Nexen shareholders approve of CNOOC takeover

Published September 20, 2012 4:50pm ET



TORONTO (AP) — Shareholders of Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. voted Thursday to approve a proposed $15.1 billion takeover of the company by Chinese state-owned CNOOC, but the foreign takeover still requires approval by the Canadian government.

Ninety-nine percent of shareholders voted to approve the $27.50 per share offer. It would be China’s biggest overseas energy acquisition.

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