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 | | The consortium of MOL, the Hungarian oil and gas concern, and its 25 percent Croatian affiliate INA are up against two rivals in the tender for a 67 percent stake in Bosnia’s Energopetrol, Interfax reported recently, citing Bosnian Energy and Industry Minister as telling the state news agency MTI. |
 | | Of MOL’s rivals, Austria’s OMV is pledging 16.8 million Euro for investments and would assume 13.2 million Euro of Energopetrol’s debt; however, the offered purchase price for the state-held share packet was not disclosed. |
 | | The third bidder is Bosnian firm Euroinzenjering, which reportedly offered 32.2 million Euro on debt relief, 14.3 million Euro in future investments and 12.7 million Euro for the actual stake, while pledging to retain 760 of Energopetrol’s workforce. |
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