In June, Knoc had talks with Addax Petroleum, a company active in west Africa and the Kurdistan region, about a possible takeover or asset deal, but lost out to Sinopec.

• 今年6月，该公司曾就一项可能的收购或资产交易，与活跃在西非和库尔德斯坦地区的Addax石油公司(AddaxPetroleum)展开过谈判，但在竞购中输给了中石化(Sinopec)。