RE:Should CVE exit china?- it is a GOOD IDEA but it will NOT HAPPEN IN PRACTICE
- IF CVE decides to SELL, ONLY the Chinese STATE PETROLEUM companies will be PERMITTED TO BUY the assets
- SINCE there will be NO COMPETING OFFERS, the PRICE RECEIVED will be AT A DISCOUNT relative to an OPEN BIDDING PROCESS
- Cenovus Energy makes GOOD MARGINS on these offshore natural gas production (over $ 1 billion per year) so they will NOT SELL THEM ON THE CHEAP to a Chinese government ENTITY
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