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Keyera收購Plains All American天然氣液體資產一事遭競爭局質疑

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-- Keyera (KEY.TO) 以 51.5 億美元收購 Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) 的加拿大天然氣液體資產的交易遭遇官方阻力。加拿大競爭局週二表示，已向競爭法庭提交申請，對該交易提出質疑。 競爭局在聲明中表示，他們認為「擬議交易可能會損害天然氣液加工和儲存領域的競爭，尤其是在加拿大主要的天然氣液加工和儲存樞紐——阿爾伯塔省薩斯喀徹溫堡」。 競爭局表示，向競爭法庭提交申請是基於一項調查，該調查得出結論，此次收購將消除薩斯喀徹溫堡市場的一個主要競爭對手，並加劇市場集中度。競爭局還表示，合併後的公司將「有能力提高價格、施加更不利的合約條款、減少擴大產能的激勵措施，並進一步鞏固對關鍵基礎設施的控制」。 Keyera去年7月首次宣布收購計畫時表示，此次收購將新增天然氣液分餾和加工設施，以及位於加拿大西部和安大略省的2,300萬桶原油儲存能力、1,500英里長的管線和碼頭基礎設施。 記者未能立即聯繫到Keyera置評。 Keyera在多倫多證券交易所的最新股價下跌3.50美元，至49.47美元。

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