Nexen, Opti Canada may become targets in oil sands deal

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Mon, Apr 6, 2009
Heavy Oil Company News
Post by Melissa Pistilli, Heavy Oil Senior Reporter

Reports reveal that Nexen Inc. and Opti Canada Inc. may be among Canadian oil companies targeted for takeovers as a price collapse triggers a rush by larger producers to amass holdings in the biggest crude deposits outside Saudi Arabia.

Will Lee, an analyst at CIBC World Markets Inc. in Calgary, stated:

Opti won’t be around by the end of the year.

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