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CNPC discoveries

China National Petroleum Corp expects additional "important" overseas energy discoveries this year after striking oil in Sudan, Chad and Kazakhstan, it said yesterday.

Its Prosopis C-2 well at Block H and the Baobab S-2 well at Block Baobab S in Chad were tested with "high oil flow". The Azraq C-1 well also tested positive at Blocks 1/2/4 in Sudan and the exploration well CT-38 in Kazakhstan was tested with high oil and gas flow, it said.