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LSE:PKO 24 December 2025

CB&I to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions: 3,000 Jobs, Aberdeen Hub, and a Q1 2026 Target Close

CB&I to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions: 3,000 Jobs, Aberdeen Hub, and a Q1 2026 Target Close

ABERDEEN, Scotland / THE WOODLANDS, Texas — CB&I has agreed to acquire Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business in a Christmas Eve deal that both companies say will secure the future of a major operations, maintenance, and decommissioning provider serving onshore and offshore energy assets. The transaction is expected to bring roughly 3,000 Petrofac employees into CB&I when it closes, currently targeted for the first quarter of 2026, subject to creditor approvals anticipated by the end of January 2026. CB&I+2Petrofac+2
24 December 2025
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