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Essar seals deal to buy 50% stake in Kenyan refinery (Business Stndard 16th Jan 2008) Essar Energy Overseas, a subsidiary of Essar Oil, has entered into an agreement to acquire 50 per cent stake in Kenya Petroleum Refineries (KPRL), a four million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) refinery, in Mombasa, Kenya. The government of Kenya holds the remaining 50 per cent in KPRL. This will be Essar Oil's first international acquisition in the refining sector. Essar already has three exploration and production blocks in Madagascar and one in Nigeria. Though Essar Oil did not divulge the deal size, it is estimated that the refinery could have cost the company around Rs 3,000 crore. More

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Essar Oil edges out RIL, BPCL in race for Kenyan refinery (The Economic Times 11th Dec 2007) Essar Oil (EOL) is believed to be very close to sealing a deal to acquire a majority stake in Kenya Petroleum Refinery (KPRL), one of Kenya’s oldest refinery complexes with a capacity of four million tonnes. India’s largest oil company by market capitalisation, Reliance Industries (RIL) and state-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) were also in the race to acquire the 50% stake held by Chevron, Royal Dutch/Shell and British Petroleum (BP), it is learnt. The remaining 50% is held by the Kenyan government. Mittal group may take part in oil, gas blocks’ bid (The Hindu Business Line 11th Dec 2007) New Delhi, Dec. 10 The seventh round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) will offer 57 oil and gas blocks. Speaking to newspersons here on Monday, the Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, said, “we will announce NELP-VII on ... More ONGC Videsh`s Iran dream gets rude jolt from Chin...