Shell (SHEL.L) said on Monday it would acquire Danish biogas producer Nature Energy for nearly $2 billion, as it looks to boost its low-carbon business amid growing interest in biogas.

Reuters had reported last month Shell was among a number of companies joining a second bidding round to acquire the Denmark-based company.

Nature Energy, which operates 12 biogas plants in Denmark and one in France and has others in the pipeline, confirmed the deal in a separate statement.

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Manufacturing, electricity, and oil and gas organizations around the world are experiencing a digital transformation that is leading to increasingly interconnected IT and OT environments.

Some organizations are looking to leverage new technology, such as cloud and 5G network, to accelerate this transformation. On the other hand, incorporating new technologies into their systems expands attack surface and leads to new risks.

As cyberattacks continue to evolve, ensuring cybersecurity defenses are resilient is paramount to keeping critical operations safe from delays and damages.

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As oil and gas operations were disrupted significantly by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, it became evident that greater digitalization was vital to ensure the maintenance of operations when worker access is limited. With innovative solutions popping up from start-ups around the world and greater interest from oil majors, it is only a matter of time until we see greater digitalization across the oil and gas industry.

During the pandemic, governments introduced several rounds of varied restrictions on the movement of people and limitations on access to the workplace. 

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