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Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp.’s deal in January for a swath of Permian Basin drilling real estate came with a sweetener for the sellers. The heirs of oil tycoon Perry Bass will get $1 billion in cash by 2032 — if drilling goes well for Exxon. That payout would be on top of the $5.6 billion in Exxon shares the Bass ...

Bloomberg An obscure gasoline additive could lead to a windfall of more than $6 billion for struggling US oil refiners. There’s just one hurdle: the Internal Revenue Service. Fuel makers are examining whether their occasional use of butane — a liquefied petroleum gas — qualifies for a big tax credit under a now-expired law that was intended to promote the ...

Bloomberg Helium resources discovered in Tanzania last year may be almost twice as large as first thought, helping address possible future shortages of the gas used in medical scanners and nuclear energy when production begins, possibly as early as 2020, the exploration company said. Researchers working with Lisbon-based Helium One Ltd. calculated the Rukwa gas field in southwestern Tanzania could ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s primary iPhone assembler in India is scouting for about 100 acres of land in Bangalore to expand its facilities for the world’s most valuable company, according to people familiar with the matter said. Wistron Corp. executives toured the city last week and have shortlisted a few parcels including one plot close to the airport, said the people, ...

Bloomberg China’s Shandong Ruyi Group is paying more than $2 billion to buy the owner of Lycra, the form-fitting elastic material used in everything from jeans to yoga pants, people with knowledge of the matter said. The purchase from Koch Industries Inc. is part of the Chinese apparel producer’s goal to acquire leading global textile brands, one of the people ...

Bloomberg Gold imports by India, the world’s biggest consumer after China, dropped 31 percent in October from a year earlier, according to a person familiar with matter. Inbound shipments fell to 66.8 metric tons in October, from 96.7 tons, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the data aren’t public. The figure would leave imports for the ...

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp. raised its annual profit forecast for a second time this year, helped by a weaker yen and US sales that outpaced Ford Motor Co. In the three months to September, Toyota took a 15 percent share in the US—its biggest market—for the first time since 2009. Toyota outsold Ford every month in the quarter, with the ...

Bloomberg India’s Tata Motors Ltd., owner of luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover, is raising funds from the international syndicated loan markets after a gap of almost two years in a bid to lock in one of the lowest borrowing costs for a non-investment grade borrower. Tata Motors is marketing a 640 million-pound facility at 104 basis points more than ...

Bloomberg With their anxiety spiraling over Brexit, Britain’s business leaders weren’t impressed by the pitch from the Conservative premier— or the Labour leader who wants her job. “The way that they’re managing the economy right now, the Conservative Party is a shambles,” Advanced Computer Software Group Chief Executive Officer Gordon Wilson said in an interview. As for opposition leader Jeremy ...

Bloomberg BMW AG lost ground to global luxury-car leader Mercedes-Benz as profits from carmaking fell while the euro’s gains prompted the manufacturer to reduce its forecast for automotive revenue. Amid increased spending to refresh and expand its car lineup, BMW is now predicting a “slight” gain in 2017 auto revenue, compared with its previous forecast for a “solid” increase, the ...