India Oil Minister: Interested In Buying BP Assets In Vietnam

NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--India is interested in buying BP PLC (BP) assets in Vietnam, Oil Minister Murli Deora told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. "We are trying," Deora said over the telephone from Vietnam. He didn't elaborate. BP said Tuesday it has agreed to sell assets in the U.S., Canada and Egypt to Apache Corp. (APA) for a total of $7 billion. It also said it plans to sell its gas fields and a pipeline in Vietnam, as well as exploration licenses in Pakistan. Deora is in Vietnam for a meeting of east Asia energy ministers. - By Rakesh Sharma, Dow Jones Newswires; +91-11-4356-3334; rakesh.sharma@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 21, 2010 06:11 ET (10:11 GMT)