Wednesday, June 27, 2007

BP Agrees to Venezuelan Terms to Maintain Stake in Cerro Negro Oil Project

(Bloomberg) -- BP Plc, Europe's second-largest oil
company, signed a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela
yesterday to keep its minority stake in a heavy-oil project as
the government consolidates its control of energy assets.

BP, based in London, will retain its 16.67 percent stake in
the Cerro Negro project, which will be majority owned and
operated by state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA, BP spokesman
David Nicholas said today. The agreement was signed yesterday.


Read more at Bloomberg Emerging Markets News

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