MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Several international companies are considering buying a stake in Woodside Petroleum's Scarborough gas project off Western Australia, Woodside Chief Executive Peter Coleman said on Thursday.
Coleman's comments on the potential sale of part of the company's 75 percent stake in Scarborough came after Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Saudi Aramco is looking to expand offshore, including Australia.
"I would say to you the potential buyers we have are quite significant companies in their own right and they do span the globe with respect to their home locations," Coleman told reporters on a conference call after the company released its annual results.
"We don't expect to finalise a sale until later in the year," he said.
(Reporting by Sonali Paul; Editing by Sam Holmes)
