Opti Canada files for creditor protection

CNBC | July 13, 2011 | 6:18 pm Energy Canada Europe

Opti Canada Inc , whose major asset is a stake in Nexen Inc’s troubled Long Lake oil sands project in northern Alberta, filed for court protection from creditors on Wednesday as it agreed on a equity-for-debt swap with bondholders.

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