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CIMB alleges 'suspicious' Hontop Energy oil deals with BP: affidavit

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Published Sun, Jul 5, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE'S High Court has appointed an independent supervisor to oversee the restructuring of trader Hontop Energy.

    The move came after Malaysian lender CIMB, its biggest creditor, raised concerns about what it described as "suspicious" deals involving oil major BP, according to an affidavit filed with the court this week and reviewed by Reuters.

    Debt restructuringOil and gasHontop Energy

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