NDOL Fridays PR,May 19
Russian Oil Assets Merge in Canada
Russia’s North-West Oil Group and Canadian Nord Oil International, whose assets are based in Russia, have signed a merger agreement. Nord Oil is to buy out North-West Oil’s producing subsidiaries in Saratov Region, setting up the new Northwest Oil Group. The Russian oil company will hold the controlling stake in the new firm.
Ernest Malyshev, president of North-West Oil, and Vyacheslav Makarov, president of Nord Oil International, signed the merger agreement on May 9, Kommersant learnt. Nord Oil is buying North West Oil’s two subsidiaries, North-West Oil Group-Saratov and Neftegazenergo. The firms and 100 percent of Nord Oil’s stocks are to be included in the authorized capital of the new company called Northwest Oil Group. North-West Oil is to own 59 percent in Northwest, the remaining 49 percent will go to Nord Oil. North-West Oil’s president Ernest Malyshev is to become president and director general at Northwest.
North-West Oil Group was founded in St. Petersburg in 2004. Experts estimate the total resources of the oil group at some 7-8 million metric tons. Nord Oil International is registered in Montreal but all its producing assets are situated in Russia. The company’s proved and possible resources come to 6.6 million metric tons.
The merger deal will be concluded after it is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission next week. Assets of the new joint company are believed to total $1.25 billion after the merger.
by www.kommersant.com
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