PKN Orlen BoD, S. Golonka reiterated yesterday that the Unipetrol purchase agreement should be signed by the end of May and that payment for Unipetrol will be transferred in the autumn after the transfer of shares. He also said that, "he does not foresee any fundamental problems in taking control of Ceska rafinerska". Note that the IOC consortium (ConocoPhilips, Shell, Agip), with a 49% stake in Craf, has the option to acquire the remaining 51% owned by Unipetrol if the majority owner of the holding changes. Neutral. Source: DJ Newswires.
Jan Hájek