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Younger Bush representing state-run Sinopec, other top China firms
From WSJ, through Geostrategy-DirectNeil Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, has taken on a lobbying role for the state-owned Chinese oil giant Sinopec Group. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bush represented Sinopec in the companys bid for an oil field in Ghana. The bid is part of Sinopecs effort, worth billions, to invest in resources in Africa and the Middle East. Despite lobbying by Bush, the newspaper reported that Ghanas national oil company rejected Sinopecs offer for the oil field and is waiting to hear from other oil companies. Neil Bush is currently co-chairman of a Beijing-based real estate company and has been working with big steel maker Shougang Holdings to help it break into Africa, the newspaper stated. Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-11-08 |
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