Shell 'looking at selling Gabon oil fields worth $700m'

Royal Dutch Shell is working on selling out of its onshore assets in Gabon

Shell's Gabon holdings include the Rabi Kounga and Gamba fields (Getty)

Royal Dutch Shell is working on selling out of its onshore assets in Gabon, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the oil giant seeks to refocus its African presence.

Bids are due in June for the fields, which one source estimated could be worth around $700 million.

However the second person said that price indications were currently below Shell's expectations and that no sale may occur.

Shell's Gabon holdings include the Rabi Kounga and Gamba fields.

“Shell continuously evaluates opportunities for our global portfolio in line with our business strategy,” a company spokesman said on Thursday.

Reporting by Reuters