Suncor购买Syncrude股份 成为第一大股东

CALGARY, Alberta (Bloomberg) — Suncor Energy will have a majority stake in the Syncrude Canada oil sands mine after the Canadian petroleum producer bought an additional stake from Murphy Oil Corp.’s Canadian subsidiary.

Following the transaction worth almost C$1 billion ($794 million), Suncor will own 53.74% of the Syncrude operation, the company said Wednesday. The purchase follows Suncor’s takeover of Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., previously the largest shareholder of Syncrude.

Suncor succeeded in winning over resistant Canadian Oil Sands management and shareholders after sweetening its offer earlier this year, following a war of words between the companies over the fate of Syncrude. Suncor made two offers before a hostile bid in October and finally secured Canadian Oil Sands management’s green light for the takeover in January.