Thursday, April 18, 2013

CNPC bids for Marathon's Angola oil fields


CNPC bids for Marathon's Angola oil fields

David Nealis  President Ceres Ltd
China's largest oil and gas producer, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), is among the list of bidders for Marathon Oil Corp's stake in two offshore oil and gas fields in Angola, Africa. CNPC as well as Malaysia's Petronas are reportedly bidding for Marathon Oil Corp’s Block 31 and 32 offshore fields in Angola, Marathon Oil Corp is a Houston, Texas based company, they have recently put the oil fields up for sale. Sources close to the deal have said the American oil company is focusing on the home market and scaling back global ambition, partly due to the boom in American oil production. Both CNPC and Petronas have not issued any official statements regarding their bids.

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