HOUSTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newfield Exploration Company
(NYSE: NFX) and the Newfield Foundation today announced the donation of
$50,000 to the Red Cross Society of China to help victims of recent
earthquakes in the area of the Sichuan Province. Newfield's wholly-owned
subsidiary, Newfield China, LDC, has been operating in China since 1997 and
opened a Beijing office in 2006. China National Offshore Oil Corporation
(CNOOC) and PetroChina are Newfield's major business partners in China.
"Thousands of people have lost their lives," said Sheng Ding, general
manager and chief representative of Newfield China, LDC. "Schools,
factories, residential areas and highways in the earthquake affected areas
have been severely damaged or destroyed. We want to make a difference for
the better by helping people in these devastated areas with our donation."
Newfield Exploration Company is an independent crude oil and natural
gas exploration and production company. The Company relies on a proven
growth strategy of growing reserves through an active drilling program and
select acquisitions. Newfield's domestic areas of operation include the
U.S. onshore Gulf Coast, the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the
Mid-Continent, the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico. The Company has
international operations in Malaysia and China.
For information, contact:
Media Relations: Keith Schmidt (281) 674-2650
Email: info@newfield.com
SOURCE Newfield Exploration Company
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