HONG KONG, Aug 9 (Reuters) - State-owned China Petroleum &Chemical Corp (Sinopec) is currentlydiscussing the conditions put forward by British oil and gasmajor BP plc for its planned exit from their SECCOpetrochemicals joint venture, a Sinopec spokesman told Reuterson Tuesday.
Reuters earlier reported that BP has hired an investmentbank to find buyers for its 50 percent stake in SECCO, a dealthat could fetch up to $3 billion.
The Sinopec spokesman said the company had not made adecision on whether to buy BP's stake. (Reporting by Denny Thomas and Tris Pan; Editing by WillWaterman)