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General Electric is getting more involved in the energy industry and is in the process of buying Lufkin Industries in a deal valued at around $3.3 billion dollars. The CEO tells KTRE that Lufkin Industries will keep its name.
General Electric wants to get more involved in the energy industry, and that means big bucks for one Lufkin Company.
It's been announced the GE is buying Lufkin Industries for 38 percent above the closing price of its shares on Friday. GE values the deal at around $3.3 billion dollars.
Lufkin Industries has completed a merger that will make the company an even bigger worldwide player in oil exploration and production. Lufkin's British subsidiary, Lufkin Industries Holdings UK Limited, has bought Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd., based in Aberdeen, Scotland.