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Canada Wants Chinese Reciprocity in Exchange for Nexen

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The Canadian government is nearing a ruling on the proposed $15.1 billion acquisition of Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY) by China’s Cnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), and the government is apparently seeking reciprocity as part of its approval for the deal.

A report at Bloomberg News cites unnamed sources as saying that Canada wants China to approve several Canadian transactions in China in exchange for approval of the Cnooc-Nexen deal. A list of the deals Canada wants to go forward will be included in the foreign investment policy that the government is expected to release very soon.

Yesterday the Canadian government rejected the takeover of natural gas producer Progress Energy by the state-owned Malaysian energy firm Petronas. The rejection sent shares of Canadian oil and gas producers plummeting, including Nexen, which closed down about 4.5% yesterday.

Because about 10% of Nexen’s assets are located in the United States, the U.S. government will also need to give approval to the deal.

After an initial drop, Nexen’s shares are up 0.2% in early trading, at $24.20 in a 52-week range of $13.63 to $26.21. Cnooc is offering $27.50 a share for Nexen.

Paul Ausick

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Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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