNO ASA to Acquire Capricorn Energy for $396 Million

September 1, 2026

Oil & Gas

DNO reached an agreement to acquire Capricorn Energy in a recommended all-cash transaction valued at approximately $396 million (fully diluted). The offer of $5.214 per share includes $4.224 per share in cash plus a planned special dividend of $0.99 per share, and it is intended to give DNO a major entry into Egypt, expanding beyond its North Sea and Kurdistan operations.

Vår Energi Acquires Neptune Energy Norge AS

January 31, 2024

Oil & Gas

Vår Energi ASA completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Neptune Energy Norge AS, strengthening its position on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and adding ~67 kboepd of production and ~265 mmboe of 2P reserves. The transaction was agreed at an enterprise value of USD 2.275 billion and closed on 31 January 2024 (effective date 1 January 2023); net cash consideration paid on completion (less cash in Neptune Norway) was approximately USD 1.2 billion. The deal increases Vår Energi's scale, operatorships and gas/LNG exposure and is inter-conditional with a separate transaction in which Eni acquires the remainder of Neptune's global assets.

Sval Energi Acquires Suncor Energy Norge AS and Purchases Equinor Interests on Norwegian Continental Shelf

September 30, 2022

Energy

Privately owned Sval Energi has completed acquisitions that strengthen its portfolio on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including the purchase of Suncor Energy Norge AS and stakes acquired from Equinor in the Martin Linge Unit and Greater Ekofisk Area. The transactions add roughly 34,000 boe/d of production overall and transfer about 16 Suncor Norway employees to Sval while increasing Sval's reserves and operated positions in multiple fields.

Sval Energi Acquires Spirit Energy Norway

May 31, 2022

Oil & Gas

Sval Energi AS has completed the acquisition of Spirit Energy Norway for USD 1,026 million, with the transaction closing on May 31 and a commercial effective date of January 1, 2021. The deal transfers 45 licences (6 operated), including seven producing fields (two operated), and expands Sval Energi's producing asset base and development/exploration opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Sval Energi Acquires Edison Norge

December 30, 2020

Energy

Sval Energi AS has agreed to acquire Edison Norge AS from Edison for an agreed price of USD 300 million (financially effective 1 January 2020). The acquisition adds ~25 mmboe (57% gas) to Sval’s reserve base and increases its interests in the Dvalin and Nova developments, strengthening its upstream position on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Vår Energi Acquires ExxonMobil's Upstream Assets in Norway

December 10, 2019

Energy

Vår Energi has completed the acquisition of ExxonMobil's Norway upstream assets for a cash consideration of roughly USD 4.5 billion, a deal that effectively doubled the company's production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The portfolio adds interests in more than 20 producing fields (about 150,000 boepd additional), increases reserves to ~1,900 million boe and transfers some ~33–50 ExxonMobil employees to Vår Energi, reinforcing the company's position as the second-largest operator on the NCS.