Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft (MISX:SIBN) is interested in Royal Dutch Shell plc (ENXTAM:RDSA)'s offers to buy stakes in several assets in the Middle East and North Africa, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Vadim Yakovlev told reporters on January 17, 2020. “We are considering various options. The purchase decision will depend on whether an option is good for us, to what extent, and the main issue is competitiveness in our portfolio.

We are in particular looking at several opportunities in the Middle East, in the MENA region, in Africa," Yakovlev said.