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Tullow finds more Uganda oil, nears award of Congo blocks

04/13/2009
Tullow Oil PLC announced a new oil discovery in Uganda and also is negotiating with neighboring Congo (former Zaire) to reacquire exploration rights to two blocks there.The announcements coincided with reports that China’s three main oil companies—China National Petroleum Corp., China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., and China National Offshore Oil Corp.—are looking to acquire stakes in the Uganda blocks already being worked by Tullow and its partner Heritage Oil Corp., Calgary.Heritage and Tullow hold interests in three licenses on the Ugandan side of the Lake Albert rift basin. Heritage is operator of Blocks 1 and 3A, holding a 50:50 stake with Tullow, while on Block 2 ...
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