ABUJA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Chevron Corp will gather bids on Sept. 30 from prospective buyers of threeoil blocks in the Niger Delta with several local Nigerian firmsin the running, industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Chevron said in June it would be selling its 40 percentinterest in five onshore blocks, joining Royal Dutch Shell, Italy's Eni and France's Total inselling stakes in Niger Delta assets.
Chevron wants to sell OML 52, 53 and 55 to one buyer andsuitors will have to pay 15 percent of bids on Sept. 30, threesources close to the deals told Reuters. The firm will sell twoother blocks, OML 82 and OML 85, in a separate bidding process.