Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa says that within the next 10 days lawyers for the DR will finalize the purchase of Shell’s stake in the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (REFIDOMSA), making it 100% state-owned by 21 July. Shell has agreed to sell their stock for US$110 million. Listin Diario is reporting, however, that during his visit to Venezuela for the PetroCaribe summit, President Leonel Fernandez offered Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez either a part or a whole stake in REFIDOMSA. Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso says that Chavez may well agree to the purchase. During a meeting last Sunday Chavez said he would be interested in becoming a partner with the DR in various projects.