Shell Sets Sights on Ophir Energy as Potential Takeover Target

Bloomberg reported that Ophir Energy Plc is becoming an attractive takeover target for Shell.

As quoted in the market report:

Ophir offers buyers the chance to gain a foothold or expand in Africa with access to assets that have the potential to supply enough fuel for the continent for at least a decade. The company could attract Shell, which lost a bidding war last year for East African explorer Cove Energy Plc, according to SVM Asset Management Ltd. Chinese state-owned firms Cnooc Ltd. (883), which has projects in Uganda, and China Petrochemical Corp., the refiner known as Sinopec Group, also could be interested, Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc. said.

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