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TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC)
The majority of Japanese stakes in Abu Dhabi oilfields including Inpex Corp's
ADNOC is making "good progress" in the talks on the stakes and any agreements would be new contracts with "new terms and conditions" rather than extension of existing contracts, group chief executive Sultan Al Jaber told the Nikkei.
Al Jaber indicated the possibility of roping in new partners from other countries such as China and South Korea in addition to existing stakeholders such as oil majors BP
ADNOC has a long-term contract to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the world's top LNG buyer JERA Co, a fuel joint venture between Tokyo Electric
Al Jaber said ADNOC would "do everything possible" to continue LNG sales to Japan, the Nikkei said.
An ADNOC official confirmed that the interview with Nikkei took place last week.
(Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Editing by Joseph Radford and Clarence Fernandez) ((osamu.tsukimori@thomsonreuters.com, +813 6441 1857, Reuters Messaging: osamu.tsukimori.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net;))