International heavyweights eye KNOC’s offshore assets

Supermajor BP emerges as front runner to partner South Korean national company for Donghae deepwater development

Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) chief executive Dong Sub Kim, during a plenary session at the World Petroleum Congress 2021.
Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) chief executive Dong Sub Kim, during a plenary session at the World Petroleum Congress 2021.Photo: © Phil McCarten/CorporateEventImages 2021
Published 22 October 2025, 01:51Updated 22 October 2025, 08:58
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