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H&P Bets on Middle East With $1.97-Billion KCA Deutag Deal
Helmerich & Payne’s (H&P) planned $1.97-billion purchase of KCA Deutag will give the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based drilling company a solid operating footprint in the Middle East. The two companies announced the deal, expected to close later this year …