Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Marathon to buy Western Oil Sands

(Reuters) - Marathon said it will pay about $3.6 billion in cash plus 34.3 million shares or securities exchangeable for shares. It will also assume about $650 million of debt.




Houston-based Marathon -- which also posted a higher-than-expected second quarter profit -- has been looking for a partner in the Canadian oil sands for two years.


Read more at Reuters.com Market News

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