The company’s privatization, the Russians give up, the Americans “win” “Albpetrol”, a bid at double the value The company’s privatization, the Russians give up, the Americans “win” 850 MILLION EUROS “Albpetrol”, a bid at double the value The bids are opened, “Gazprom” offers only 50 million. Deputy head of the PS group, Erjon Braçe: The representative of the winner, Esad Pushkar, could be a super scandal By LORENC RABETA At a time when the value of “Albpetrol” was estimated by the government at approximately 500 million dollars, in yesterday’s tender for the privatization of this company, the main bid was not just higher, but more than double this estimate. The consortium “Vetro Silk Road Equity” put 850 million euros on the table to make Albpetrol’s assets its own. Thanks to this substantial amount, it is difficult for the consortium’s position in the race for the Albanian oil company to be shaken during the examination of the other bidders. Especially considering that, according to the criteria set by the government for determining the winner for the best financial offer, the company receives 75 percent of the points in the tender, while 25 percent relate to technical conditions. Just a few hours after the bids were submitted for the tender, Reuters emphasized that, “this offer is more than double... Continues on page 6

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