Sandvik completes the divestment of Sandvik Drilling and Completions
Sandvik has completed the previously announced divestment of Sandvik Drilling and Completions (Varel), meaning the operations relating to the oil and gas industry to the private equity firm Blue Water Energy and its co-investor, the privately owned Nixon Energy Investments. As earlier announced, Sandvik will remain a minority owner of 30% of the company and hold a position on the board. The contribution to Sandvik’s earnings per share from the minority ownership, reported in associated companies, would have been limited based on 2019 results. In the results for the fourth quarter 2019,