ZAGREB, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Croatia has received six bids inan international tender for oil and gas exploration areas in theAdriatic Sea, Economy Minister Ivan Vrdoljak said on Monday.
He told reporters the government would choose the best bidsby the end of the year and sign concession agreements by thespring 2015. He did not name the bidders, while local media haveearlier reported oil majors like Exxon, Shell, Chevron and Total as being interested.
Croatia, a European Union member since July last year, saidearlier this year it expected investment worth some $2.5 billionover the next five years in exploration activities.
(Reporting by Igor Ilic, writing by Zoran Radosavljevic,editing by David Evans)