OT but wow Strathcona to buy Serafina Energy for C$2.3 blnhttps://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/privately-owned-canadian-oil-firm-strathcona-buy-serafina-energy-c23-bln-2022-08-03/ Privately-owned Canadian oil firm Strathcona to buy Serafina Energy for C$2.3 bln
By Shariq Khan and Rod Nickel
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Aug 3 (Reuters) - Strathcona Resources has agreed to buy private equity-backed Serafina Energy for C$2.3 billion ($1.8 billion), sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, marking the largest acquisition by the Canadian private oil and gas producer.
The deal is scheduled to close on Aug. 29, the sources said. Neither Strathcona nor Serafina responded to requests for comment.
Reuters reported in March that Serafina's private equity owners, Pine Brook Partners and Camcor Partners, were eyeing a sale of the company.
Serafina produces 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the province of Saskatchewan, while Strathcona is focused on the Montney basin, in Alberta and British Columbia, and currently produces 110,000 to 115,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, mainly liquids.