RE:RE:What's the possibility thatAston, I believe you are correct. If COF were to buy Citgo, the money would be distributed to the Creditors currently established by the court.
I always thought it would be interesting if COF were to buy Citgo even without being a Creditor. They have the money plus it adds refineries and thousands of gas stations which is what they do.
Add in the fact that they'd get back about $1.5 billion as a Creditor and it could be an attractive deal.
I would guess the FTC would have to approve any deal which is probably true of any US-based company. COF wasn't mentioned as one of the early bidders.