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Total Offers CAD617mn For UTS

January 2009 | Industry News

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French major Total has launched a CAD617mn (US$503mn) takeover bid for oil sands player UTS Energy. The bid could be the first in a flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Athabasca oil sands.

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