LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - PetroChina, Asia's largest oil and gas company, is in talks with British chemicals maker Ineos about possible investment in Ineos's refinery at Grangemouth in Scotland, a local councillor said on Friday.
'PetroChina are in talks with Ineos about possible investment in the Grangemouth plant,' Angus MacDonald, told Reuters in a telephone interview, saying that Ineos told local people about the talks at a public meeting this week.
Ineos also said it was in talks with other parties, MacDonald said.
Ineos was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Tom Bergin; editing by Simon Jessop) Keywords: INNEOS/PETROCHINA (+44 207 542 1029, tom.bergin@reuters.com, Reuters Messaging tom.bergin.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
'PetroChina are in talks with Ineos about possible investment in the Grangemouth plant,' Angus MacDonald, told Reuters in a telephone interview, saying that Ineos told local people about the talks at a public meeting this week.
Ineos also said it was in talks with other parties, MacDonald said.
Ineos was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Tom Bergin; editing by Simon Jessop) Keywords: INNEOS/PETROCHINA (+44 207 542 1029, tom.bergin@reuters.com, Reuters Messaging tom.bergin.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
