1 F/ `0 S# |. i- W- G, USuncor Energy will sell the Petro-Canada lubricants business for $1.125 billion to a Texas-based company under a proposed deal announced Monday.+ Y. r3 ]* |& m5 H( ]: n7 h# ?. M
5 h6 k2 I' p; i/ |/ H
Cost-cutting helps Suncor turn surprising $392M profit in 3rd quarter ) u7 q3 L5 X. N2 A$ m- |Suncor snags majority control of Syncrude with $937M Murphy Oil deal 3 c3 r0 L! i$ h4 S0 J) CThe deal includes a production and manufacturing centre in Mississauga, west of Toronto, that makes a broad spectrum of specialty lubricants and oils.2 u2 w$ f5 L7 c
8 E# {% U: K5 u. X3 b8 W# x
The buyer is a subsidiary of HollyFrontier Corp. of Dallas, which expects to become North America's fourth-largest lubricants producer as a result of the acquisition. + c5 L& Y) ~0 y% z0 e - R% p5 T5 m/ Q) Z9 vHollyFrontier will also acquire a perpetual exclusive licence to use the Petro-Canada trademark in association with lubricants.