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Verenex delays CNPC's US$434-mln buyout

Verenex delays CNPC's US$434-mln buyout

Published: 25 Jun 2009 19:07:10 PST

Jun. 26, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Verenex Energy Inc, a Canada-based oil and gas firm with an exploration portfolio in the Ghadames Basin in Libya, on Jun. 24 announced that it has decided to delay a US$434-million buyout from China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) to Aug. 24 this year, sources reported.

On Feb. 26, CNPC offered to pay C$443 million in cash for a stake in Verenex Energy. After taking Verenex Energy’s debt into consideration, CNPC International Ltd, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of CNPC, may spend around C$499 million settling the deal. Vermilion Energy Trust, which owns a 45% stake in Verenex Energy, has already agreed to tender its shares to CNPC, China Knowledge reported earlier.  

Verenex Energy, which is the operator of Area 47 in Libya under a production sharing agreement with Libyan National Oil Corp, has said that it has not obtained approval from the Libyan government for the purchase.   

Reportedly, Libyan National Oil has asked for an award of C$46.7 million to speed up the approval process.


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