ExxonMobil’s partner in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block, CNOOC, has been placed by the US on a list of companies with ties to the Chinese military.
Reuters yesterday reported that the Chinese state-owned oil company China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) said it was aware of its inclusion on a U.S. Defense Department list of companies linked to the Chinese military and would continue to follow up the move.
S&P Global yesterday reported that the US Department of Defense (DOD) added CNOOC’s international oil trading arm to a list of companies allegedly supporting the Chinese military, according to a notice filed with the Federal Register Jan. 7.
