Glencore looks set to beat Sinopec to buy Chevron’s SA assets in $1bn deal
Glencore is close to a $1bn deal to buy Chevron’s assets in SA and Botswana, potentially scuppering an earlier agreement with China’s Sinopec, according to three people familiar with the matter. Glencore would complete the deal within the next six weeks, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is not public. The assets include a 100,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Cape Town and more than 800 petrol stations in SA and neighbouring Botswana. Chevron agreed last year to sell its 75% holding in the southern African business China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec. However, the deal stalled after black-owned minority partners, backed by Glencore, exercised a pre-emptive right on the stake. A Chevron spokeswoman did not immediately reply to questions seeking comment. A Glencore spokesman declined to comment. While Sinopec’s deal had political backing in SA when it was announced, the change in ANC leadership and Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment as...
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