TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government blocked Malaysian state oil company Petronas' C$5.17 billion ($5.22 billion) bid for gas producer Progress Energy Resources Corp on Friday, in a ruling that could have huge implications for the far larger proposed takeover of Nexen by China's state-owned CNOOC.
"I can confirm that I have sent a notice letter to Petronas indicating that I am not satisfied that the proposed investment is likely to be of net benefit to Canada," said Christian Paradis, Canmada's Minister of Industry in a statement.
Petronas has up to 30 days to make any additional representations and submit any further undertakings that could make the deal more palatable to the Canadian government.
($1 = 0.9908 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Euan Rocha Editing by Janet Guttsman)
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