Sembmarine scraps deal to merge with Keppel unit, to buy it instead for $3.2b

Sembmarine scraps deal to merge with Keppel unit, to buy it instead for $3.2b

FILE PHOTO: The Sembcorp Marine sign is pictured at the shipyard in Singapore, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) scrapped a deal to merge with Keppel Corp’s offshore and marine unit and form new company, in favour of directly buying the unit for S$4.50 billion ($3.19 billion), the Temasek-backed oil rig builder said on Thursday.