July 12 (Reuters) - Vermilion Energy Inc VET.TO -
* Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Vermilion Energy Inc. announce strategic partnership in Corrib
* Vermilion Energy Inc - deal for total cash consideration of eur 830 million
* Vermilion Energy Inc - following transfer to vermilion, cppib would hold a 43.5% non-operated interest
* Vermilion Energy Inc says vermilion expects acquisition to be accretive for all pertinent per share metrics including production
* Vermilion Energy Inc - following transfer to vermilion, vermilion would hold a 20% operated interest in corrib
* Vermilion Energy Inc - following transfer to vermilion, statoil asa would continue to hold a 36.5 percent non-operated interest in corrib
* Vermilion Energy Inc says acquisition would significantly increase vermilion's degree of operating control of its asset base
* Vermilion Energy Inc - cppib will acquire shell exploration company b.v.'s 45% interest in corrib natural gas field in ireland
* vermilion-following assumption of operatorship of corrib, co estimates that it will operate 87 percent of its production base as compared to 72 percent currently
* Vermilion Energy Inc - vermilion will operate corrib natural gas field assets after completion of acquisition Source text for Eikon: ID:nCNWzxrdRa Further company coverage: VET.TO