Overseas Investment Office clears Horizon Oil to increase stake in Maari, Manaia oil fields

Overseas Investment Office clears Horizon Oil to increase stake in Maari, Manaia oil fields
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 29 (BusinessDesk) - The Overseas Investment Office gave ASX-listed Horizon Oil International a green light to buy a 16 percent stake in the Maari and Manaia oil fields and joint venture assets off the Taranaki coast from Todd Corp.  Last November, Sydney-based Horizon signed an agreement with Todd to buy the stake in the fields, subject to working capital and purchase price adjustments for US$17.6 million.  Horizon's stake in the venture will now be 26 percent, with operator OMV New Zealand holding 69 percent and C...