(BFW) Petrofac Considers Buying Engineer Foster Wheeler: Sunday Times

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Petrofac Considers Buying Engineer Foster Wheeler: Sunday Times 2013-12-01 12:42:22.367 GMT

By Allison Connolly Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Petrofac, the U.K. engineering company, became interested in a bid after secret talks between Amec and Foster Wheeler, a U.S. oil-services co., collapsed, Sunday Times reported without saying where it got information. * Says talks between Amec and Foster Wheeler stalled over price: newspaper * Goldman Sachs is handling auction of Foster Wheeler: newspaper * Fluor, Sinochem and CB&I also considering bids: newspaper * NOTE: Amec Says Not Currently in Talks With Foster Wheeler: Reuters NSN MWX8X86KLVRI <GO>

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