URGENT: Total recalls bid to buy controlling block in Novatek - Anti-Monopoly Service

MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - Total E&P Holding Rossie, a French oil producer, has informed the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service that it is recalling a bid to buy 25%+1 stake in Novatek, a news release from the Service said.

In its quarterly report on Thursday, Total said it had recalled a bid to buy a 25%+1 stake in Novatek.