RE:RE:Look for takeovers by American companies Athabasca Oil Corp. has closed the sale of its 40-per-cent interest in the Dover oil sands project to Phoenix Energy Holdings Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroChina International Investment Ltd., for net proceeds of $1,184-million.
At closing, Athabasca received a cash payment of $600 million, in addition to three interest-bearing promissory notes issued by Phoenix for the remaining $584-million. The promissory notes are unconditional and secured by irrevocable, standby letters of credit issued by HSBC Bank Canada, and mature as follows:
- On March 2, 2015, a cash payment of $300-million;
- On Aug. 28, 2015, a cash payment of $150-million;
- On Aug. 29, 2016, a final cash payment of $134-million