MP Ihor Yeremeyev, co-owner of the Halychyna oil refining complex, believes that the auction for the sale of 32.9% of the enterprise is organized by the Privat group to sell the stake at an inflated price to the Ukrnafta company. \n \nThus, the MP is convinced, state funds will be withdrawn from Ukrnafta, writes Delo. \n \n"This is not a tender but an attempt at falsification," Yeremeyev adds. \n \nAt the same time, the MP does not rule out that through the Kontinium group of companies under his control he is ready to take part in this auction. \n \n"The management of the Kontinium group is considering the possibility of acquiring the Halychyna stake," he told Delo. However, the starting price of the enterprise at UAH 572 million (about $113 million), according to Yeremeyev, is "inflated twofold." \n \nAt the same time, according to experts' estimates, the price of the "Privat" stake offered for sale during the bidding may rise both by percentages and severalfold, and amount to between $150 and $500 million. \n \nAccording to Vladyslav Ostapenko, head of the investment banking department at the Sokrates investment and financial group, which is organizing the auction, the bidding for Halychyna will be "maximally open and transparent." \n \nOstapenko added that no bid from Ukrnafta to participate in the auction has yet been received. And he considers Yeremeyev's statement to be "a game to talk down the price."\n \nIn Ukrnafta's press service, Yeremeyev's statements were called "purely political." \n \n"Yeremeyev is a politician, he can say anything," the head of the service, Yaroslav Burch, told Delo. \n \nHe noted that "it is not yet known whether Ukrnafta will participate in the auction at all."\n \nThe auction for the sale of 32.9% of Halychyna is scheduled for December 15. Five non-resident companies have declared to Sokrates their intention to take part in the auction. \n \nAccording to the auction organizers, among the potential buyers there are both Russian and Eastern European stock companies representing the interests of large oil groups.