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China secures big Angola oil deal

Chinese oil refining, producing and trading company China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) has acquired deep-water oil assets in Angola by buying a 55% stake in Sonangol Sinopec, in a bid to further secure its diverse portfolio of oil import security.

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The deal is the company's first acquisition of overseas upstream assets and is set to push Sinopec's proven crude oil reserves up by 3.6%, or by 102 million barrels (bbl), with daily crude-oil production rising by 8.8%.

Angola Block 18, a deep-water oil asset in Angola, is divided into an east and west zone and has an average water depth of 1,500 meters. The east zone has been in operation since

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