据James Herron报道，Cenovus Energy Inc.同意以每股12加元（约合8.42美元）的价格收购Athabasca Oil Corp.。
Energy Inc. agreed to buy Athabasca Oil Corp. for C$12 ($8.42) per share, the latest in a wave of consolidation as Canada’s government seeks to expand energy production.
这是加拿大政府寻求扩大能源生产之际，行业整合浪潮中的最新一笔交易。
The cash and stock transaction gives Athabasca an implied enterprise value of C$5.7 billion, according to a statement from the companies.
根据公司声明，这笔现金加股票的交易使Athabasca的隐含企业价值达到57亿加元，每股价格较Athabasca 10月2日的收盘价溢价13%。
The per-share value represents a 13% premium to Athabasca’s closing price on Oct. 2.
随着行业适应更积极的监管环境，加拿大油砂生产商近期达成了一系列交易。
Canadian oil sands producers have made a flurry of deals as the industry adapts to a more positive regulatory environment.
联邦政府希望扩大产量并填补新的管道，以增加对亚洲的出口，并在激烈的贸易战中减少对美国的依赖。
The federal government wants to expand output and fill new pipelines that would boost exports to Asia and lessen reliance on the US amid a grueling trade war.
声明称，该交易将使Cenovus的日产量增加约4.5万桶油当量，并为其进一步增长提供巨大潜力。
The deal would add about 45,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day to Cenovus’s output and give it significant potential for further growth, according to the statement.
Cenovus总裁兼首席执行官Jon McKenzie在周一的声明中表示，该交易巩固了公司在世界主要产油区之一的地位，是其油砂战略的自然延伸。
“This transaction strengthens our position in one of the world’s premier oil-producing regions and is a natural extension of our oil sands strategy,” Jon McKenzie, Cenovus president and chief executive officer, said in the statement on Monday.
交易中65%至75%的现金部分将通过现有现金和部分短期借款筹集。Cenovus的财务框架和40亿美元的净债务目标保持不变。该交易已获得两家公司董事会的一致批准，预计将于12月完成。
The cash portion, accounting for 65% to 75% of the transaction, will be funded with cash on hand and certain short-term borrowings, according to the statement. Cenovus’s financial framework and net-debt target of $4 billion remain unchanged. The deal has been unanimously approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in December, the company said.