ExxonMobil's move pits it against French giant Total SA, which is backing Oil Search's offer with an agreement to buy part of InterOil's stake in the potentially lucrative Elk-Antelope gas field. (The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York - Reuters filepic)
Shares of Exxon were down 1.9 percent at US$85.30 in afternoon trading.
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