China’s Cnooc set for 20 years in Iraq ‎

Cnooc Ltd., the Hong Kong-listed unit of China National Offshore Oil Corp. has partnered with the state-run Turkish Petroleum Corp. (TPAO) to win a contract with Iraq to develop the lucrative Missan oil-field in southern Iraq, marking Cnooc’s first upstream access to Iraqi oil following its two major rivals, CNPC and Sinopec.

The deal is still pending Iraqi government approval.

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