Dec 2 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil’s majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Exxon declined to comment and Lukoil didn’t immediately respond to a Reuters’ request […]
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Dec 2 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil’s majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Exxon declined to comment and Lukoil didn’t immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment on the matter.
(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed and Aref MohammedEditing by Bernadette Baum)