AltaGas Purchases Midstream Assets
AltaGas Ltd. (TSX:ALA) has agreed to purchase a 25 percent stake in private midstream company Petrogas Energy Corporation in exchange for 2.8 million shares of AltaGas. At a designated price of $35.69 a share, the total purchase comes to approximately $99.9 million. The acquisition is expected to close on October 1, 2013.
Petrogas receives approximately $2.7 billion in annual revenue and has $750 million in total assets. The company’s midstream operations include 1,500 rail cars and 24 terminals that handle an average of 100 thousand bbls/d. In addition to expanding its midstream assets, this partnership should allow AltaGas to more efficiently move natural gas and crude oil to meet market demand.
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