Saudi Arabia awards block to Sinopec

摘要

China's Sinopec has wonatender for exploration andproduetion ofnon-associated natural gas and eondensate in Saudi Arabia in partnership witb Saudi Aramco,Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali Naimi said Jan 27.The award to Sinopec International,a unit of China Petroleum & Chemical Coip {Sinopec Corp),which follows an announcement a day earlier granting Russia's Lukoil a gas concession,is for 40,000-sq-km BlockB in the northern sector of the Empty Quarter or Rub al-Khali.Another area,Block C,is due to be awarded Jan 28.