Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Sinopec’s US$ 3.1 billion investment into Egypt


David Nealis President of Ceres Ltd.

Sinopec’s US$ 3.1 billion investment into Egypt

Bloomberg reported on August 30th that Asia's largest refiner, China Petrochemical Group (Sinopec), has agreed to pay US$ 3.1 billion for a one-third stake in the Egyptian oil and gas assets of US firm Apache Corp. According to a company statement, the deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, marks Sinopec’s first entry into Egypt’s upstream oil and gas sector. The deal is Sinopec's largest purchase in the Middle East. Apache and Sinopec Group will also form a global partnership to develop oil and gas projects which will be operated by Apache Corp.
China, the world’s 2nd largest economy, continues to be the most important market for companies looking for growth and Chinese companies continue to globalize by investing and selling their products in new markets; what is your company’s strategy for engaging China?
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