Sinopec buys into Egypt for $3.1 bln

China oil giant Sinopec buys into Egypt for $3.1 bln - AFP | Chinese oil giant Sinopec will pay $3.1 billion for a one-third stake in the Egyptian oil and gas business of US firm Apache Corp. it said on Friday, as China builds up its access to global energy reserves. The deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, marks Sinopec's first entry into Egypt's upstream oil and gas sector, according to a company statement. It is the latest major Chinese resources acquisition abroad and comes after CNOOC, another Chinese state-owned energy giant, bought Canada's Nexen in a $15 billion deal last year despite political opposition in that country.