Petrovietnam seeking $1.8bln loan for Murphy Oil Malaysia stake-Basis Point
August 21, 2014 at 01:04 AM EDT
HONG KONG, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Petrovietnam is in talks with banks for a seven-year loan of up to $1.8 billion to back its bid to buy a stake in Murphy Oil Corp's Malaysian oil and gas assets, Thomson Reuters publication Basis Point reported on Wednesday, citing sources.