Policy & Regulation

Repsol in ‘no hurry’ over YPF deal

Repsol’s board of directors unanimously rejects the compensation offer received from YPF, and Buenos Aires plays down the story on Thursday.
By Chris Noon 28 June 2013 0 2589

Repsol is in no hurry to sign a makeshift compensation deal with YPF over the expropriation of its majority stake in the Argentine state-run company, Interfax understands.

Repsol’s board of directors unanimously rejected the compensation offer it received from YPF, the company said in a statement late on Wednesday. A Repsol spokesman described the $5 billion offer as “unsatisfactory” on Thursday, saying it did not cover the losses suffered by the Spanish giant.

The company said in a statement the offer was constructed on overvalued assets “far from market...