Thursday, November 26, 2015

Canada's Crystallex files complaint over Venezuela Citgo debt issue


Nov 25 Canadian miner Crystallex filed a complaint in a U.S. court, seeking to recover $2.8 billion it says it is owed from Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA and its U.S. subsidiary. Crystallex, which filed the complaint Monday in Delaware, said PDVSA and its U.S.-based refining unit Citgo Holding designed a refinancing deal to lower Citgo's value and dissuade asset seizures stemming from arbitration awards. Crystallex is also engaged in a $3.1 billion arbitration claim against Venezuela before an international tribunal. The company is seeking compensation for the termination of its Las Cristinas gold asset in Venezuela. More…

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