Edited sentence: In effect, Lingenfelter sold the controlling share SaskOil as the government of Saskatchewan's senior representative and then accepted employment with the buyer.In his capacity as Minister for Crown Corporations Lingenfelter approved the sale of the so-called "golden share" of SaskOil to Canadian Occidental Petroleum an offshoot of multi-national oil Giant Occidental Petroleum.Soon after making it possible for Canadian Occident (later Nexen) to acquire complete control of the NDP created SaskOil Lingenfelter was appointed V.The actions of the NDP government nullified The Conservative government's efforts to ensure that SaskOil's headquarters and head office remained in Sakatchewan.of Canadian Occidental's successor corporation Nexen