Gazprom Neft Buys 23.5% Stake In Sibir Energy From Igor Kesaev
29 Juni 2009 - 9:12AM
Dow Jones News
OAO Gazprom Neft (SIBN.RS) has bought a 23.5% stake in Sibir
Energy PLC (SBE.LN) from businessman Igor Kesaev, making the
Russian oil major the majority owner of the London-listed oil
firm.
Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of state-controlled gas giant OAO
Gazprom (GAZP.RS), said late Friday it had reached an agreement
June 22 to buy Orton Oil Company Ltd. for an undisclosed prize.
Orton Oil owns half of Bennfield Ltd., the biggest shareholder in
Sibir Energy with a 47% stake.
Gazprom Neft has in recent months been buying minority shares in
mid-sized oil company Sibir, accumulating a 34% stake. With the
shares acquired from Igor Kesaev, the company now controls around
57.5% of its shares. The remaining shares are held by tycoon Chalva
Tchigirinsky through his 50% ownership of Bennfield, and the Moscow
city government.
Gazprom Neft said it isn't currently in talks with other
shareholders. If a decision on buying more shares in Sibir is made
"we will conduct talks and, perhaps, reach an agreement on an
acquisition," said Gazprom Neft Chief Executive Alexander
Dyukov.
Sibir operates the Salym fields in Western Siberia jointly with
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) and owns half of the Moscow
Refinery.
Trading in Sibir shares has been suspended since February,
pending investigations into erroneous disclosures about dealings
with Chalva Tchigirinsky.
Company Web site: www.gazprom-neft.ru
-By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Dow Jones Newswires; +7 495 937
8445; jacob.pedersen@dowjones.com
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