The bids could pitch the Chinese into competition with western oil groups, including Shell, Chevron, Total and ExxonMobil, which partially or wholly control and operate the 23 blocks under discussion.

• 上述投标将使中方与西方石油集团展开竞争，其中包括壳牌(Shell)、雪佛龙(Chevron)、道达尔(Total)和埃克森美孚(ExxonMobil)，这些公司拥有23个相关区块的部分或全部控制权及经营权。