The British Rotch Energy will not bid for the state's 63% stake in Unipetrol, CTK reported yesterday. Recall that the company was on the short list in the first unsuccessful attempt to privatize Unipetrol in 2002, but it has not been perceived as a top candidate in the current privatization attempt.
Note that 14 investors had expressed interest in Unipetrol by Monday. The privatization committee has reportedly asked 6 of them to declare their financial source, the local LN daily reports today. The deadline for preliminary bids is January 12.
Jitka Oppitzová