May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Addax Petroleum Corp., the Swiss oil
producer focusing on Nigeria and Gabon, is in talks with at least
three companies about acquisitions.
``We are looking for some production, a good reserve base an
a nice exploration portfolio,'' Chief Executive Officer Jean Clau
Gandur said in an interview at an energy conference in Paris. Add
is interested in buying assets, especially in Nigeria, and
companies, he said. ``We have the means and finance to rapidly
develop reserves in our region.''
Addax would be interested in French oil explorer
Etablissements Maurel & Prom SA if Chief Executive Officer Jean-
Francois Henin was willing to sell, Gandur said.

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