Oil and gas producer Harvest Natural Resources Inc said near-term liquidity constraints could hurt its ability to negotiate best possible terms to sell itself or its assets, sending its shares down as much as 32 percent.
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Goldpoly teams up with Kunlun for joint acquisition of 500MW solar power plants
Goldpoly New Energy Holdings Limited entered into a framework agreement with Kunlun Trust Co., Ltd for a joint acquisition of 500MW of solar energy plants in China and Mongolia.
Brand Energy offers LBO debt terms, Western Refining seeks loan for Northern Tier acqusition
Brand Energy & Infrastructures Services Inc. proposed terms on a debt backing its leveraged buyout by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Western Refining, on the other hand, sought a loan for its Northern Tier acquisition.
Canada open to options for its stake in Hibernia offshore oil project
In a moment of candor, Canadian Finance Minister confirmed that the federal government would be open to options as to how to best utilize its 8.5% stake in the Hibernia offshore oil project.
Venezuela's PDVSA to sell bonds to shore up dollar reserves
Petroleos de Venezuela SA is set on selling USD4.5 billion worth of bonds to increase scarce international reserves as well as curb the fastest rising inflation rate in the world.
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Reuters reported that NK Rosneft' OAO (Rosneft) said it had agreed to sell oil product cargoes to BP worth over $6 billion, on top of a previous deal to sell oil worth $5.3 billion.
Russian billionaire and fertilizer company owner Dmitry Mazepin was eyeing a 21.75% stake on the world's top potash miner Uralkali. Mazepin's net worth was at USD3.2 billion as of this year.
Fortune Global 500 and Malaysian oil company Petronas will be divesting its shale gas assets in Canada's Progress Energy Resources Co. Petronas was reportedly selling part of its stake to Indian Oil Corp.
Fortune 500 Western Refining Inc. was negotiating a purchase of a majority stake in Northern Tier Energy LP for USD775 million to capitalize on the rising oil production in the US.
A new CEO was recently installed for billionaire Eike Batista's OSX as it prepares itself for bankruptcy and other legal processes, according to its lawyers.
Dynagas LNG Partners LP's business was directly proportional to the performance of its 3 LNG (Liquefied natural gas) carriers and existing charters with Gazprom and BG Group.
Kenya's Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich confirms the sale of as much as USD2 billion worth of Eurobonds for the country's debt payments and energy projects.
The Indian government planned to gather USD 2.3 billion through a share sale of its two state-owned firms to boost public coffers, according to sources interviewed by Reuters.
Seplat Petroleum Development Co said it planned a dual stock listing for the Nigerian oil firm. Nigeria-based oil firm Seplat Petroleum Development Co said it was thinking of listing its shares on two bourses.
