The mega acquisition of the Shell, this is what you need to know

Posted on 12-04-2015 at 18:57 by MauritsH – 33 Comments”

The Dutch commodity company change its course and took last week, the British gas company BG.

Shell pay for the acquisition of BG as much as 70 billion dollars. Thus, this is the biggest acquisition ever made by a Dutch company is done. There is also still one and the other on to things, because not everyone seems to agree that Shell is indeed a Dutch company is because of the establishment in Britain.

What is certain however, is that Shell thanks to the acquisition of the world’s largest provider of Liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG is natural gas that, through the cooling liquid is made, so that it is more convenient to be transported. It is used as a cleaner alternative to diesel, because, for example, less CO2 and particulate matter emissions.

The acquisition will Shell the decision of 25 LNG bunker barges, while the oil company for 40 such vessels had. Thus, it is about 33% of all LNG carriers in the world in one way or another linked to Shell. In addition to those ships, the company also, of course, the decision on considerable stocks of gas and oil.

The reason behind the acquisition is that Shell with z’n times. Gasoline and diesel engines are off, environmentally friendly alternatives are in. In that light, threw the company recently added a ball on a green city car, which is a collaboration with wonderontwerper Gordon Murray.

The acquisition grows the already solid sales of Shell with 20 billion euros, to probably around the us $ 440 billion. It will come as no surprise that various competition authorities have yet to discuss the acquisition, but both the Shell as BG don’t expect any problems.