Czech petrochemical company Unipetrol AS (BAAUNIPE.PR) is positioning itself to acquire a 16.33% stake in leading Czech refinery Ceska Rafinerska AS that Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) is considering selling, newspaper Hospodarske Noviny reports Friday.
The report cited documents exchanged between Unipetrol and the Czech government, which would have a say over the sale.
Unipetrol owns 51.23% of Ceska Rafinerska and Italy's oil company Eni SpA (E) the remaining 32.44%. Unipetrol has repeatedly said it would like to further increase its stake.