By Karlee Weinmann (October 29, 2013, 3:44 PM EDT) -- China National Petroleum Corp. is closing in on a deal worth more than $2 billion that will give it a cache of Peruvian assets currently owned by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the company more commonly known as Petrobras, sources told Bloomberg on Tuesday. The transaction, which could be announced as soon as next month, would line up with the Brazilian company's wide-reaching divestment effort targeting $9 billion in sales. Petrobras is aiming to shed oil fields, exploration rights and other assets to help cover a $237 billion investment plan, to be deployed over five years. A purchase by CNPC, China's biggest oil and gas company, would be a major boon after slower-than-expected deal-making....
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