The Canadian Norex Petroleum and the German-registered Efremov Kautschuk (acting on behalf of the Russian Tatneft) have submitted a preliminary bid for Unipetrol in addition to PKN/ConocoPhillips, MOL, Royal Dutch/Shell, KazMunaiGaz and Penta, Reuters reported yesterday.
A short-list of bidders is expected to be released today or tomorrow.
Jitka Oppitzová