China National Petroleum Corp., the country's biggest oil and gas producer, expects additional "important" overseas energy discoveries this year after striking oil in Sudan, Chad and Kazakhstan, China Daily reported Wednesday.

The company's Prosopis C-2 well at Block H and the Baobab S-2 well at Block Baobab S in Chad were tested with "high oil flow".

Its Azraq C-1 well also tested positive at Blocks 1/2/4 in Sudan and the exploration well CT-38 in Kazakhstan was tested with high oil and gas flow, the newspaper said. Enditem